King of Saudi Arabia King Abdullah dies.

Guerrero · Jan 23, 2015

So we fly flags in the UK at half mast.
Was he a good guy?

Bry Nylon · Jan 23, 2015

On one hand he was, but on the other hand... oh, where's my other hand gone?

Mellor 3 Ward 4 · Jan 23, 2015

Well, it's like this....

Human rights record...awful
Do we sell them arms....yes
Do we buy their oil.....yes

vegster · Jan 23, 2015

He was a good guy, well, he never got stoned.

Guerrero · Jan 23, 2015

Or drunk?

Barrel of Fun · Jan 23, 2015

I'm pleased to see his successor plans to carry on hid brutal regime.

RIP

Screaming J · Jan 23, 2015

Well; Tony Blair speaks well of him.......

spence · Jan 23, 2015

Barrel of Fun said:
I'm pleased to see his successor plans to carry on hid brutal regime.

RIP

Makes you wonder if ruling by an iron fist in the middle east is the correct and stable way to rule though. No Arab spring there.

Screaming J · Jan 23, 2015

spence said:
Makes you wonder if ruling by an iron fist in the middle east is the correct and stable way to rule though. No Arab spring there.

Hmm.....Allegedly a moderniser; but who has left a legacy where women aren't allowed to drive cars; and people gets sentenced to 1000 lashes. No effing thank you.

Ulloa's Soul Patch · Jan 23, 2015

It's not my flag...so they can do what they like with it

catfish · Jan 23, 2015

And 'Call Me Dave' rushes off to pay his repects to the old tyrant.

vegster · Jan 24, 2015

One of his biggest errors was refusing to let women drive, which means lots of unnecessary drunk drivers as their Mrs's can't collect them from the pub.

Common as Mook · Jan 24, 2015

Screaming J said:
where women aren't allowed to drive cars;

Seems a sensible policy to me

Superphil · Jan 24, 2015

Screaming J said:
Well; Tony Blair speaks well of him.......

Quite.

catfish said:
And 'Call Me Dave' rushes off to pay his repects to the old tyrant.

Sadly, whether you like it or not, it's called diplomacy, if Milliband were PM, he'd have gone.

KZNSeagull · Jan 24, 2015

Is this not standard practice when any head of state dies? It is just respecting the dead after all.

I guess they will also do it when Uncle Bob dies, if he ever does of course.

Lethargic · Jan 24, 2015

Women can drive in Saudi with their husbands permission the same as the can hold a passport with their husbands permission, although the not driving is seen as a status symbol ie being chauffeured around.

Having been to Saudi and seen first hand I am in no way justifying this medieval dictatorship hopefully the next King will drag the country into the 18th century.

Westdene Seagull · Jan 24, 2015

spence said:
Makes you wonder if ruling by an iron fist in the middle east is the correct and stable way to rule though. No Arab spring there.

Are you suggesting the Arab Spring was a bad thing ?

vegster · Jan 24, 2015

Just caught the end of a piece on the new king on 5Live, it appears he wants to maintain the Status Quo, so at least thats a step in the right direction and a nice little thank you for Francis and Rick.

vegster · Jan 24, 2015

Westdene Seagull said:
Are you suggesting the Arab Spring was a bad thing ?

Not as useful as an Arab Strap.

Norman Baker suck my lozenge · Jan 24, 2015

catfish said:
And 'Call Me Dave' rushes off to pay his repects to the old tyrant.

I bet his Mrs won't be driving the hire car.

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