On Tue, 11 Sep 2001 19:53:13 -0400
Joel Hammer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
| > I was about to make the same observation. I have a friend of about 15 years, who
|lived with her parents in Saudi as a little girl. One day her and some friends
|ventures outside of the little American military based into town with remarkably bad
|timing - just as a man was publicly having his hand cut of for theft. This, of
|course, was because he broke Islamic law. Despite the fact that they wern't Islamic
|or even citizens, they were forced to witness the event, because that' the law there.
| I spoke to a man who was over there when a guy was being executed (head cut
| off). He was out with his two kids walking and got caught up in the crowd.
| The crowd pushed him and his kids to the front for a good view of the
| beheading.
This is how it happens. Westerners are cautioned to stay away from the
square on that day. It is well known where and when it happens, so
avoidance is not tricky.
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