Sunday, October 25, 2009

U.S. State Department to Persons Traveling to Saudi Arabia: Leave Your Sex Toys at Home

No, the U.S. State Department did not actually issue such an advisory, instructing Americans traveling to Saudi Arabia to leave their sex toys at home, but the following October 24, 2009 report from A.P. is real:

"RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A Saudi court on Saturday convicted a female journalist [Rozanna al-Yami] for her involvement in a TV show, in which a Saudi man publicly talked about sex, and sentenced her to 60 lashes. . . . In the program, which aired in July on the Lebanese LBC satellite channel, Mazen Abdul-Jawad appears to describe an active sex life and shows sex toys that were blurred by the station.

The same court sentenced Abdul-Jawad earlier this month to five years in jail and 1,000 lashes. . . . Three other men who appeared on the show, "Bold Red Line," were also convicted of discussing sex publicly and sentenced to two years imprisonment and 300 lashes each."

What does Human Rights Watch have to say about this? And what does President Obama, who was caught bowing to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia during the G-20 economic summit in London on April 1, wish to add? Thus far, nothing.

Re Obama's obeisance, perhaps the president was acting in accordance with Proverbs 22:

"Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge."

Or was it a matter of heeding the whip hand, or, proving he was smart as a whip? You decide.

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