| Oh dear Bryson on 08:48 - Jun 8 with 945 views | DJR |
Saudi Arabia ranks 150th out of 167 on the Economist's Democracy Index, roughly on a par with China, but they never seem to get much in the way of criticism.
In addition, the war in Yemen, in which Saudi Arabia is heavily involved, never gets any coverage, despite hundreds of thousands of deaths, and millions living in starvation.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/9/yemens-war-explained-in-maps-and-charts-
Being a Western ally certainly has its advantages. |  | |  |
| Oh dear Bryson on 10:17 - Jun 8 with 863 views | Darth_Koont |
This will be news to Bush and Blair. Looks like they invaded the wrong country and even used Saudi Arabia as a strategic partner and launch pad for it.
And now we’re reciprocating that support by not just looking the other way but arming and training Saudi pilots to bomb Yemeni children.
But glad this is all going to get sorted out. |  |
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| Oh dear Bryson on 10:40 - Jun 8 with 813 views | J2BLUE |
Wow. |  |
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| Oh dear Bryson on 10:59 - Jun 8 with 766 views | Rozz |
Context for those not following: Jay Monohan Commissioner of the PGA tour last year invoked the families of 9/11 in an attempt to encourage players not to leave for the Saudi backed LIV tour:
"I have two families (of 9/11) that are close to me that lost loved ones, so my heart goes out to them," Monahan said in an interview with CBS's Jim Nantz last year. "I would ask any player that has left, or any player that would consider leaving, 'Have you ever had to apologize for being a member of the PGA Tour?'"
On Tuesday he announced an agreement to merge the PGA, DP World and LIV tours, effectively accepting huge investment from the Saudi Public Investment Fund in exchange for access and influence at the top level of golf to further their business interests.
Obviously it's caused considerable outrage and journalists are fishing for takes. The LIV boys are likely to toe the party line, and Bryson is low hanging fruit indeed.
Monohan has basically said that he says what he needs to to protect his assets. Nice chap. |  | | |
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