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The key slogan in Tahrir Square in Egypt was "the people want the fall of the regime." When it comes to Saudi Arabia, is rather "the House of Saud wants the downfall of his people." Which brings us to the question of 36,000 million dollars, can a monarch atribulado (el rey saudí Abdullah) sobornar a sus súbditos con dinero del petróleo (incluido un aumento de última hora de 15% a los empleados públicos, al estilo de Hosni Mubarak) y escapar así a los furiosos vientos de libertad de la gran revuelta árabe de 2011? El mundo podrá contemplar un preestreno este viernes, cuando un “Día de la ira” organizado por
Facebook tenga lugar en la mayor gasolinera del globo.
No esperéis ver gran cosa en
al-Jazeera No esperéis ver gran cosa en
– porque la cobertura no será nada parecido a la que tuvo lugar en Egipto y Libia; lo evitó una visita principesca al emir de Qatar;
al-Jazeera está basada en Qatar, while the news channel al-Arabyya
| It's official: for the House of Saud, anyone who opposes him is an Osama bin Laden, as he said this week a hack working for the Saudi Prince Salman and his son, editor of the newspaper |
shura (council) praised a Saudi Wahhabi clerics ruling in favor of medieval the prohibition of all manifestations of religious reasons (although many Saudis stressed on Facebook the country signed an international treaty that recognizes the right of people to appear). No matter
dictate what the Wahhabis, the House of Saud will not get rid of underlying anger that pervades a mass of unemployed young people connected to the world Facebook and Twitter (almost half the population is under 18 years). Not get rid of a demographic boom (from the present 19 million to 30 million in a decade), an overall unemployment rate of 20% compared with 9 million foreign workers, a monoculture dependent on oil, a miserable education system can not train people to do useful work, and the fact that the Saudis know about Bahrain on fire, eager to democracy. King Abdullah seems to be sure that their billions in handouts achieve what is needed. Certainly not listen to Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, probably the West's favorite Arab investor, who told the New York Times
: "Arab governments can no longer afford to underestimate their populations, or assume that remain static subject. " Forgot to note that the House of Saud is absolutely blind to politics, and he does not understand the meaning of dignity or democracy. Claims Day of Wrath are clear: a constitutional monarchy, an end to corruption, the right to elect at least some of their rulers, freedom for women and release thousands of political prisoners. But as in Bahrain, the demands could easily reach "Down with the House of Saud." Heard in the streets of Riyadh in
Facebook and Twitter
and comments in newspapers Saudis are reassuring. Apparently Saudis of all ages and professions are closely following the great Arab revolt of 2011 and wonder if the same could happen "here", blaming the House of Saud unemployment and corruption, in public places, especially in a country where any public meeting is strictly prohibited and punishable by flogging and imprisonment (months to two years). The Saudi media reported two people killed themselves by fire in protest. A horrible repression in the city of Qatif in the past week, including attacks against Shiite-connected women with a demonstration for the release of political prisoners, led to even more people to oppose the monarchy. Last week, after Friday prayers in Riyadh, protesters gathered outside the mosque al-Rajhi and chanted slogans against the government and against corruption. Hunayn revolution
The fact that this revolution is named of Hunayn makes the House of Saud hallucinate even more. Hunayn is a valley near Mecca where the Prophet Mohammed fought against a confederation of Bedouin in the year 630. Prophet's forces were victorious. A reference to the Qur'an, 9:25-26, seems a direct message to the House of Saud: "God gave you victory on many battlefields. Hunayn remember the day when we fantasize about your great number. Thus the earth, with all its vast expanse, and narrowed before you turned and you fled. Then God made his serenity descend upon His Messenger and the believers, and sent troops saw and not punished the unbelievers. " No requires a doctorate in Koranic studies to see the "unbelievers" in this remix Hunayn's revolution in people's King Abdullah and his court. For the Day of Wrath, will be deployed at least 10,000 security goons in the key provinces of northeastern Shiite majority, where the oil, and gather about 10% of the population of the kingdom. There is a risk of serious clashes. In that case, according to organizers, women should go as human shields against the protesters, it may not work, but did not deter the thugs in Qatif.
In an attempt to neutralize tension, and on the basis of the bonanza of 36,000 million dollars in government handouts King Abdullah, the Saudi labor minister, Adel al-Faqih, also seems to have seen the light and promises all kinds of economic plans that he says will end to eliminate unemployment, inflation and poverty. Even promised to end all restrictions on employment of women (but then had to backtrack). Most Saudis believe they have given in a society in which only those with wasta (connections) can get some kind of privilege. addition, it is a society in which "reform" is a sin for many, and the education given to fans by ruling clerics, constructive criticism and intellectual debate is also widely considred as sins. For example, people still vehemently defend the medieval Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice as essential to good governance. Saudi Minister of Religion is always a member of the al-Sheikh (descendants of Ibn Abdul Wahab). Wahhabism is hard as a rock, does not allow interpretation or "idolatry", veneration of statues, or even works of art. Not to mention that not smoke, do not shave beards, and few rights for women. If someone does not SUMMIT, though a Muslim is the enemy. Not surprisingly, the company has produced al-Qaida and the Jihadists, and no science or ideas.
Clearly, despite all its gleaming skyscrapers and investment friendly image, Saudi Arabia and the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council watered secrecy and fear. There are no political parties or unions, or protect the security of workers, and rights of immigrants, or women's groups, and very few legal organizations to ensure a fair and independent judicial process. If anyone is stigmatized as opposed to "al-Qaida" (Or Iranian agent) you can be imprisoned indefinitely without trial, Guantanamo style. Or disappear into the prison after a bizarre process. Torture, of course, is endemic. And foreign workers, especially non-Muslims live in fear constantly.
Washington and European capitals to the bottom shudder at the prospect that these North African winds could produce a storm of freedom in Saudilandia -and the Persian Gulf. So, forget the "democracy" or "human rights." Appears brand new doctrine of "change regimes" of Barack Obama government, in which popular aspirations in the Gulf, from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain and Oman seentierran for "stability" secured by "key allies", the producers of raw materials of the House of Saud and hosts the Fifth Fleet of the al-Khalifa dynasty in Bahrain. In addition, the House of Saud has said the al-Khalifa, if not crush his own uprising of the Shiite majority, the Saudis will. And Washington did not flinch. As if this does not bother Ira Day turns into a bloodbath.
Pepe Escobar is the author of
Globalistan: How the Globalized World is Dissolving Into Liquid War (Nimble Books, 2007) and Red Zone Blues: a snapshot of Baghdad During The comes
. His latest book is
Obama does Globalistan (Nimble Books, 2009). He can be reached at:
pepeasia@yahoo.com
.
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