Saudi King Claims Islamic State Will Reach Europe and The U.S. Within Months

You have to wonder why Saudi King Abdullah, leader of one of the most intolerant, bigoted and repressive nations in the world, is suddenly warning the West that The Islamic State (aka ISIS) is making its way to Europe and the U.S.

“If we ignore them, I am sure they will reach Europe in a month and America in another month.

“Terrorism knows no border and its danger could affect several countries outside the Middle East. […] It is no secret to you, what they have done and what they have yet to do. I ask you to transmit this message to your leaders: ‘Fight terrorism with force, reason and speed.’”

Ironic, especially in light of the fact that Saudi Arabia along with Qatar have been instrumental  in the rise of ISIS and ISIL, and that so many terrorists (including Osama Bin Laden himself) hail from the Kingdom. So what is he (and other Arab Nations) willing to do to help eradicate ISIS?

But he could be right about ISIS spreading globally. Although the feds have denied it, it seems that The Islamic State has gathered in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and jihadists are poised to attack the U.S., at least according to Judicial Watch.

The way ISIS governs is really no different than the way Saudi's do- the royal family is probably  just afraid they'll be ousted.

Conservative Report Claims Saudi Women Drivers Will Lead To Premarital Sex

The supreme ignorance of ultra-conservative Muslims is mind-boggling, and the latest out of Saudi Arabia is a whopper.

According to Waleed Abu Alkhair, a Saudi Arabian rights activist, some prominent former King Fahd University professor has decided that  giving women the right to drive will turn them all into whores.  Well, that's not quite how it was put, but Kamal Subhi believes that if women are finally permitted to drive, this will lead them to engage in pre-marital sex, which of course is a major no-no in Saudi Arabia.

This 'driving leading to sex'  report was presented by Subhi to the Shura Council, the King's advisory board, and all male, naturally.  It contained the following logic:  driving will lead to gender mixing which will lead to sex.   You have to remember that mixing of genders in the Kingdom is not the norm, and one cleric even issued a death fatwa last year against opponents of gender segregation.

Saudi Arabia is probably one of the most backward, unenlightened countries in the world, but to his credit 87-year-old King Abdullah has been trying, in very small steps, to bring them out of the dark ages into the 18th century (since they are light years away from the 21st). After all, the King himself  overturned  the lashing sentence of a woman found guilty of driving all by her ownsome. And Abdullah recently announced that Saudi women will soon be able to vote  and run for office (in municipal elections only), in 2015.  The problem is that as reform-minded as King Abdullah might be, he has to deal with the ultraconservatives in his country, both in the general population and the religious leadership. Then factor in his age, and how much longer can he be expected to live?  And, unfortunately, the heir to the throne, Prince Nayef, is supposedly a traditionalist.

So, will any of the reforms ever fully take root? Probably not, once Abdullah is gone, and it's terribly sad that the women of Saudi Arabia (at least the ones who yearn for independence, because there are those who don't) are being tantalized with promises of small freedoms that will never materialize.