[SaveTheChief]

Sounds like they wanted to build Frank Lloyd Wright’s Illinois Project.

[robowombat]

Let’s see how much the Kingdom donates for famine relief for the masses of Somalis who have fled to Kenya. Somehow these events never seem to to be considered objects of the much vaunted charity that s so. to be ‘one of the pillars of the faith’.

[353FMG]

Why don’t these Saudis use some of that money to help their Somalian fellow Muslims from starving, instead of depending on Uncle Sucker to do so?

And while you guys are at it, allow them to immigrate so that we won’t have to. They would feel so much happier under your sharia law.

[a fool in paradise]

I see they didn't build THIS "world's tallest" in Mecca (where there is a death sentence for any non-muslim who'd dare enter their segregated city).

World's Biggest Clock Begins Ticking in Mecca (Times of India ^ | Aug 12, 2010)

A giant clock on a skyscraper in Islam's holiest city Mecca began ticking on Wednesday at the start of the fasting month of Ramadan, amid hopes by Saudi Arabia it will become the Muslim world's official timekeeper."

[Caipirabob]

Another indoor outhouse for the sandworms to oppress women, one another and bugger little boys.

Just swell.

[Publius6961]

The 60% of muslims who support mass murder validated (and rhetorically continue to validate) the notion that those who support actions that a country does not like can be considered legitimate targets of war by other means.

Thank you for thr inviting target; the only alternatives, Mecca, Medina and Qom were awkwardly problematic.

Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.

[willgolfforfood]

They'll be ticked when the Amish fly a jet into it.

What goes around...

[Clock King]

Once the US get the Leftists out of power, we should go ahead and build the mile-high tower, and the space elevator.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

A new building soon to be under construction in Saudi Arabia will bump the world's current tallest structure from its sky-high first place status.

Well, here's hoping a bunch of Saudi Muslim fanatics won't fly a plane into it.

[PGR88]

Its a great contra-indicator.

These grandiose mega-towers always come just before economic collapse.

So how will it happen? My guess is oil is going back to $30 per barrel

[5thGenTexan]

I think “Kingdom Tower” is meant to be a play against “Freedom Tower”.

[hattend]

How far down to you have to drive pilings to make such a building not sink into the sand?

[bert]

Looks like a fantastic curtain wall job. A beautiful building in Jeddah will be competitive with those striking but not as tall buildings in Riyadh.

Tis but another indication of the ascendency of Asians and places to the east of Suez