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Saudi Arabia footballers ignore minute's silence for London attack victims
The Guardian ^ | 9 June 2017 | Michael Safi

Posted on 06/09/2017 8:57:45 AM PDT by Leaning Right

Saudi Arabia’s national football team have been criticised for failing to observe a minute’s silence held before Thursday’s match against Australia in Adelaide.

The [Australian] Socceroos lined up in the centre of the pitch before the World Cup qualifier and held the brief silence as a tribute to the two Australians killed in the terrorist attack in London at the weekend. As they did so, the Saudi Arabia team continued jogging, passing the ball between each other and taking their positions on the field.

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TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: football; londonattacks; saudiarabia; soccer
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The tribute was for Australians Sara Zelenak and Kirsty Boden. Boden was the nurse who ran towards the wounded on the bridge, and was stabbed to death.

Australia won the game 3-2. But that was only a game. Something more important happened there. The true nature of most Muslims was revealed.

And yes, the Saudis knew what was going on. From the article:

Adam Peacock, a presenter with Fox Sports Australia, said on Twitter the Asian Football Confederation has approved the minute’s silence against the wishes of travelling Saudi officials. He said the Football Federation of Australia “tried to reason” with the Saudis but were unable to persuade them to participate in the tribute.

1 posted on 06/09/2017 8:57:45 AM PDT by Leaning Right
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To: Leaning Right

Yay.. let’s give them more weapons.. what a deal. Attack us on 9/11.. get arms deal. Doesn’t anyone read the history of rebels we are armed? I guess if there kids aren’t dying at concerts or in battles, it’s a great deal.


2 posted on 06/09/2017 9:00:56 AM PDT by momincombatboots (White Stetsons up.. let's save our country!)
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To: Leaning Right

And people stop in our cities to allow them to get on their pray rugs to bow their their evil god. Screw the muzzie trash.


3 posted on 06/09/2017 9:02:43 AM PDT by boycott
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To: Leaning Right

THESE ARE THE NEW ALLIES OF OURS THAT SO MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING WAY TOO MANY FREEPERS NOW LOVE!

Forget the 3000 dead. Let bygones be bygones I say!

Bitter, angry sarcasm


4 posted on 06/09/2017 9:02:45 AM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust Conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: dp0622

We’re hypocritical idiots. Political partisans to the end. Frankly, we deserve what’s coming.


5 posted on 06/09/2017 9:07:24 AM PDT by Wolfie
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To: Leaning Right

Playing footsie with the enemy.


6 posted on 06/09/2017 9:13:43 AM PDT by soycd
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To: Leaning Right

Ltes not forget something similar happened before

In Turkey they called for a minute of silence for the paris terrorist attack victims in 2015, and the crowd booed and chanted allahu akhbar.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-_dqcgirf4[/video]

Which goes to show this was deliberate disrepect, not the flimsy excuse they gave. Contrary to what the liberal Muslim enablers want to us to believe...The truth is most Muslims hate non Muslims and have no problem with their fellow muslims killing us.


7 posted on 06/09/2017 9:17:02 AM PDT by Cubs Fan (Liberals are deliberately trying to inspire their people to assassinate Trump)
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To: Leaning Right

Well, at least the Saudis didn’t whoop and holler and cheer during the moment of silence. That must have taken a lot of restraint on their parts.

(Sort of sarcasm, but not really.)


8 posted on 06/09/2017 9:18:14 AM PDT by bus man (Loose Lips Sink Ships)
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To: Leaning Right

A moment of silence vs the revelation of the true nature of muslims. How many times are we supposed to get a glimpse of the true nature of muslims?

Western civilization under the control of the British based oligarchs has been reduced to hugging each other and trading teddy bears during those long moments of silence while the Mexicans or the muslims dance on our graves.

How much better for the world if the Australian athletes would have foregone the phony channeling of the sports arena and came out on the field and kicked the Saudis asses in a more meaningful fashion.


9 posted on 06/09/2017 9:19:40 AM PDT by MurrietaMadman (Does the phrase Phoney War ring a bell?)
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To: Wolfie

We do deserve it. And yes, it’s coming..


10 posted on 06/09/2017 9:21:22 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Americans are modern day Amorites ripe for destruction)
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To: Leaning Right

So called moderate Islam.


11 posted on 06/09/2017 9:22:24 AM PDT by a fool in paradise ( Mr. Comey, did you engage in or know of ANY OTHER leaks?)
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To: Leaning Right

Comey thought Trump was his buddy and was going to keep his job.
The Saudi’s think Trump is their buddy too.


12 posted on 06/09/2017 9:25:47 AM PDT by isthisnickcool (Say what you will about The Donald, but he has all the right enemies.)
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> How much better for the world if the Australian athletes would have foregone the phony channeling of the sports arena and came out on the field and kicked the Saudis asses in a more meaningful fashion. <

I would rather have had the Saudi team be immediately declared personae non gratae. Hustle them onto a plane, and fly them out of the country. Don’t even give ‘em a chance to change out of their little soccer outfits.

That would mean the Aussies would have to forfeit the game. So what? It’s only a game. A nation’s honor is at stake here.


13 posted on 06/09/2017 9:32:22 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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Hustle them onto a plane, and fly them out of the country

You mean like Bush did to the Bin Ladens on 9/11/01 or 9/12? Yeah, that's a proven strategy.

14 posted on 06/09/2017 9:50:47 AM PDT by MurrietaMadman (Does the phrase Phoney War ring a bell?)
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To: Leaning Right

Islam is a cancer.


15 posted on 06/09/2017 9:57:55 AM PDT by Trod Upon (Government employees and welfare recipients are both net tax consumers. Often for life.<i>)
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To: MurrietaMadman

That was a different hustle altogether.


16 posted on 06/09/2017 10:00:40 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Leaning Right

Where’s a Trump tweet when we need one?


17 posted on 06/09/2017 10:02:18 AM PDT by jimmygrace
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To: Leaning Right

The Aussies should have walked off the pitch as soon as the tribute was over.

Principles over PC’ism. Honoring the murdered should take precedence over any pointless “sporting event”.

And a special one-fingered salute to the Saudi team. You’re number one, alright...


18 posted on 06/09/2017 10:06:29 AM PDT by Don W (When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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> The Aussies should have walked off the pitch as soon as the tribute was over. Principles over PC’ism. Honoring the murdered should take precedence over any pointless “sporting event”. <

I agree. As I said in post #13, the whole Saudi team should have been immediately declared personae non gratae, and kicked out of the country. At once. Not after the game.


19 posted on 06/09/2017 10:12:08 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

This apathy is slowly leading to a Islamic/state sponsor attack that 9/11 will pale in comparison. One day in the future a major city may lose a great portion of its citizens. Western Civilization is not close to winning the LONG WAR.


20 posted on 06/09/2017 10:13:21 AM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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