Saudi Arabia breaks world beheading record, UN human rights chief not happy

Just like people, countries are only interested in their own self-interests. The narrative of wrong vs right doesn't matter when commodities such as oil or money are in play. I would argue that wrong vs right is subjective in most instances - but either way, they are just labels we give to a particular situation.

People in the west have also been conditioned to the suffering in middle-east and Africa. I can't think of a time when there wasn't some type of conflict or famine happening which required a couple of euros a month to help alleviate.

Is beheading inherently wrong? The Saudi government doesn't seem to think so, but I would suspect most people in Ireland do. And we're back to right vs wrong being subjective.

There's plenty of reasons that this war isn't getting as much coverage but its not down to MSM not caring enough to report.

Unfortunately the average person on the street has become numb to violence in the middle east. We've grown up on a daily diet of wars. If the Americans or Russians aren't there killing them then they are killing themselves is the prevailing attitude. And its hard to argue with it. From the Iran Iraq war, to the invasion of Kuwait, the constant back and forth between Israel and Palestine, the arab spring, Isis, Syria etc. etc. Theres only so long people can pay attention to these things before fatigue sets in. I can guarantee that if this conflict in Yemen happened before 9/11 there would have been huge attention on it but now its just thrown into the blender with all the death we've seen there for going on 40yrs.

Secondly, western governments, particularly the US and UK are particularly fond of Saudi money and Saudi Oil so they can pretty much do anything they want. If you again look at 9/11, the majority of hijackers were Saudi and the organizer and money man was Saudi but Saudi got a pass. The US and UK had too much to lose by taking them on. Too many arms deals, too much debt owed to them and too dependent on their oil. Western media follow their governments and generally report on what they're doing on a day to day basis. If their government is spending time on Ukraine or the war on Iraq thats what gets covered. When they avoid a conflict like yemen because they're severely compromised then it tends not to get any traction as the average Joe thinks his lot aren't involved so you're back to point 1.

[i]If you again look at 9/11, the majority of hijackers were Saudi and the organizer and money man was Saudi but Saudi got a pass.[\i]

wouldn't that be the same as blaming ALL Irish people for an IRA bombing in London?

@archer22, How does one continue to live with their heads removed ?

Sure it's their culture.

Try and do without SA oil and see how that goes. That benighted sandpit have the West by the short and curlies and they know it.

Jimmy Dore is a comedian, and yes no one in their right mind would take him seriously. That said a lot of what he says is true and you won't hear it on RTE or BBC.

What a silly question, you're picking one video where he didn't even say much, go and watch a few of his videos, satire aside come back and tell me instances where he is spreading misinformation.

If the "West's" relations with the Saudis demonstrates anything, it is that the "West" is very willing to suspend its high minded morality and principles as and when it chooses.

What an ignorant post.

And there lies the crux of the matter, if we were living in a Christian society governed by the Bible, we would have this.

“Exodus 21:22-25 “Suppose two men are fighting and hit a pregnant woman, causing the baby to come out. If there is no further injury, the man who caused the accident must pay money—whatever amount the woman’s husband says and the court allows. But if there is further injury, then the punishment that must be paid is life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, and bruise for bruise.”

We have seen SA remove the punishment of flogging and death for minors, but as the core of their society is based on the Koran, you will not see the removal of the death penalty for killing someone until they have separation of religion and state, and that will never happen.

Also who are we to try to impose our concept of rights and values on different cultures, how did that work out when Columbus tried it?