Saudi Arabia's Future

John

2006-05-01T05:08:00.000-07:00

John, sitting on his desk acting so miserable, he is an reporter around 40 years old. Michael, a friend enters his office.

Michael : Hello John, how are you today?
John : Ah hi Michael.
Michael : Whats up?
John : Oh nothing.
Michael : Come on, its obvious, your face is telling me so. You had a divorce, got robbed?
John : I wish I did.
Michael : Huh?
John : My lame, stupid, fucking editor ordered me to write an article about Sodi Arbia.
Michael : Sodi Arbia? You mean Saudi Arabia?
John : Yeah Sandi Barbaria.
Michael : So whats wrong with that?
* John suddenly stands up.
John : Whats wrong with that? I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT SANDI BARBARIA! Thats all!
Michael : Well, they have oil. They caused 9/11, uhh.. have camels, and live in a desert!
John : Oh, problem solved.. not! Do you think I can actually write that in an article!
Michael : Just talk about how Saudi Arabia is continuing to opress women and stuff.
John : The editor wants a new thing, something never talked about.
Michael : Tell him nothing new happened in Saudi Arabia, the usual terrorists flying planes into there tents, Camel1 racing, bedouins walking with chopped off hands.
John : AGH! Complicated.
Michael : Aha! I have a good idea.
John : What?
Michael : Let us search google for Saudi Arabia articles.
John : Ok.

They both open google, began searching. Find a couple of articles..
John : Hey look at this! http://www.spa.gov.sa/English/details.php?id=357397
Michael : So there old dying king lowered oil prices?
John : Why can't he lower the oil prices in the world then!?
Michael : Well, maybe because he is the king of Saudi Arabia, not the world.
John : Still, they must be lowering it for some good reasons, maybe so terrorists in Iraq can come to Saudi Arabia, fill oil, and go there and place more money on bombs, and kill our troops there.
Michael : But we dont have proof.
John : Oh yes we do, why would they lower oil prices then?
Michael : So there citizens can save some money?
John : Haha, those filthy rich bedouins? They are filled with money, but the reason why terrorism has been quiet lately is because they are beginning to lose money, lower the oil prices, and use that money on terrorism.
Michael : But they only lowered 30 halalas, halalas are there cents, per liter.
John : And how much does one halala equal?
Michael : Uhh....
John : It probably equals 1 dollar!, they are saving 30 dollars every time they pump a liter, in one day they can buy tons of explosives!
Michael : Your right, thats why there was some explosions in Egypt!
John : OH yes! Haha we caught you evil Sandi Barbaria!
Michael : Oh yes, now quickly type this article and lets go to DarkSea nightclub down the street.
John : Oh okay.

"SAUDI ARABIA LOWERS OIL PRICES TO INCREASE THE LOCAL SUPPORT OF TERRORISM FROM CITIZENS"
By John DumDumb Blah City, Lala Land

American Media, #1!

2006-04-30T07:38:00.000-07:00

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-shiites26apr26,0,6032003.story?page=1&coll=la-home-headlines

This is only some of the lately 'shia discontent' in Saudi Arabia. What the? First of all, the shia are mad because of the government. Which is influenced by Wahhabis, muttawas, etc. Everyone in Saudi Arabia hates the Wahhabis, Najdi, Bedoui, Hijazi, Qaseemi, Jizani, 5w6y :p, even the foriegners. Everyone doesn't like something in the government.

But how funny, they never talked about the Shia dicontent south, in Jizan and Aseer area. There is actually some violence there, mostly over shia, and yemeni borders. BUT OF COURSE, the American well developed and well informative of our country media didn't talk about it why? Maybe because Aseer has lots of tourism in KSA? Since Saudi Arabia is an 'ally', they don't want to ruin the local tourism, the only place where Saudis might actually consider to go in summer. Of course thats why, Eastern Province is useless, and if it got 'broken up' and joined USA for example, it would help us really. No need to spend money on those cities. No need to improve the oil refineries, or the couple of universities there. Let the Americans do it, they can pump the oil and sell it instead. Yeah, its finally entering my brain. America is just helping us get rid of the violent and rowdy bunch of Eastern Province.* Thank you America media, you proved you are smart, know alot about the Saudi areas, and there people. And most of all, you don't spread propangda!

Jizan, Aseer, Najran, South West Saudi Arabia :- An area mostly Shia, with some family having roots from Yemen. Since there is a problem with border placements between Yemen and KSA, violence between tribes from Yemen and Saudi Arabia are from time to time fighting against the Saudi military there. Also because they are trying to force Wahhabi religion over Shia there. Unlike Eastern Province, which is totally a peaceful place. Many people actually visit there, personally, other than Najd, and Mecca, both Dammam and Khobar are the only places I visited in KSA till now. My uncle's family is there, even though you would consider him as a Wahhabi extremist.

Punishments

2006-04-25T08:22:00.000-07:00

Yes people, you will one day get caught, so you must face... the punishment. But, there is a huge variety of punishments in high schools, how can I evade them, how can I know them? Voila :-

The Stubborn Punishment :- Very annoying, can do a huge damage to your evading reputation. Yes, this teacher will insist on punishing you, no matter what you did. Having a reputation of being a troublemaker makes almost all evading tricks useless. For ex, lets say you were talking with a friend. He insulted your mother, will you shut up? OF COURSE NOT! You will response by swearing his look, sister, etc, he will also reply, soon it will get out of hand. You must learn patience against the Stubborn teacher, he will punish both of you, no matter what happens.

1st choice :- He might be the marks kind, who will take out his marks register paper (MRP) and look for your name. If your the last, good for you, if your the first, uhoh. While he looks for your name, you can use different ways of not getting a negative mark. The best, is to offer the teacher to sit away from the people you were talking/fighting with, or stand up near the wall next to the teacher. If that doesn't work, then your just a stupid moron to begin with!

2nd choice :- He will tell you to go out, in other words, to go out into hell! I am sorry, but this is a 'game over' situation. If your well known for being a small troublemaker, using the Stand Away situation (The one above?) might help. If not, no matter what you do. Kneel on the floor, kiss his foot, he will keep saying no go out. I once was about to cry from the amount of swearing I didn't do it, but nothing. So, simply go out.

The Suddent Attacker :- Sudden Attacker? Yes, some teachers/supervisors are dangerous, physically, you might be enjoying your time during a boring Math class watching some videos on your mobile, BAM, he comes from front of you while you do not notice, slaps you on the head, takes the mobile, and threatens to kick you out/take off some marks. Ouch? Yes indeed.

Ex 1 :- You must look around your 'environment' before fooling around, he might be in the hall wandering, looking for fresh prey. Or he might be in your class. So you are so bored, and your friend has some new cool Pamela Anderson pictures etc. You want to see it badly, and send it via bluetooth to your mobile. But, the Sudden Attacker is around, WHAT SHOULD I DO?!

First, place your mobile in the desk, and hold the mobile you want to see the pictures on and send to. Your other hand on top of the desk. (Better for you to place the mobile in your 'main' hand) Look at the files in your friends mobile for 5 seconds, normally look around for 5 seconds, to make sure the sudden attacker is not suspicious, when you make sure his eyes isn't on you, quickly look back. Continue this cycle, if you feel the sudden attacker has his suspicions high, do not PANIC. (Ex. Do not quickly place the mobile inside the desk, slowly, and make sure the main hand is still down, 3 seconds then raise it slowly to scratch your nose, and slowly move your chair closer to the desk, make sure its not noticeable. At this time he will suspect, but won't make his move. Forget the mobile and concentrate for the rest of the period, or continue if you want to get fried.

So I got caught, I ain't a professional as Saudi Future, what should I do?

Well, you are under his mercy. One thing, MAKE SURE THERE IS 3-5 FEETS BETWEEN YOU AND HIM!!!!11!111

WHY?!

Because the sudden attacker might actually suddenly attack?! He will slap his hands towards your face, and quickly raise his feet into your ass, and shout at you to go to his office, or to the office. Do you want to be embaressed infront of the class? Not me, make sure there is a limit, and when you see him move towards you, get the fuck outta his reach area!

The sudden attacker and stubborn punishment are fatal, so make sure you aren't under there mercy.

Kinds Of Teachers

2006-03-06T05:00:00.000-08:00

They are many kind of teachers, but each one has his/her attitude, so which one should you sleep, which one should you mess around, and which one should you actually study?

The Strict Teacher : If your teacher is a bodybuilder, who drinks coffee all the time, then BE CAREFUL. Do not do anything bad, he will rip apart your body, some go physical, while others scream all day. Others kick you out and you'll get screwed with the principal, some strict teachers do all that. It will be even worse if he is a Art, French, or PE teacher or any other lame and useless subject, then you'll have to concentrate to something lame, like saying Bonjour and Oui all day. But if its Math, then you'll get to learn some important stuff!

Advice : Save all your energy for this class. If your sleepy, slap yourself around, to try to wake up, if your hungry, better eat before he comes, and if your bored, then you better look at your watch every minute. If you want to daydream, then the minute he begins to explain, look towards your book and enter your daydream world. But if he's writing, then you better write, or he'll kill you or your marks if he catches you not writing...

The Angry Teacher : Their's a difference between Angry and Strict, unlike the Strict teacher, the Angry ones will attack without questioning. For example, your daydreaming peacefully, when someone nearby pushes down your desk. The Angry Teacher, will begin by screaming, then look towards the noise, and boom, their goes the thing he was holding towards you. ESPICIALLY if your sitting in the last row, or the wall behind you. Books, markers, pens, erasers, anything he can possibly throw. At least you can hope he will throw the marker, hey at least you can use it to draw on your desk later.

Advice : This is the best place to sleep. Eating or talking will make you get hit by a book or a marker, while sleeping he won't care at all. So good dreams.

The Clumsy Teacher : This is heaven class, espicially if he teaches a useless subject. Gather all your antics and energy for this class. You can scream "FUCK YOU Mr.BLAH" and he won't care, why? He doesn't have the guts to do it thats why. Best place to sit is in the back, this way you can't get pens, oranges, and bananas thrown at you. And you can throw it, and its best to sit next to other troublemakers. This way you can scream, but won't know which one of you did it. Don't forget to get your missiles ready. Fruits, pens, papers etc, make sure you throw it on nerdy students, its a hell of fun to see them looking around to see who did it, haha really cracks me up. If you have the guts, then make an paperplane, and aim it at the teacher. IF caught, then you can say that planes attack people randomly, and it wasn't your fault.

Advice : Even though he's clumsy, but he has his ways. You can get marks and fool around? YES you can, first of all, you have to place your book and notebook with you. Open them, and turn the notebook to some written page, and make sure it isn't signed. This way you can show him your notepad and get marks when he asks for homework/classwork, he won't read it, so don't worry. If he sees you messing around a couple of times, then beware. Some can get pissed off and tell you to go out. You can beg awhile, but its all luck. Beware of those who go call the supervisors, if its one of them, then go out peacefully, stay 15 minutes in the bathroom, come out, and politely apologize. When your back continue fooling around.

Tommorow : Different ways of fooling around, and how to evade getting caught!

When will we talk for ourselves?

2006-02-27T04:50:00.000-08:00

For years you have publicly apologized for comparatively low levels of violence, lack of reform, or the slow pace of change. Repeatedly I heard the despair and cynicism blinding you to what is happening in front of you: Palpable change, construction growth, new institutions, reform efforts, and the mutawa. You have much to be proud of, but your politeness and kindness allows the West to trample you, naming you a threat to “democracy” and the world.
You cannot let this continue. Pre-empt the increase in anti-Saudi hostility and stop re-emphasizing your weaknesses. You are a dignified people, so take pride in your country in action, not just spirit. Explain to the world how you respect women, how safe and free from crime you are, and how family takes priority. Demand how the US, world leader in murder, rape and domestic violence, dare accuse you of human rights abuses. Ask how Americans can defend their preferred method of capital punishment by electrocuting women, minors and the mentally handicapped. How, if democracy includes the export of the largest pornographic industry throughout the world, can they judge the Kingdom for its restrictions? Why can a Saudi leave his wallet, laptop and digital camera on the front seat of a car, as I did, and return to find everything intact? Americans live in gated subdivisions with security alarms; child molesters roam free in every neighborhood. Half empty compounds in the Kingdom are triple barricaded, one Alkhobar compound protected by five security walls and armored trucks. Murderers don’t return to the scene of their crime, so why such fear? Nuns, priests, Jewish settlers, rabbis and Catholics cover their heads but Saudi women are “oppressed” for such? Why apologize for your rate of progress when it took the United States two hundred years, until 1920, to grant women the right to vote? American women are paid seventy-five cents to the dollar compared to men; the Prophet’s first wife was his employer, a successful and powerful businesswoman.
Another wife, Aisha, fought in battle alongside men, and Islam forbids racism. How then did it take until 1963 after riots and protests before blacks were granted civil rights, the end to segregation, and freedom? Bias remains rampant and races still do not mix freely.
Why can the US government attack any Arab nation when not one Arab state has ever threatened America? Is this “democracy”? More importantly, is this what you want?

http://www.saudi-american-forum.org/Newsletters2005/SAF_Item_Of_Interest_2005_05_30.htm

And the American press continues to criticize us like a blind monkey. When Mr.Paul was killed by Saudi terrorists, outraged happened in the USA. Unfortunately, that doesn't happen every time, when Mr.Folan gets killed in a gang fight, or when Mrs.Smith gets raped then killed, when Mr.John gets hanged on his house tree because he flunked a couple of teenager students, when 15 year old Mark gets killed after he was 'playing' with his gun he got, when Jennifer ran away from home to become a prostitute, when James died because of drugs, why don't they cry and blame themselves? When 15 Saudis killed 3,000 people, they were outraged. But when 1000 Americans kill 1000 Americans by drugs, rape, murder, homicide, revenge, and gang fights during a month, nothing even happens compared to 9/11. Why don't we talk back, even Americans who studied us thinks we should. Why was it okay for them to kill themselves and other innocent people, and when we kill people they act like hell fell down. Why don't you do the same when

Weirdos Part 2

2006-02-25T07:04:00.000-08:00

We had this Philipino maid, she was calm and quiet and only speaked English. She worked around 7 hours or so, 2 hours in morning cleaning, 2 hours cooking, and another 2-3 babysitting my small brother. We gave her around 300 dollars, she lived with us. For Westerns, we never tortured her. We never taped her hands to the wall and began throwing rocks on her. We never flogged her when she she placed a foot outside the house. Etc, all those usual maids complaining about how we Saudis are barbaric in treating her. We never even shouted at her. One Thursday morning, I was sleeping enjoying my only day I get some real sleep, when I heard my father shouting. It turned out that my maid wanted a 6,000 dollars or so, her father had a 'heart attack'. Before she accepted our offer to work at our house, she asked for a couple of thousand dollars, to send to her 'poor and dying family'. After quite awhile, my father gave her what she wanted. Next morning, my mom woke up and found that the maid wasn't cleaning the house (sweeping, cleaning the rooms, making the beds). She went to her room and didn't find her, it turned out she had ran away, with the money and everything, even my mother's new abaya..

Where is she?!?!

She can't be staying in a hotel, she'll use up her money in a couple of weeks/days, and besides she needs a job. I don't really care about her, but I'm rather sad to see my father being robbed, and he is only one in a million of the many Saudis who are being robbed daily. Whenever you enter with a shma3 and thobe, they raise up their prices. Whenever they see you they ask you for money, saying you have lots of money and you don't need a couple of riyals blah blah blah, and blah. Summary..

Why do arab governments always ask for 'finacial help' from us, why do other arabs always ask for money for us, why do other arabs always swear and insult us behind our backs, why does my Egyptian friend calls me 'Badwi' and when he sees a real bedouin he acts like he didn't see him? And finally, why do we still help them?

WE ARE HUMANS AND WE ALSO NEED MONEY, JUST BECAUSE WE WALK, LIVE, EAT, AND SLEEP WITH OIL UNDER US DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T NEED MONEY, SO $$$$ OFF, ITS NOT OUR PROBLEM YOU AREN'T RICH!!

Weirdos Part 1

2006-02-21T03:36:00.000-08:00

Today while I was in class, we were studying British rule over Egypt and how Zionist began and how Jewish settlers began moving to Palestine. While I was reading some pages ahead of the class to myself, I heard some Palestinian guy saying "Haha Saudis were riding camels". I quickly looked at him and replied "And were where you guys doing huh?". I wanted to add some more, but didn't feel liking losing some marks because of it. Really, who is he to talk about Saudis riding camels? At least we were living in peace, riding our camels, unlike Palestine that were begging people for help..

Our teacher was talking about Social Studies, then he usually began going off-topic as usual, either talking about women or governments. This time it was about governments, he was talking about the kaafala (In Saudi Arabia, foriegns must have a kafeel, who takes care of his legal papers and is responsible for what he does, and some make them pay him a monthly salary, around 200 - 100 riyals.) "Yalen abo ableshum! God curse them! They are so rich and they still want more? For a measly hundred or so riyals?" he said in frustration. Another one, a Jordanian guy said in an Arabic class, while we were talking about what the rich are said about in Quran, "Those Saudis are rich, and they want more, mat7lfeen, uncivilized". Those two are similar statements, so one reply goes to them. America's military is the strongest, and continue to try to make it stronger, they didn't complain about it. Japan's industry is the strongest in the world, and they continue to try to make it stronger, so when Saudi Arabia's economy is strong (Its not even the strongest in the world, but they only complain about it only?!) but of course they have to complain about them. Everyone wants to be stronger, they better not forget, how they used to get a measly 500 $ salary in their countries, now when they get at least 2000 $ they are suddenly all that. If you think foriegners in Saudi Arabia are weird, wait till the next part!

What are we doing?

2006-02-19T06:20:00.000-08:00

So what are we doing, while Iran is improving their military, and gaining nuclear weapons?
So what are we doing, while USA is increasing their influence in the middle east?

Oh, we are placing stickers on our cars condemning what the Danes did.
Oh, we are blogging about how Saudi guys/girls are annoying etc.

What will happen when Iran throws some nuclear bombs on us?
What will happen when America gets sick of us and invades?

Oh, we will be making meetings on how to attack the Danish embassies.
Oh, we will be opening blogs about Saudi guys/girls, criticizing them like wild.

What will we do when Iranians invade us after bombing us?
What will we do when USA occupies the Eastern Province?

Oh, we will be complaining because we can't make meetings or print newspapers because of the invasion.

Oh, we will be hopelessly trying to connect to the net but decide to meet at Starbucks to plan what to do to the other sex when the internet is back.

Instead of improving our military, improving our influence, improving our nation, improving our unity, improving our belief in one slogan, La Ilah Ila Allah Wa Ashud Ina Mohammedn Rasool Allah.

We will be boycotting and sending messages on boycotting Denmark.
We will be making new blogs to bash the Saudi guys/girls.

Sabhan Allah... This time we won't have the West to help us, for once let us work together as one nation, and concentrate on stuff way more important. You'll be wishing you listened to me when you live with your family in the desert, since the Iranians and Americans occupied our money and cities!

Danish paper rejected Jesus cartoons

2006-02-07T04:35:00.000-08:00

Danish paper rejected Jesus cartoons Gwladys FouchéMonday February 6, 2006
Jyllands-Posten, the Danish newspaper that first published the cartoons of the prophet Muhammad that have caused a storm of protest throughout the Islamic world, refused to run drawings lampooning Jesus Christ, it has emerged today.
The Danish daily turned down the cartoons of Christ three years ago, on the grounds that they could be offensive to readers and were not funny.
In April 2003, Danish illustrator Christoffer Zieler submitted a series of unsolicited cartoons dealing with the resurrection of Christ to Jyllands-Posten.
Zieler received an email back from the paper's Sunday editor, Jens Kaiser, which said: "I don't think Jyllands-Posten's readers will enjoy the drawings. As a matter of fact, I think that they will provoke an outcry. Therefore, I will not use them."
The illustrator said: "I see the cartoons as an innocent joke, of the type that my Christian grandfather would enjoy."
"I showed them to a few pastors and they thought they were funny."
But the Jyllands-Posten editor in question, Mr Kaiser, said that the case was "ridiculous to bring forward now. It has nothing to do with the Muhammad cartoons.
"In the Muhammad drawings case, we asked the illustrators to do it. I did not ask for these cartoons. That's the difference," he said.
"The illustrator thought his cartoons were funny. I did not think so. It would offend some readers, not much but some."
The decision smacks of "double-standards", said Ahmed Akkari, spokesman for the Danish-based European Committee for Prophet Honouring, the umbrella group that represents 27 Muslim organisations that are campaigning for a full apology from Jyllands-Posten.
"How can Jyllands-Posten distinguish the two cases? Surely they must understand," Mr Akkari added.

What should I say, the article explains itself, Mohammed and Muslims, very very funny, Jesus and Christians no... not that funny, lame etc.

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1703500,00.html

Also a nice apology to Norway and Denmark over the attack in Syria, indeed those who did it were morons.

http://www.sorrynorwaydenmark.com/

"We are destroying their embassies unlike you cowards"

2006-02-05T04:19:00.000-08:00

Said my Syrian friend. I watched him as he happily said it, and then added "Even when the firefighters came, they used only one small hose to put the fire out, as if they were peeing on it." I do find it weird, that us the extreme and radical wahhabis and all, simply boycotted their products. Compared to what Syria, Palestine, and Lebanon did, we sure were rather 'peaceful'. The WTO is also whining, they want the Saudi government to stop the boycott. The boycott began by the people, and its their freedom right, to buy what they want? And according to your boss, USA, they want democracy in the middle east, specially Saudi Arabia. You are now demanding us to do a dictatorly action, by supressing our people, and pushing us to by Danish products! If Danish newspapers, Norwegian, French, Italian, German has the right of freedom, then the people of Saudi Arabia surely have the right and freedom to buy what pleases them, and if people don't want Danish products. You try to push us to democracy and freedom, and the other time you push us to dictatorship, you don't want democracy in Saudi Arabia, but you probably want something else.. black, liquid, and is around 60 $. And 25% of it is in Saudi Arabia. I wonder what that is?

Dirty Wahhabis, radical Wahhabis, terrorist Wahhabis, terrorism supporting nation, but not even one Danish property ruined or damaged by the wild Wahhabis yet. While the peaceful Syrians, Lebanese, and Palestinians threatened Danish people, ruined their embassies, and yet some more is coming. I understand what the Syrians, Lebanese, and Palestinians feel, but they shouldn't go hurt innocent people, I hope this won't happen there again, or in any other country.

Stupid us..

2006-02-01T04:39:00.000-08:00

"Boycott Nido, boycott Lurpak!!111!!1"

We are still at it, sending messages, losing our money and efforts to boycott an entire country. When will we learn? Why can't we put that effort in our studying? Why can't we put that effort in our country. Till when will we go crazy on silly stuff. Yes, who posted the cartoons? A newspaper, they knew nothing of the Prophet PBUH of course, why didn't our government boycott Hamas for what they said? Why did we have to act just like them, and even worse, threatening to kill them, boycott this and that. Stop, forget what they say, when we asked for an apology, no problem, when we the public demanded a boycott no problem, but when people still send messages, open websites, demanding to boycott their products, its enough. A week has gone through demanding a boycott, its enough you know, we all know, now lets just forget it and move to some REAL important issues as when will we become a stronger country, and when will we show the real Islam! I also wonder what are we gonna do towards what the French newspaper lately did, boycott France?

Maybe we aren't exactly stupid

2006-01-28T05:35:00.000-08:00

http://www.uriasposten.net/pics/260106-Urias-hacked.gif

A picture of a hacked website from a Saudi! Wow, so we have some people who can hack? Hey at least we aren't complete morons as some people say. All Danish websites, espicially the ones that posted the Prophet's, the hackers are promising for more. So what do I think about this? Well, Denmark's government had no right for saying that this is ' Free Speech '. So if I talked and insulted a Black person would that be right? Espicially if that Black person was their historic leader. Like insulting Jesus, you'd never find that in a Saudi caricature, because we should respect others religions. Making fun of politic figures is different, I see no problem in making fun of our kings and other presidents. But making fun of one of the greatest person in the world?!

Bush to visit Pakistan soon?

2006-01-23T03:45:00.000-08:00

Bush’s visit to boost ties, says Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: President General Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday that Pakistan was looking forward to a visit by US President George Bush with hopes that it would strengthen ties between the two countries.The president told the visiting US Under-Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns during a meeting that Pakistan and the United States would be working closely to prepare for the American leader’s visit expected later this year.An official statement quoted Gen Musharraf as saying that the visit would lead to “further broadening and deepening of the bilateral relationship”.He also thanked the US for assistance in the aftermath of the Oct 8 earthquake. Regional issues and bilateral relations also came under discussion.The president apprised the undersecretary of the status of the composite dialogue and the recent foreign secretary-level talks between Islamabad and New Delhi.While noting the importance of confidence-building measures, the president underscored the need for moving to conflict resolution.President Musharraf highlighted Pakistan’s contribution to peace, stability and reconstruction of Afghanistan. Pakistan would be participating in the Conference on Afghanistan being held in London later this month.Undersecretary Burns expressed appreciation for efforts by the Pakistan government in this regard.The visit of Undersecretary Burns to Pakistan is part of a regional tour.He will leave for Colombo on Sunday.—Agencies

This will be a rather interesting visit. It will sure help the Middle East, but it could be totally opposite. :'Be prepared to see Muslims across India fomenting widespread anger against US President George Bush when he comes calling in the next few weeks in a landmark yet conflict-ridden visit to the subcontinent that Washington believes is world's most dangerous territory.'

We Muslims always have to make some noise do we? Why can't they just chill and see what happens, not getting ready to attack. Though I'm sure Bush is happy that he won't be visiting the Hay'ahs headquarters...haha I'll pay trillions if he is able to get out of there in one piece!

Also in some other interesting news, well for me, our NT will finish their 4 teams tournament on Wednesday against Greece. It will be a tough game, but it will be a good friendly, hope our coach benefits from it. We will also face Poland around March 23, and Czech on May 26, and big chances of facing France on June 4. Just hope we won't get spanked at the world cup again..

http://www.dawn.com/2006/01/22/top5.htm
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http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2006/January/subcontinent_January812.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

Chirac acting like a strong badboy

2006-01-19T15:15:00.000-08:00

French President Jacques Chirac has said France would be ready to use nuclear weapons against any state which launched a terrorist attack against it.
The BBC's Alistair Sandford in Paris says this is the first time that Mr Chirac has so clearly linked the threat of a nuclear response to a terrorist attack.
On a visit to L'Ile-Longue base in Brittany, Mr Chirac said leaders of states who would "use terrorist means against us, just like anyone who would envisage using, in one way or another, arms of mass destruction, must understand that they would expose themselves to a firm and adapted response from us".
The president spoke of new threats in a post-Cold War world, without mentioning any specific threat against France.
"In numerous countries, radical ideas are spreading, advocating a confrontation of civilisations," he said, adding that "odious attacks" could escalate to "other yet more serious forms involving states".

What a smartass, so if AlQaeda bombs the Eifel tower, which state will you attack? Oh, my bad Chirac, you will do just like what the US did, attack the 'badboy' country in the middle east, maybe nuking Iran? Or maybe if your a bit drunk attack Saudi Arabia?

My advice Chirac, don't think of attacking Saudi Arabia.

I hope AlQaeda attacks France in a few days, like to see what will Chirac do, maybe he took some 'Acting Like A Donkey 101' lessons from Bush?

Happy New Year

2006-01-01T02:59:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year to everyone, now here's a very interesting football game between two world class teams. ;)

Forget England-Argentina/Germany/Portugal and all the rest and listen to this one.
It concerns a match played between Barbados and Grenada in cup competition.
Barbados needed to win the game by two clear goals in order to progress to the next round. Now the trouble was caused by a daft rule in the competition which stated that in the event of a game going to penalty kicks, the winner of the penalty kicks would be awarded a 2-0 victory.
With 5 minutes to go, Barbados were leading 2-1, and going out of the tournament (because they needed to win by 2 clear goals). Then, when they realized they were probably not going to score against Grenada's massed defence, they turned round, and deliberately scored on their own goal to level the scores and take the game into penalties. Grenada, themselves not being stupid, realized what was going on, and then attempted to score an own goal themselves. However, the Barbados players started defending their opponents goal to prevent this.
In the last five minutes, spectators were treated to the incredible sight of both team's defending their opponents goal against attackers desperately trying to score an own goal and goalkeepers trying to throw the ball into their own net. The game went to penalties, which Barbados won and so were awarded a 2-0 victory and progressed to the next round.

A weird game indeed! And it actually happened in 1994, read the rest of the article and you'll find out its actually true.

http://www.snopes.com/sports/soccer/barbados.htm

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2005-12-27T23:38:00.000-08:00

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7001653665

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AHN) - According to the Al-Arabiya television network, a gunman has killed five policemen in central Saudi Arabia Tuesday. Police arrested a terror suspect on the country's list of most wanted militants in connection with the deaths.

The state news agency reported that the gunman opened fire from his car on a police patrol outside the city of Buraydah, killing two of the police officers. He then sped 12 miles southwest and sprayed gunfire at a security checkpoint near the town of Muznab, killing three more policemen.

Police pursued the car and opened fire, wounding and capturing the gunman. The terror suspect, Mohammed Abdel-Rahman Mohammed al-Suwailmi, was arrested in Buraydah, 210 miles northwest of the capital, Riyadh.
Al-Suwailmi, 23, is known to be an expert on the Internet and involved in recruitment and propaganda for Islamic militant groups in Saudi Arabia.

Sad, 1 guy driving a car can drive and kill 5 policemen? What is this, GTA? He must have used a cheat or something, or maybe it was a glitch?

Wafah bin Laden.. pfffttt

2005-12-26T05:03:00.000-08:00

I just hate people who sell their identity, I just hate people who sell their traditions, I just hate people who sell their nationalities for other. Wafah Bin Laden is one of them. I don't hate her since she has turned into a model, I don't hate her since she changed her last name, I hate her because she sold her country, because she sold her home land for an even sillier country. She complains about how women don't have rights, then why don't you help the Saudi women?! Why are you so selfish? Why do you love to kiss the american ass? I was born in the USA, do you see me throwing my nationality, my identity? I couldn't give a sh!t for USA, I'm not proud of having an American passport, I disgrace it, I hate it, I love my Saudi country, and will always do. Yes sorry people, I guess I'm way to pissed of right now, but I feel very sad for her, let her become a porno model for all I care, but selling her nationality easily like that?

America is no 'freedom' world, their is no such thing as 'freedom', you can only find it when you live with your people, within your nation and traditions, and no matter how backward your country it is, it won't matter. I hope all Saudis learn this and I hope Wafah Dufour tries to go back to her country and try it for once.

Anyways, for those 'horny' people here are links and pictures ;) :

Wafah Dufour

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http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_4071

On a hot August afternoon, aspiring pop star Wafah Dufour walks into the media lunch hub Michael’s, in Midtown Manhattan. Accompanied by her publicist, Richard Valvo, the slender, exotic young woman with long dark hair in a high ponytail à la I Dream of Jeannie is dressed in a white tank top, green love beads, lacy miniskirt, and backless pumps. Conversations continue as heads look up to check her out.
Ms. Dufour passes by Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue, who is lunching with designer Isaac Mizrahi, then stops at the next table to meet former Sony Music chairman Tommy Mottola and NBC head Jeff Zucker.
“You know Wafah bin Ladin?” Valvo asks the men loudly.
“Wafah Dufour,” she snaps, shooting him a look that’s more pleading than hostile.
The niece of the man who orchestrated the destruction of the World Trade Center seventy-eight blocks to the south has a point. After September 11, the name bin Laden (which is how it’s spelled when referring to Osama) turned radioactive, borderline satanic-by-association. It made her feel cursed, presumed guilty—made her wonder if it might keep her from ever getting a record deal. So she took her mother’s maiden name, Dufour, which makes for a better ﬁrst impression, even though the bin Laden taint is always there.
Ms. Dufour, who’s vague about her age but almost certainly younger than 30, sits down at a good corner table and thanks me for helping her tell her story. “It’s really important for me,” she says with a French accent. “I was born in the States, and I want people to know I’m American, and I want people here to understand that I’m like anyone in New York. For me, it’s home.
“It’s really tough that I have to always explain myself,” she continues in a soft, husky voice. “It’s like every time I meet someone, I have to move a huge mountain that’s in front of me, and sometimes I get tired.”
The face is alluring (big dark eyes, long lashes, plump lips, caramel skin), but she looks wounded. And there’s something else. At ﬁrst I can’t quite ﬁgure it out, but then it hits me: She looks a little like her uncle, albeit a waify ninety-eight-pound tiny-footed version. Sexy Osama! I hold that thought while I listen to her explain that she’s his half niece and one of hundreds of bin Ladens, most of whom are in Saudi Arabia, where she hasn’t been since she was 10. She has no contact with most of her relatives, including her father, doesn’t speak Arabic, has an American passport… The list goes on. “At the end of the day, I believe that the American people understand things and they have compassion and they see what’s fair,” she says. “They’re very fair, and that’s why I love America, and that’s why my mom loves America.”

If they are so fair etc, then why did you have to change your name and your identity? Please Wafah, you might be able to pull this one off the Americans, but we Saudis are smarter than that. Hope you still are proud of your Saudi nationality, which I doubt.

Britain, Saudi Arabia ink deal on Typhoon jets

2005-12-23T02:13:00.000-08:00

Britain has struck an agreement to supply Saudi Arabia with Typhoon jets in a deal worth an estimated 8 billion pounds (about 13.9 billion US dollars) to the UK's biggest defense company, BAE systems, British newspaper the Guardian reported on Thursday.
The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding during a visit by British Defense Secretary John Reid to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
The agreement aimed to establish a wider cooperation covering national security and the fight against global terrorism, the British Ministry of Defense said in a statement, adding that the deal would lead to Britain having a greater role in "modernizing" the Saudi armed forces.
The agreement recognizes "Saudi Arabia's efforts to develop a regional defense industrial center of excellence," it said.
As prime contractor, BAE will invest in local Saudi companies, develop an industrial technology transfer plan, and provide suitable training for thousands of Saudi nationals, the ministry added.
The details of these arrangements are confidential between the two governments, the statement said.
The Typhoon deal will be a significant boost for the construction consortium, which includes the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) with 46 percent, BAE Systems with 33 percent and Italy's Alenia/Finmeccanica with 21 percent. So far the multi-role aircraft has been bought by Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain -- the countries responsible for its development.
BAE Systems, which is Britain's largest military manufacturer, signed a series of defense contracts with Saudi Arabia covering purchases and maintenance in the 1980s and 90s, which are being probed by anti-corruption investigators.

Thats alot of ca$h, if we could spend that on Saudis, send them to learn to build jets, then sit back and watch them work and build thousands of jets, sell some, keep some from your military, send some more, let them come back, open an academy and advertise it around the graduates in high schools, and then keep repeating the process and you'll see cash flow in and a stronger and an independent military. But who will listen?!

http://english.people.com.cn/200512/23/eng20051223_230148.html

Ramadhan Kareem

2005-10-05T05:47:00.000-07:00

Ramadhan kareem to all, the month of prayers, fasting, watching Tash Ma Tash and other fun programs, best dishes in the world, and Eid.

Saudi Arabia More Democratic than..

2005-09-17T11:12:00.000-07:00

http://www.lewrockwell.com/latulippe/latulippe27.html

'Upon finishing her book, one idea stood out. Namely, Saudi Arabia is not a totalitarian society. While it is portrayed by its Western critics as being a benighted land of authoritarian oppression administered by an absolute monarchy, its king actually rules within the rubric of two overwhelming constraints.

First, is the Islamic religion itself. Although Islamic law is administered in a heavy-handed fashion that would be totally unacceptable to a Western population, Mackey skillfully shows the extent to which Islam provides a commonly-agreed upon set of rules which are apart from, and above, the monarchy. The basic tenets of Islam are accepted by the overwhelming majority of the population as being the dictates of God.'

Most people, think of Saudi Arabia as a barbarian desert country with an even wilder government. But as usual, that is 99% wrong. According to the article above, they are many proofs that Saudi Arabia isn't a totalitarian society. Anything done by the king out of religion would be ignored or would mean a revolution, unlike in dictatorship countries anything the ruler says is correct.

#1 Census-taking

'Contrast this with our situation here. Many Americans have grown to dread the census taken each decade by our federal government, as it has become continually more odious and intrusive. Having no concern for our privacy, the feds have flouted the Constitution’s consent to use the census only for head counting and have expanded it to compile data on almost every imaginable facet of American life. Those who fail to mail in their census forms are treated to home visits, which grill citizens about everything from the number of bathrooms in their house to the distance of their daily commute to work. '

In Saudi Arabia, you could easily ignore the census person who knocks on your door, and its your own will to give him your family information or not, but in America, the government which is considered as the 'perfect government', bugs the hell out of the citizens as the paragraph above says. To add it to all, there is also jail terms and fines, in the end whats more democratic, a government that respects the privacy of a family or a government that achieves whatever it wants from information etc.

#2 The military draft

'While our frontier ancestors once clung to a spunky individualism which rendered them unruly and unpredictable militiamen, our government has long since ground that attitude out of our national psyche. On numerous occasions, America has instituted a draft (often even in peacetime). Many of the wars fought with drafted soldiers were only tenuously linked to our national survival. More often than not, America’s wars have been murky affairs carried out at the behest of unseen special interest groups for motives entirely ulterior to those stated to the populace at large. '

Again, a American citizen is usually forced by the government to be drafted for a number of years in the military even in peace, and declares wars with silly reasons like in Iraq and Aghanistan. Saudi Arabia again respects its people independency while America is the total opposite.

#3 Access to leaders

'One of the key differences between authoritarian and responsive governments is the ease with which the common citizen can gain access to his leaders in order to petition for redress of grievances. This was felt to be so important by our Founders that they included it in the Bill of Rights.
Saudi Arabia’s traditional tribal structures, and the egalitarian demands of Islam, have combined to create an interesting tradition which addresses this issue.'

In Saudi Arabia, and biggest proof was during the King Abdullah's 'bayaah' when many citizens freely entered his palace without any obligations and were able to say hello to the king himself. And on other occasions you can visit him and ask him for anything you'd like, even money if in need. Well, let us look towards the American government!

'Contrast this with our situation here in America. "Face time" with our president is considered to be one of the most sought-after and difficult-to-obtain commodities in Washington. Occasionally, presidents have even sold audiences to the highest bidder for campaign contributions (Clinton’s White House lodging scandals and exorbitantly-priced coffee soirées being two prominent examples). Thus, access to the president is largely reserved for powerful officials, wealthy contributors, and representatives of well-connected special interest groups.'

Can you or me enter the White House freely without any obligations etc? Or have any of you wished to meet the President? Compare the chance of meeting George Bush with King Abdullah and you'll see a major difference, even though the first is the ruler of the 'perfect government'.

#4 Taxes

'Like any restriction on their freedom as men, the Saudis not only abhor taxes but question any government’s right to collect them. The prevailing attitude is summed up in the statement issued by the Ikhwan [religious scholars] in its dispute with Abdul Aziz over the tobacco tax in 1927. "Taxes, we have ruled, are completely illegal and it is the king’s duty to remit them, but if he refuses to do so we do not feel it permissible to break up Moslem unity and revolt against him solely on this account"
She goes on to describe the situation since the oil boom:
To everyone’s delight, oil income after 1973 relieved the government of the need to supplement its income from pilgrims’ receipts and limited oil revenues with taxes. The flimsy tax code crumbled. There remained some indirect taxes, such as modest and selective customs duties, a tariff of 20% on the few items produced locally, and a poorly administered social security tax on wages. The only direct tax Saudis were asked to pay was the religiously mandated zakat, or alms tax. Otherwise, Saudi Arabia is tax free.
Many critics may point to the unique oil wealth of Saudi Arabia as being the reason behind its lack of taxes. But Mackey’s narrative indicates differently. Even before oil was discovered, when Saudi Arabia was a land of impoverished desert dwellers, their government survived only on a small tax on religious pilgrims and taxes on items (such as tobacco) that were considered to be "vices". '

'In America today, the average worker now toils from January to mid-May just to pay his taxes to the various levels of government. Our government officials have devised ways of taxing almost everything imaginable, from gasoline to telephone service. As numerous libertarian thinkers have noted, the extent to which a population has its wealth confiscated by government is a good measure of the freedom it enjoys. It may be too extreme to say that Americans are now slaves of our government, but the relationship is roughly similar to medieval serfdom.'

Why should people pay the government for everything? Even driving on a highway for a couple of miles you have to pay a number of cents! And they call this an independent country?

Conclusion, the Saudi government is still far away from being 'perfect' and all Saudi citizens know that, but what I disagree is an 'independent country', their is no such thing, and this article proves that American government is still far away. And again, the Bedouin which many people make fun of is a great culture, but few people know well about it, and just freely say the stereotypes they hear on FOX News and say it whenever 'Saudi Arabia' is just mentioned!

2005-09-15T07:42:00.000-07:00

The Beginning

Hello everyone, as you might notice, this is my first post, I'm a Saudi high school student, actually my first year in high school, and I'll probably be buried in homeworks and tests and SAT shit. I'd also like to talk about one annoying subject, Arabs, why do Arabs complain about other Arabs? Why do Arabs talk shit about other arabs, even when they live in another arab country?! (Ex, Egyptians in Saudi Arabia) As a Saudi, I'm sick of when the news reporter says 'Dawlat Al Emarat AlShaqeqah' (The Brotherly Country Of Emirates) ETC ETC. Arabs suck in everything, politics, science, society, education, sports, etc. They live for money and blame rich people and countries for problems of other countries. For once, I'd like people to forget about Arab Union, to forget about the Palestinian problem, to forget those poor Lebanese losers, and concentrate on their own country, Saudi Arabia. Our country isn't perfect, and is far away from perfect. But we always HAVE to help others, why don't we help ourselves? We should all forget Arabs and be proud of Saudi Arabia and build our country and make it the envy of all Arab countries. We should benefit from the 70$ per oil barrel right now and pour it into education and health, instead of sending it to other Arab countries, we have poor people in Saudi Arabia, just go to Al Orubah and King Fahd traffic light in Riyadh and you'll see one begging for money! Many countries began from zero, their entire country was bombed and nuked, like Japan, but where's Japan right now? People talk about supporting Islam, but how when 99% of terrorism are muslim people? Let us forget the Arab world and Islamic world for 10 years, and concentrate on ourselves. Build our economy, build our education, and build our nation. When we do that for 10 years or so, we will become a World Power, and we will be able to shut all those Arab Haters. We will be able to prove that Islam is a great religion, we will be able to impress everyone with our great nation and country, but supporting other Arab countries wont help us at all. It will ruin us with them. Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, and maybe Iran next, are all destroyed. Every Arab and Islamic country will have its chance to be destroyed. And we can only help them, if we build our nation, if we build our military, I hope that all Saudis forget tribe shit and place one idea in his mind, is to work and live for Saudi Arabia, and our great religion Islam. When Mohammed PBUH and his companions did that, work for one main idea which is to raise Islam over all the world, they did their best and worked hard, and succeded. But soon people forget how they did it, and thought that what they did is enough for them to live, to live on other people's success. That is what the Arab World is doing, what were the Arabs doing in then 40s-60s when the Us and Soviet were building up their miltary and nuclear weapons, What were the arabs doing in the 1970s?? US and the rest of Europe were racing to build space rockets and space facilities to discover the solar sytem. In the 80s what were the Arabs doing, when US and Europe were working on the computers and developing communication. What are the Arabs doing now? Living on the gulf countries oil? While the rest of the world are studying science, building towers all around their cities, while Saudis can only talk about Mamlakah and Faisaliyah? Lets stop fooling ourselves, we are nothing to the world other than oil, let us forget the Arabs and concentrate on ourselves, and work hard to continue what Mohammed PBUH and his companions did thousand of years ago, to build a great nation which beliefs in a greater religion, Islam. Let us believe in each Saudi, let us support a Saudi on a foriegn in everything, because we are losing time, and soon, America will be conquering every Gulf country for oil, and we will be the first.