Posted on 08/06/2018 4:01:44 PM PDT by tcrlaf
The Saudi Arabian government plans to withdraw all Saudi students studying at Canadian universities, colleges and other schools in retaliation for Canada criticizing the country’s human-rights record.
A Saudi government source, who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly on the matter, said there are more than 15,000 Saudis here on government-funded scholarships, grants or in trainee programs. Accompanying family members bring the number to 20,000 or more.
The Saudi students will be moved immediately to study programs in other countries with similar education systems, such as Britain or the United States, the Saudi official said.
Separately, Saudi Arabian Airlines, via the official Saudi Press Agency, announced Monday it will suspend all flights to and from Toronto as of Monday August 13.
This punitive action is being taken against Canada after Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and her department last week publicly called for the immediate release of civil-rights activists in the Mideast country and signaled concern over a new crackdown on dissidents by Riyadh.
In response, Saudi Arabia expelled Canada’s ambassador Sunday, recalled its ambassador and froze new trade dealings with Canada, decrying what they called foreign interference in their domestic affairs. The Saudis said they will “put on hold all new business and investment transactions with Canada while retaining its right to take further action.”
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Can we have are Secretary of State issue a similar statement?
“I think the world is better off with Western educated Saudis than it is with madrassa educated Saudis.”
Bin Laden was educated in the West.
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I mostly agree with you, but flight schools should be off limits ...
I’ll stand with Canada on this one, screw Saudi Jihadland.
When is US and Europe going speak up on Saudi human rights abuses all the way up to executions for political dissent and not bowing to their allah-satan-god?
His mum said he was brainwashed at university.
A lot have made noise about Russian influence in recent years but I think the bigger problem is Saudi influence with their $$$$ over the Western world.
Justin is looking at the next election now and has to find a way to win.
Don’t know if he’s onto something here but I have no objection to what he’s doing.
I don’t get it why Saudi Arabia’s priorities have become so important to the Western nations since 9/11 considering 15 of the 19 terrorists were Saudi citizens and the terrorists were incubated in Saudi Arabia by Wahabbist Islam.
The Saudi proxy war in Syria is ending with the Saudis losers after the Hillary’s and McCain’s wanted the Saudi side to win.
Hooray.
Please send them back to Saudi Barbaria. Saudi students in the US murdered 3,000 Americans not so long ago.
I’m guessing Baby Doc Trudeau is really mad at his former Saudi Arabia ambassador. Maybe the next one will go there wearing the local attire ala Baby Doc in India.
I fail to see the downside here.
Why do I doubt it?
“funny thing about Canaduhhh
They supported castro
they support maduro
Iran?- the Canadian trade minister Chrystia Freeland announced on 5 February 2016 that they will lift economic sanctions against Iran, which will allow Canadian companies to do business”
Didn’t they also continue trade with North Vietnam?
“The Saudi students will be moved immediately to study programs in other countries with similar education systems, such as Britain or the United States, the Saudi official said.”
I vote Britain.
“His mum said he was brainwashed at university.”
I didn’t know he went to Berkeley.
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Yes the Saudi’s are our enemy, the enemy of Christ and or freedom an security.
Trudeau is a leftist moron but he is right about the Saudi’s on this. Where is Trump’s and European leaders commendation of Saudi terror and terror funding and spread of jihad teaching in West and human rights abuses? Trump spoke strongly against Saudi’s during campaign but is not now...are we to bow to their oil and their allah-demon now?
correction.....and our freedom and security.
Exposure to western culture/ideas didn’t do too much for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayyid_Qutb who spent a bit of time in Greeley CO.
This is getting real weird..
Yeah hopefully not the US.
and the downside for Canada is?
My daughter says that “Saudi student” is an oxymoron.
She had to tutor them in English when she was in college. Says they were virtually un-teachable. Emotionally arrested at age 13, money pouring out their ears, all focus was on parties, drinking, drugs and sex.
When the oil runs out they’re in deep trouble, as their population is utterly incapable of making it in the real world.
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