PrimeWire

I know that the U.S. press doesn’t like Saudi Arabia, but I have to say this as someone who has lived there. I’m not a Muslim, but the crown prince and the king both sincerely believe that their sultanate was given to their ancestors by their god and it is written in the genealogy of the Quran as dictated to their prophet. There is no higher authority at all, and they sincerely believe that no one has the right to question that… as that reporter did. In the prince’s mind, all he did was protect his country… like every good leader should do. In any sovereignty, you can never question or disobey the sovereign… ever. That reporter did. Frankly, I think the reporter was super stupid to go to the embassy. The prince’s actions may have been (to our minds) unethical, amoral and inappropriate, but in his mind, it’s his responsibility and his right to stop insurgency. It’s been his right for roughly 1500 years. Who are we to question that?