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To: kabar
By the by, there are no warlords in Saudi Arabia. The central government through the royal network populated by numerous princes runs the entire country. It is by no means an Afghanistan. The murder and crime rates are among the lowest in the world.

I think you know what I ment. The country is populated by different "families" who would love to see power fall into their hands. Murder and crime rates have nothing to do with this place being a hell hole for its people no matter the benifits. I as a woman would never want to live there, and pity those who do. Lets not even get into their justice system, what a crock.

114 posted on 12/18/2003 5:12:32 PM PST by Lady Heron
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To: Lady Heron
The country is populated by different "families" who would love to see power fall into their hands. Murder and crime rates have nothing to do with this place being a hell hole for its people no matter the benifits. I as a woman would never want to live there, and pity those who do. Lets not even get into their justice system, what a crock.

LOL You seem to have bought into the cartoon version of Saudi Arabia that the media likes to portray. It is far from being a hell hole. Boring yes. There is sexual aparthied, but as long as you don't try to change the culture, it is bearable. My wife lived there five years with me and had no problem with it. She actually enjoyed it. There are plenty of expatriate Western women who work and live in Saudi Arabia. Women in Saudi society actually have a lot more power than you think.

118 posted on 12/18/2003 5:34:59 PM PST by kabar
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