:: blame the extended gestation.... ::

:: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 ::

Saudis round up reformers | csmonitor.com:

"Saudi authorities continued with a third day of detentions Wednesday with the arrest of lawyer Abdul-Rahman al-Lahem, as defiant activists called for the release of all those arrested.

The sudden and sweeping detention of democratic activists comes at a time when Saudi Arabia has taken steps towards political reforms, allowing a freer and more critical press, announcing the first municipal elections in October, and setting up a human rights organization earlier this month."

I think democratic reforms in Saudi Arabia are highly important, this is not a step in the right direction at all.

:: Jim Nichols 3/17/2004 11:16:00 PM [+] ::
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