@Asmo

First off you seem to be under the impression that we agree with bush and many of the current policies in place in the United states. We here have proven time and time again to be more than happy to criticize our government and our leaders. I would say most of the people on this site have a few issues with him. That alone makes your post rather pointless in my opinion.

Yes, we have the death penalty, its rather hard to get it, seeing as the jury (if i recall correctly) must basically convict the accused twice, first find them guilty, then find them worthy of the death penalty, then a Judge must approve it. Then there are the years of appeals. Since then I think we have tried to make the death penalty rather humane, not to mention the fact that there is still considerable argument on its practice.

Last time I checked apostasy was still a capital crime in Suadi Arabia, the government beheaded a guy for it back in '92 So is the practice of any other religion unless done in private, though the definition of private is rather fuzzy, the Mutawwa'in might visit you for fun though.

God forbid if you are some other sect besides Sunni, the official sect of the country, your really not free to do much in the way of your religion.

You know about the whole execution thing, we at least convict someone first and give them some semblance of due process. We also tend not to engage in public executions and we don't invite people including children to stone people to death.

Womens rights are still almost nonexistent and women are treated like property.

So feel free to tell us what our BS is.

"Jihad Mickey Mouse(i don’t know what they call him)=good"
That's Syria, you fool. And as for the other idiotic misinformed comments, I guess one "rag-head country is exactly the same as the next rag-head country ... they're ALL the same!!". Hooray for simple-minded black and white views on the world!

I recall MEMRI's been accused of having a pro-Israeli, right-wing bias...

Should they even be trusted?

wow, talk about fuzzy math here!
video games=bad
Jihad Mickey Mouse(i don't know what they call him)=good

that also makes me wonder, if Jihad Micky Mouse got his own video game would that be ok for them? Or would it be like dividing by 0 and the world would implode?

Good point: Saudi Arabia is oppresive and hates violence when it is attacking the people they fund.

Counterpoint: No one cares. This is a country that has no free speech, no freedom of religion and no real rights. Why should we care? It is not like politicians are going to say "look, the Saudis are banning violent games and we should too! They are a model to us all!" Maybe JT or some other fundimentalist nutjob organization pretending to be a media watch group might be so bold as to praise the Saudis, but for the rest of us it wont matter... Ever.

So will this be a ban on violent games for adults also or just kids???

Oh, Memri!

I have that bookmarked..i like the concept of it, but to be honest it's kinda biased...The editor is rumored to be a former intel guy for the israeli government, and it seems to highlight the negative aspects of the arab world.

Still, it's a small world huh? :)

is it still violence if you kill the Jews?

is it still violence if you continue to support and fund terrorist organizations?

is it still violence if you oppress your own women and think nothing about beating them to death for not being entirely subservient to men?

Would this be the same saudi arabia that still has public executions??

Laughable considering that they seem to ignore their extremist religion as a source of violence. Guess its easier to scapegoat media than focus on the real issues.

It would be nice to know the details of the campaign and the specific targets.

I am surprised they don't destroy all technology before them 0-o

Asmo
I wonder how many numbers for honor killings and honor force marrgies(ie RAPES)... not mention all kinds of book cooking goign on to promote their backwater "status quo" society.

Sure the US is screwed up but we try and not hide anythign..unless we get a drunk for a prez >>

Hey,
I believe in justice in the west, I believe in honesty and integrity, I believe in fixing my comunity by communicating & NOT destroying, I believe in people's ability to change the world to a better place with lower killing, raping & steeling rates.

I'm from Saudi Arabia, I was born & raised here. I want to Clear one thing to the patient public reader, PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT. I Never agreed on any form of violence. specially hurting those who can not defend themsleves, what kind of cowrdness is this??. In the states we see the highest raping rate in the world, i would NEVER say that Americans are injustice or lost or unworthy to be trusted, but i would say that those rapists have obviously mislead their way.

Speaking of public excustions in Saudi Arabia, those who are publicly excuted are those who murdered & raped so many in cold blood, not any killer and not anyone. public excustion is for those who are needed to be set as an example for the rest, and i think that the biggest public execution was the one on HEROSHIMA by the United States Government, those people still suffer the conseqeses untill now, they actually set an example to the world, Don't mess with us because ANYTHING GOES IN WAR.

My point, those who ran this campaign against violent video games are the same ones who ran different campaigns against different kind of violence in Saudi Arabia & the world.

I am a video gamer, when i play a game like (GEARS OF WAR) in xbox 360 i play against alliens (that don't actually exsist) those alliens came to earth to ruin it. so i have to fight back to SAVE my planet and to return the PEACE which we lost in all these wars.

No body is objecting on these kind of games because the IDEA is clear " i'm fighting to SAVE the human race " not to end it.

i'm sorry for this long comment, but i felt that i had to write something for everbody to understand that PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT and that no one can judge a country according to what the government is doing.

In God I Trust
The most Powerful
The most Mercyful

To Contact me @ anytime please send an email to M.Sheerah@gmail.com i'll be glad to answer any of your questions.

should have added a ''/'' between the first sentance and the second... totally different topics... soz about that.