KSA carries out largest known mass execution in the kingdom's history, by executing 81 men in a day

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KSA carries out largest known mass execution in the kingdom’s history, by executing 81 men in the past 24 hours. *Distractions have consequences?

Saudi Arabia executes 81 people in a single day

The death penalty applied for a range of charges in the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom’s modern history.

Saudi Arabia has executed 81 men over the past 24 hours, including seven Yemenis and one Syrian national, on charges including “allegiance to foreign terrorist organisations” and holding “deviant beliefs”, state news agency Saudi Press Agency said, in the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in its modern history.

The number dwarfed the 67 executions reported in the kingdom in 2021 and the 27 in 2020.

More: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/12/saudi-arabia-executes-81-people-in-a-single-day

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1. Russia has destabilized things. Opportunists are taking advantage of that.

[Demovictory9]

3. when we arent looking....

[USALiberal]

2. Many DUers are still OK with the death penalty! Nt

[SergeStorms]

5. Not too many.....

but there are some, yes.

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. Another thug/tyrant that should have a market price.......nt

[Celerity]

8. market price for the Saudis is whatever we charge them for hundreds of billions in arms shipments

bipartisanship:


US-Saudi Arabia seal weapons deal worth nearly $110 billion immediately, $350 billion over 10 years

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/20/us-saudi-arabia-seal-weapons-deal-worth-nearly-110-billion-as-trump-begins-visit.html


Saudi gets first major arms deal under Biden with air-to-air missiles

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-state-dept-okays-650-million-potential-air-to-air-missile-deal-saudi-arabia-2021-11-04/


Obama administration arms sales offers to Saudi top $115 billion: report

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-saudi-security-idUSKCN11D2JQ



The long history of U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia

https://archive.thinkprogress.org/the-long-history-of-u-s-arms-sales-to-saudi-arabia-13aaa614a543/


The US shipped weapons and secrets to the Saudis and Emiratis. Now, some are in the hands of fighters linked to al Qaeda and Iran.

https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2019/02/middleeast/yemen-lost-us-arms/



George W. Bush Announces $20 Billion Arms Deal for Saudis

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18076351


Saudi Arms Link to Iraq Allowed : Mideast: Under Reagan and Bush, U.S. weapons were secretly provided to Baghdad, classified documents show. The White House kept Congress in the dark.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-18-mn-537-story.html



U.S.-Saudi Deals in 90's Shifting Away From Cash Toward Credit

Many officials of the Clinton Administration say they see the sales as crucial to keeping American arms makers afloat while the American military shrinks.

https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/23/us/us-saudi-deals-in-90-s-shifting-away-from-cash-toward-credit.html

[XiJung]

6. No women were executed?!! DAMN MISOGYNISTS! n/t

[Turbineguy]

7. Pay per view

for trump supporters?