Saturday, March 19, 2011

What Revolution is in Saudi Propaganda

I did not expect the word "revolution" to appear in a large headline in a Saudi propaganda newspaper.  But it did in the mouthpiece of Prince Salman and his sons, Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat.  The wide and large headline reads thus:  "King Abdullah Launches An Economic Revolution in Saudi Arabia."  I am not making this up: and they were referring to the announcement of the $93 billion bribe that the royal family has offered to the Saudi population.  I never disliked revolution until I encountered its usage in Saudi propaganda.