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Saudi Arabia -King Abdullah pardons female rape victim sentenced to 200 lashes
AP News Alert ^ | December 17, 2007

Posted on 12/17/2007 12:18:30 AM PST by HAL9000

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1 posted on 12/17/2007 12:18:31 AM PST by HAL9000
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To: HAL9000

King Abdullah is one of the great political minds of the 12th century.


2 posted on 12/17/2007 12:22:18 AM PST by trumandogz (Hunter Thompson 2008)
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To: HAL9000

Her dear father will probably stone her to death anyway.


3 posted on 12/17/2007 12:23:12 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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To: HAL9000

More than likely she will be allowed to immigrate as soon as possible. They really do not want an honor killing now that they have proved themselves such enlightened souls by pardoning this sinful wench.


4 posted on 12/17/2007 12:26:51 AM PST by Ronin (Bushed out!!! Another tragic victim of BDS.)
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"The king always looks into alleviating the suffering of the citizens when he becomes sure that these verdicts will leave psychological effects on the convicted people, though he is convinced and sure that the verdicts were fair," al-Jazirah quoted al-Sheik as saying.

So nice of him. NOT!!!

I can be grateful that the poor girl has been pardoned -- not that she has had a very nice time in the weeks and months since she was brutally raped -- but the statement above just goes to show that Muslims are every bit as contemptible as most of is believe. If not more so.

5 posted on 12/17/2007 12:30:44 AM PST by Ronin (Bushed out!!! Another tragic victim of BDS.)
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To: HAL9000

That is mighty BIG of him!!!!


6 posted on 12/17/2007 12:30:49 AM PST by oldteen
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To: HAL9000; All
From the Telegraph's version of this story:

Saudi Arabia's king pardons gang-rape victim - Telegraph

The couple was sitting in a car when a group of seven Sunni men kidnapped them and raped them both, lawyers in the case told Arab News.

(emphasis added)

I hadn't heard that particular part about this story before...."shudder"

7 posted on 12/17/2007 12:46:47 AM PST by Stoat (Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
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To: HAL9000

Sentence commuted to only 20 lashes?


8 posted on 12/17/2007 12:50:40 AM PST by Redcloak (Dingos ate my tagline.)
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Why worry!! be happy! the left wing lunatics in the USA worship this way of life!! Look at California, Look at Detroit, I can continue!! Lunatics


9 posted on 12/17/2007 2:34:02 AM PST by Mojohemi
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Sentence commuted to only 20 lashes?

I think her pardon means no lashes.

I hope she learned her lesson and does not force other Muslim Men to rape her by dressing provocatively.

10 posted on 12/17/2007 2:43:41 AM PST by Mark was here (Hard work never killed anyone, but why take the chance?)
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To: HAL9000

I’m reading Robert Spencer’s “The Truth About Muhammad”. Interesting to note that in Islime, a female needs a minimum of one male and two female witnesses on her behalf. If four ‘slime males come forth against her she’s toast. You get a rapist and 3 of his homeys and that’s all she wrote.


11 posted on 12/17/2007 2:51:48 AM PST by RushLake (Democrats/MSM have never met a terrorist they didn't like.)
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To: HAL9000

Well, at least the King reads the Western newspapers.


12 posted on 12/17/2007 3:44:08 AM PST by Brilliant
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Sure. Didn’t you know? According to Muslim “thought”, you aren’t gay just because you rape a man. You’re just proving your manhood and your Islamic prowess. Unsheathing Allah’s mighty sword.


13 posted on 12/17/2007 3:46:40 AM PST by samtheman
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To: HAL9000

What a softie.


14 posted on 12/17/2007 3:59:40 AM PST by Finalapproach29er (Dems will impeach Bush in 2008; mark my words.)
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To: Mark was here

Why are they so out of control that they make it a crime to be provacative? Have they no sense of decency?


15 posted on 12/17/2007 5:21:02 AM PST by LachlanMinnesota
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To: HAL9000
Saudi Arabia's al-Jazira newspaper says King Abdullah pardons female rape victim sentenced to receive 200 lashes.

How magnanimous of him. In a show of good faith we should give him a pass on waterboarding the next member of the Saudi Royal Family that has to go to Cleveland Clinic for medical treament.

16 posted on 12/17/2007 5:57:05 AM PST by Kenton (All vices in moderation. I don't want to overdo any but I don't want to skip any either.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Yeah. I expect her relatives will take care of this “problem.”


17 posted on 12/17/2007 6:12:42 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (ENERGY CRISIS made in Washington D. C.)
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To: HAL9000

This pardon would never have happened without pressure from around the world against this barbarity. Unfortunately the lashing of rape victims is what passes for civilization under sharia law.


18 posted on 12/17/2007 6:20:03 AM PST by The Great RJ ("Mir we bleiwen wat mir sin" or "We want to remain what we are." ..Luxembourg motto)
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To: HAL9000

This is probably the best possible outcome for this poor woman. I’m not sure what else you Freepers expected King Abdullah to do about this...he let the courts sort it out, and when the courts turned out to be completely nuts, he stepped in.

In a country full of brainless crazies, the man with a brain cell would be king. Oh wait, I guess he is.

I hope she is allowed to leave the country.


19 posted on 12/17/2007 6:38:40 AM PST by kidd
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