KSA to head up UNHCR. Unbelievable.
 

I take it everyone has seen this story?

Fury after Saudi Arabia 'chosen to head key UN human rights panel' - World - News - The Independent


This makes a total mockery of the Human Rights Committee. How can a country that allows stoning, crucifiction, beheading etc be permitted to take on this role? It's a disgrace.

Re: KSA to head up UNHCR. Unbelievable.
 

They or another Human Rights body were looking to build a headquarters in the Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh. I thought that was odd when it dropped on my desk

Re: KSA to head up UNHCR. Unbelievable.
 

how can Tony Blair be a Middle East Peace Envoy?

The world is full of mysteries.

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or Obama win the Nobel Peace Prize?

For those of you surprised by this: Get out more.

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Goodness grief. HOw does this ever happen?

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I'm talking to YOU Scamp

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Cool, well done you. If you think it's acceptable for Saudi Arabia with their current and previous human rights records to be given the lead a Human Rights panel then you, sir, need to get out more.

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heh... and I thought teaching Saudi youth to read English was hard. Seems like Scamp would prove more difficult!

Re: KSA to head up UNHCR. Unbelievable.
 

Do you think it's acceptable for Saudi Arabia with their current and previous human rights records to be given the lead a Human Rights panel?

Re: KSA to head up UNHCR. Unbelievable.
 

think you've misread something here bud, sicklyman is on the same page as you :)

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i cant find the link now but it seems a cable leak shows that it was the UK wot did it

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It just screams of idiotic politics doesn't it.

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Wonder if Scamp gets that now...

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I tried piecing together your riddles but gave up and started teaching some Saudi's English instead.

Re: KSA to head up UNHCR. Unbelievable.
 

great. Let me know if you want to borrow a grammar reference for those tricky plural v possessive issues.