antimedia | A British television crew recently filmed an undercover documentary
in Saudi Arabia in an attempt to penetrate the world’s most secretive
and murderous regime. Working with a team of undercover Saudi cameramen,
the one hour eye-opener, Exposure: Saudi Arabia Uncovered, was broadcast by ITV
on March 22. It reveals the hidden side of the regime, which buys
billions of pounds worth of British arms, accepts training from British
security forces, sells oil back to the U.K., and enjoys nothing less
than red carpet treatment from the British royal family.
After setting up a fake company, the crew flew into Riyadh posing as
businessmen, wielding carefully concealed hidden cameras. For cover,
they said they were in the country to attend a business conference on
cyber-security. What they discovered was a state that beheads — and even
crucifies — its citizens; where women lack basic human rights and its
children are indoctrinated. Patrolled by religious police, citizens are
tortured, imprisoned, and sentenced to death for writing blogs and
questioning authority. It sounds like the Islamic State, but it’s not —
it’s the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. And it is fully propped up by Europe
and the United States.
The mind-boggling documentary reveals how Saudi Arabia’s money and
Wahhabi ideology has helped drive terrorism around the world. Shining a
light on Britain’s shoulder-rubbing with the ruling royals, the
production has pushed the U.K. government to admit they have provided
more than 300 Saudi police officers with training since 2012.
“A necessary evil”
In January 2015, the Union Jack flew at half-mast at Westminster as a
mark of respect for the death of Saudi ruler, King Abdullah. During the
same month, young Saudi blogger Raif Badawi received
50 lashes in public. Convicted of insulting Islam after blogging about
his government and religion, quoting Albert Camus, he wrote:
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”
Comments like this earned the father of three 1,000 total lashes and ten years in prison.
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