Beheadings

On an archconservative US website, an Ethel C. Fenig reports another record year for beheadings in Saudi Arabia.

She states that Sunday's execution brought to 136 the number of people beheaded in the kingdom this year. Saudi Arabia beheaded 38 people last year and 83 people in 2005. She bases her commentary on an Associated Press count.

Her comments : "In contrast to world wide condemnation of the US when it executes someone after a trial and lengthy appeals this increase in executions has gone relatively unnoticed and subsequently escaped commentary. Indeed, the uh, pecularities of the Saudi justice system were basically ignored until an international storm arose after the publicity regarding the imprisonment and 200 lash sentence to a Saudi woman who suffered a gang rape.
But the harsh sentences, mainly against women and foreign servants continue. ... Unfortunately the Saudis silence the feeble human rights groups with oil wealth and the executions continue."

Nice allies, those desert princes ...