Many Wahabbi Returns
Allahpundit links to two stories about the Saudi rape victim. When I “joked” yesterday that it was not necessarily good news that her 200-lash sentence was up for review (the last “review” increased her punishment by over 120%), I was too right.
We note a shift in public discourse concerning this case; it has effectively turned from a gang rape — in which the rapists were the perpetrators — to a case of seduction in which the girl is the seducer and guilty party. Some scholars have expressed their belief that the girl and her ‘partners’ deserve the death penalty. Notice please the use of the word ‘partners.’ The word ‘partner’ usually suggests a voluntary link or association…
It has been interesting to follow the online comments from readers and members of the public about the case. A shift in perspective has become very clear; now there are voices asking for stoning and some are asking for death —for the girl of course.
The other link is to an Independent article in which the 16-year-old girl tells the story herself.
I think we can all pretty much line up against this barbaric behavior without preening and posturing for attention. But what I offer up is an observation by Mark Steyn (what else is new?). In his recent talk in Boston, Mark noted that oil is not the number one Saudi export.
Ideology is.
Oil is just the way they finance their spreading infection. “Qatif girl” may be living closer to you than you think.