Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Saudi media and Muntazar Az-Zaydi
Saudi media have been hostile to Muntazar Az-Zaydi ever since he tossed his shoe. Saudi propagandists believe in civilized communication and punishment: they believe in beheadings and flogging, but not in shoe throwing. Also, they were hurt that the master of the House of Saud, George W. Bush, would be mistreated. Here, the vulgar mouthpiece of Prince Salman, Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat (a favorite of MEMRI) refers to Az-Zaydi as "the shoe journalist." If Zaydi is the "shoe journalist" what would that make journalists of the House of Saud? It is unprintable, really.