Tag Archives: Saudi Arabia

Our Saudi Allies

Posted on November 16, 2015 by toritto

Too many know too little history. And too many care even less about history. “Those who will not learn from history” etc. Take for example Saudi Arabia. When did the cradle of Islam and Keepers of the Holy Places become … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged al-saud, current events, history, human rights, isis, religiousfreedom, salafism, Saudi Arabia, Wahabism | 7 Comments

Sunday Writer’s Block

Posted on October 11, 2015 by toritto

Well it’s a bright sunny Sunday here on the Gulf coast of Florida with a touch of “fall” in the air. The day time highs are down into the mid-80s and the humidity is down as well which makes for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Carson, current events, deserving of scorn, Glass-Steagall, Hillary, Iran, Iraq, isis, Koch, Oregon shootings, pandering, russia, Saudi Arabia, Shrelki, so many to criticize so little time, syria, tea party, TPP, Trump | 5 Comments

Kunduz and the Failure of Air Power

Posted on October 8, 2015 by toritto

Video War – the destroyed target is a “bug splat”. A few days ago American air power blasted a hospital in Kunduz after fourteen years of warfare in Afghanistan. Fourteen years. Turns out, as everyone knows by now, to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Afghanistan, air raid, civilian casualties, current events, doctors without borders, insurgencies, kunduz, military failure, Saudi Arabia, Shia, Sunni, syria, war crime, Yemen | 4 Comments

Saudi Barbarism

Posted on January 19, 2015 by toritto

In early November Saudi King Abdullah’s advisory council recommended an easing of the ban on female drivers. (Religious edicts had previously pronounced that permitting women to drive “encourages licentiousness”). The easing would have let women over 30, not wearing makeup, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged barbarism, death penalty, flogging, King Abdullah, liberal blogger, medievalism, Raif Badowi, Saudi Arabia, ten year prison sentence, U.S. ally, Ulema, Wahabism, women driving | 2 Comments

Bring Back the Draft

Posted on September 23, 2014 by toritto

Well to no one’s surprise, the United States commenced bombing ISIL targets inside Syria ensuring we continue to wage war as we have done for the last thirteen years. The MSM immediately began quoting “Pentagon officials” on how the battle … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anti war protest, Bahrain, bombings, caliphate, Charlie Rangel, conscription, disconnect, draft, Hessians, Iraq, ISSIL, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, syria, Turkey, U.A.E., volunteer army, war tax | 4 Comments

And What About Syria?

Posted on June 19, 2014 by toritto

So with ISIS on the scene (Islamic State of Iraq and SYRIA) why is no one talking of Syria? Is Syria not also under attack by ISIS extremists? Yes, I know Bashir el-Assad is a villain right up there with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bashir Assad, civil war, Ghadaffi, insurgency, Iraq, isis, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, lesser of two evils, Libya, Nouri al-Maliki, Saudi Arabia, Shia, Sunni, syria, Wahabists | 2 Comments

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Tag Archives: Saudi Arabia

Our Saudi Allies

Sunday Writer’s Block

Kunduz and the Failure of Air Power

Saudi Barbarism

Bring Back the Draft

And What About Syria?

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