Those Lovable Saudis

Those fun loving Saudi Islamists continue to live down to expectations. From John Mauldin's weekly letter:

I usually avoid controversial matters, other than economics and finance, but I came across a story which I think deserves attention. It seems that a 19 year old young lady in Saudi Arabia was gang-raped by six armed men. They got between one and five years in prison. Because she was in a car with a man who was not related to her, she was given a sentence of 90 lashes. Because she appealed and a higher court ordered another trial, the court then more than doubled the sentence to 200 lashes.

"A court source told the English-language Arab News that the judges had decided to punish the woman further for 'her attempt to aggravate and influence the judiciary through the media.'" Her lawyer had his credentials removed for defending her. This is simply barbaric. It is an affront to any civilized thoughtful person. Where are the protests? Are we to believe that the Saudi royalty condones such acts?

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=071115145104.rykb7bub&show_article=1Ifanyone

Update: The Breitbart link does not seem to be working properly. Powerline has more info and pressure brought by human rights groups has led to some clarification of the court's rulings.