Frank Gardner's return to KSA
 

interesting if you can remember the shooting


https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...lC62ViM#t=380s

Re: Frank Gardner's return to KSA
 

It was a very interesting documentary and sums how I felt about the place and his conclusion was spot on.

The government have spoilt their people rotten to the extent that when the oil runs out and the natives will be forced to work, they will struggle.

Re: Frank Gardner's return to KSA
 

Sorry but I cannot view You Tube from my office computer, so please explain who Frank Gardiner is and why he is returning to the Magic Kingdom.

Re: Frank Gardner's return to KSA
 

It's almost the first hit on Google, you thundering shit-gibbon.

I love you really

Re: Frank Gardner's return to KSA
 

Slightly more polite responce!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gardner_(journalist)

The jist: he is a BBC journalist who survived a shooting from Al Qaeda although he has since been confined to a wheelchair. His cameraman was killed in the attck

Re: Frank Gardner's return to KSA
 

We've* downloaded that programme but haven't watched it yet. I assume it's worth seeing?


Mentalist. Do you never read newspapers or pay attention to any world events? You never seem to have heard of anyone. Surely you must have heard of this resource everyone else uses called Google.



*I saw 'we' but I mean Mr Meow as it's all just magic telly to me.

Re: Frank Gardner's return to KSA
 

His book, Blood And Sand is well worth reading, and gives more backgrouind on his shooting.

Re: Frank Gardner's return to KSA
 

Agree, so good my mates never gave me it back, it was last seen in SA

Re: Frank Gardner's return to KSA
 

I hope he runs over the pieces of shit who shot him.

Re: Frank Gardner's return to KSA
 

I hope you received 1,000,000 pieces of Karma for Thundering Shit-Gibbon.

Re: Frank Gardner's return to KSA
 

He's got at least 1 from me.

Re: Frank Gardner's return to KSA
 

and me :lol:

Re: Frank Gardner's return to KSA
 

Quote from the Wikipedia entry:

"The Saudi Arabian government had forced Gardner to use official minders, who ran away once the firing started."

Great..

Re: Frank Gardner's return to KSA
 

Also " The compensation offered by the Saudi government was never paid..."

Typical Saudi thinking - promises are like babies - lots of fun to make, but difficult to deliver...

Re: Frank Gardner's return to KSA
 

I like that a lot!