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Post by discoberry on Sept 21, 2011 16:36:19 GMT -5
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Post by SimSim on Sept 21, 2011 17:49:11 GMT -5
The huge shout out to the Sultan of Oman was because he paid the one million dollar bail for the two. It has to have sucked for them though, they've been used as political pawns for the past two years.
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Post by brendanrizzo on Sept 22, 2011 12:57:49 GMT -5
Wait a minute... the ruler of an authoritarian backwards Middle Eastern state actually did something to right an injustice?
DOES NOT COMPUTE
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Post by MaybeNever on Sept 22, 2011 13:03:59 GMT -5
Wait a minute... the ruler of an authoritarian backwards Middle Eastern state actually did something to right an injustice? DOES NOT COMPUTE I know! When I heard about it I was like "O man, how crazy!" |
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Post by Kit Walker on Sept 22, 2011 13:14:33 GMT -5
Wait a minute... the ruler of an authoritarian backwards Middle Eastern state actually did something to right an injustice? DOES NOT COMPUTE A quick check of Wikipedia shows that, while not really a liberal happyland, Oman is one of the more "free" nations in the region. |
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Post by Shane for Wax on Sept 22, 2011 18:21:50 GMT -5
Yes! This is good news! I was hoping they'd be released.  |
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Post by scotsgit on Sept 22, 2011 18:44:12 GMT -5
Wait a minute... the ruler of an authoritarian backwards Middle Eastern state actually did something to right an injustice? DOES NOT COMPUTE A quick check of Wikipedia shows that, while not really a liberal happyland, Oman is one of the more "free" nations in the region. It is a lot freer than other areas of the Middle East, as I recall, Al-Jazeera is based there and they wouldn't get away with reporting like that in places like Saudi Arabia or Kuwait. |
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Post by brendanrizzo on Sept 23, 2011 9:13:27 GMT -5
Okay, I stand corrected.
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Post by discoberry on Sept 23, 2011 9:18:14 GMT -5
A quick check of Wikipedia shows that, while not really a liberal happyland, Oman is one of the more "free" nations in the region. It is a lot freer than other areas of the Middle East, as I recall, Al-Jazeera is based there and they wouldn't get away with reporting like that in places like Saudi Arabia or Kuwait. Al-Jazeera is based in Qatar. |
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Post by Kit Walker on Sept 23, 2011 9:25:27 GMT -5
Don't get me wrong, it ain't a democracy and Wikipedia lists free speech rights as "limited". But compared to many of its neighbors, its just fine. Kind of like the redneck house on a street full of crack dens and meth labs. Sure, there's a rusting truck on his un-mowed lawn, but it is still the nicest house on the block. |
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Post by discoberry on Sept 23, 2011 11:22:33 GMT -5
Don't get me wrong, it ain't a democracy and Wikipedia lists free speech rights as "limited". But compared to many of its neighbors, its just fine. Kind of like the redneck house on a street full of crack dens and meth labs. Sure, there's a rusting truck on his un-mowed lawn, but it is still the nicest house on the block. Its kind of like Kuwait...Free speech is OK as long as you don't criticize the monarchy directly, stay away from women issues, etc |
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Post by scotsgit on Sept 23, 2011 19:07:21 GMT -5
It is a lot freer than other areas of the Middle East, as I recall, Al-Jazeera is based there and they wouldn't get away with reporting like that in places like Saudi Arabia or Kuwait. Al-Jazeera is based in Qatar. I thought it was Oman? |
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Post by Kit Walker on Sept 23, 2011 20:15:33 GMT -5
Its kind of like Kuwait...Free speech is OK as long as you don't criticize the monarchy directly, stay away from women issues, etc I'd imagine, though Oman does have an elected legislature and a pretty solid history for women's rights. According to wikipedia, who cites a source I am too lazy to investigate. Also, I keep wanting to type it as "OMAN" because of the DC Comics character OMAC. |
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