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>On account of them being tiny, they aren't a threat to freedoms outside of their own country. SA has been directly involved in funding terrorism(1), they're f
by pell 5y ago
>On account of them being tiny, they aren't a threat to freedoms outside of their own country.
SA has been directly involved in funding terrorism(1), they're fighting a war in Yemen for their own national interest(2), they are pressuring countries in very concrete ways (e.g. Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri's resignation in 2017 was basically forced by SA)(3), they've been trying to isolate Qatar since 2017(4), they have no qualms about murdering a critic in an embassy overseas(5), they're increasing their influence in places like Bosnia(6).
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(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State-sponsored_terrorism#Saudi_Arabia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State-sponsored_terrorism#Saud...
(2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian-led_intervention_in_Yemen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian-led_intervention...
(3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Lebanon%E2%80%93Saudi_Arabia_dispute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Lebanon%E2%80%93Saudi_Ara...
(4) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_diplomatic_crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_diplomatic_crisis
(5) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Jamal_Khashoggi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Jamal_Khashog...
(6) https://www.france24.com/en/20181113-focus-bosnia-herzegovina-saudi-arabia-gulf-tourists-influence-business-investments-islam https://www.france24.com/en/20181113-focus-bosnia-herzegovin...
- fakedang 5y agoThey've patched up with Qatar by the way. Now they're picking a bone with the UAE.