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Analysis Of Saudi Arabia

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Let’s begin by admitting that Saudi Arabia was the source “from which the bloody waters of global jihad flowed”. (Peters, 2016) Since the House of Saud became oil-wealthy, they have promoted the radical Wahhabi cult of Islam. (Crooke, 2014) And, let’s not forget that all of the 9-11 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia.

In a New York Times article, writer Scott Shane postulates that “Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump do not agree on much, but Saudi Arabia may be an exception.” Hillary Clinton has criticized Saudi Arabia’s support for “radical schools and mosques around the world that have set too many young people on a path towards extremism” and Donald Trump has referred to the Saudis as “the world’s biggest funders of terrorism.” (Shane, …show more content…

Does committing a religious act of terror somehow place one into a special category for dispensation and forgiveness?

The Saudi program you refer to in our assignment was described in a Time magazine article as the “Betty Ford Center for terrorists,” (Ghosh, 2009) It is nothing like a normal prison or halfway house. The residents there enjoy a swimming pool, art therapy, assistance with findings wives (I kid you not), educational and vocational assistance and even funds to start a business. (Hubbard, 2016)

In fact, the United States has actually experimented with a rehabilitation program. U.S. Federal Judge Michael Davis of Minnesota took it upon himself to enroll a Somali refugee, Abdullahi Mohamed Yusuf, (who was convicted of plotting to board a plane and join ISIS in Syria) in a program called Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), which was developed in Europe and is supported by the United Nations (a global body that can’t even agree on the definition of terrorism…) Not surprisingly, less than six months after his release, Yusuf admitted to violating the terms of his release; specifically that he not possess or access extremist materials.

Morten Storm, a former member of Al Qaeda, told Newsweek magazine that the idea of rehabilitating terrorists is absurd. “ “It’s completely ridiculous…it means disregarding the life and dignity of the people the jihadists have been terrorizing –and deradicalizing the jihadists doesn’t work, because they’re religiously

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