Saturday, April 02, 2011

Saudi propaganda

You wonder why I detest and despise Saudi propaganda and why I compare it to fawning Nazi propaganda. This is an actual headline of an article in the mouthpiece of Prince Salman and his sons, Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat:  "Enlightenment themes in the Renaissance of King Abdul-`Aziz".  Enlightenment themes? About a king who bragged about beheading people with his own sword? (Read the book Muluk Al-`Arab by Amin Rihani).  Enlightenment themes? I would have offered all my blenders and kitchen appliances to anyone who would have proven that King Abdul-`Aziz could spell the word "enlightenment" or know what it meant.