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Re:The Untold Story Behind Saudi Arabia’s U.S. Treasury Hold... by yardie on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @12:32PM (#11807544)
Think about that, the jihadists get the nice jail, because they are rehabilitatable

This is infinitely more humane than the current US strategy of drone strikes, "kills terrorists" never mind the collateral damage and disruption it causes. Hell our DOC could learn a few things. Here, if you are ever once a criminal, you're a criminal for life.

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Re:The Untold Story Behind Saudi Arabia’s U.S. Treasury Hold... by justratsinacoat on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @01:59PM (#11808548)
I quite agree with you that the Saudis' approach here is much less horrible!

>Here, if you are ever once a criminal, you're a criminal for life

OTOH, recidivism for sorcery must be pretty low over in the Kingdom, since the punishment for this crime (?) is beheading (!).

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Re:The Untold Story Behind Saudi Arabia’s U.S. Treasury Hold... by jacquesm on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @03:55PM (#11809644)
The fact that anybody would ever get convicted for sorcery tells you all you need to know.
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