Is Saudi Arabia An Enemy Of The West?

Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (photo credit:REUTERS)

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, The Independent: The evil empire of Saudi Arabia is the West’s real enemy

Saudis are active at every level of the terror chain: planners to financiers, cadres to foot soldiers, ideologists to cheerleaders.

Iran is seriously mistrusted by Israel and America. North Korea protects its nuclear secrets and is ruled by an erratic, vicious man. Vladimir Putin’s territorial ambitions alarm democratic nations. The newest peril, Isis, the wild child of Islamists, has shocked the whole world. But top of this list should be Saudi Arabia – degenerate, malignant, pitiless, powerful and as dangerous as any of those listed above.

The state systematically transmits its sick form of Islam across the globe, instigates and funds hatreds, while crushing human freedoms and aspiration. But the West genuflects to its rulers. Last week Saudi Arabia was appointed chair of the UN Human Rights Council, a choice welcomed by Washington. Mark Toner, a spokesperson for the State Department, said: “We talk about human rights concerns with them. As to this leadership role, we hope that it is an occasion for them to look into human rights around the world and also within their own borders.”

WNU Editor: Saudi Arabia has always acted in its best interests .... and has used oil as its weapon to advance its interests. But its reluctance to support Western efforts to crack down on the "terror chain" is a concern .... and if it was not for the oil .... would be facing sanctions (or worse) right now. Interestingly .... in the view of Moscow .... Saudi Arabia is a facilitator of terror groups, and is an enemy.