I am highly critical of any government that isn't a democracy.
The Saudi government feeds the Jihadist because many Muslims is Saudi Arabia are very poor and since they have no ties to royal family are not considered citizens.
As for Pakistan, that country might have elections this year, we can only hope. But I can't stand their double speak an their ability to knowingly hide terrorist and yet deny it to the world.
Same goes for Israel and their nuclear technology.
Good post.
Any country, such as Saudi Arabia eg, that isn't a democracy, is a disaster. It doesn't matter if the country is undemocratic "from the right" or the "from the left".
It's just as wrong.
That's why I think it's ridiculous to see comparisons to other countries when Venezuela and Chavez is critizised. It doesn't make Chavez any better just because others are behaving bad.
And besides, Bush is no where near the same kind of one man show that Chavez is. jaguar is, as usual, not to be taken serious.
The Western civilized world has a big responsibility, we are the enlightened ones.
-Hedge