Saudi Arabian award goes to an Islamist who harshly criticizes the U.S.

Honolulu Star Advertiser ^ | Mar 02, 2015 | By New York Times

[LeoWindhorse]

He has publicly declared that "the Jews" control America, that apostates can be killed, that the United States is the world's "biggest terrorist" and that the Sept. 11 attacks were an "inside job" by President George W. Bush.

But last weekend, Dr. Zakir Naik, a prominent Muslim televangelist from India, appeared at an elaborate ceremony at a luxury hotel in Saudi Arabia, where the new monarch, King Salman, gave him one of the country's highest honors. [snip] Naik, 49, was trained as a medical doctor but now heads the Mumbai-based Islamic Research Foundation,

[LeoWindhorse]

Mumbai based ? Probably a contact for the terrorists that attacked Mumbai . How can India let such a person continue to breathe Indian air ?

[Jeff Chandler]

He has publicly declared that "the Jews" control America, that apostates can be killed, that the United States is the world's "biggest terrorist" and that the Sept. 11 attacks were an "inside job" by President George W. Bush.

Which U.S. university does he teach at?

[RginTN]

Saudi Arabia needs to be the focus of the BDS agitators.

[momincombatboots]

Interesting... I keep forgetting SA has sorta changed hands. Our relations with them remind me of the battered wife syndrome.

[JimRed]

He has publicly declared that "the Jews" control America, that apostates can be killed, that the United States is the world's "biggest terrorist" and that the Sept. 11 attacks were an "inside job" by President George W. Bush.

Sounds like he'd make a fine Democrat candidate for congress.