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Fouad isn't unique in Saudi Arabia, and Saudi Arabia isn't unique in the world. All over the globe regimes such as China, Iran, Russia and Cuba have made it a matter of national security to squash the practitioners of free speech, and those who might disagree with the politics of the ruling party.
Alfarhan.org has not been shut down completely just yet, though. The normally Arabic language site now has an English banner across the top declaring "Free Fouad" and the letter he wrote to his friends just before his arrest has also been posted. It states that he knew the authorities would be coming for him soon.
Sadly, there isn't much the average person can do except repost the "Free Fouad" banner and make sure the enemies of freedom of expression know they can't hide from the critical eye of the global masses.
From PC World
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Subscribe to commentsSaad HusainFeb 24th 2008 3:42PM
There is no "War on Terror." There is a war on the middle class and war on freedom which tends to disrupt the status quo. The terrorist are just tools to scare and cause fear in order for the estalishment to increase their power.
James RoederDec 31st 2007 9:42PM
Tyranny comes in many disguises, monarchy & socialism, or any group where leadership doesn't realize the less 'control' they have, the more justice. liberty & freedom for ALL. As all humans are natural born-tyrants, only those who are 'awake' can safely lead w/o tyranny. To bad the leaders of even America don't understand this, obviously the Saudi 'leadership' is ignorant. As Gandhi said, in the end murders and tyrants and their empires are eventually over thrown, and the truth and love of just government takes over. Unfortunately. as the world technologically gets smaller, it'll take longer and longer to overthrow the dam tyrants.
RiyaJan 1st 2008 7:43PM
Forward this to Amnesty International.
taylorJan 1st 2008 9:18PM
Dude - we're oppressed here in the USA; tapping our phones, bugging Google to turn over search trails on random US citizens? All to "fight terror" - which is undefined in terms of length (will it end? it could for centuries!). It is in vouge in the US media to attack the Saudis so we can feel better that things in the US are okay. It is a false security. The rights of US citizens in terms of privacy and free speach are under attack. We need to stop caring about how bad things are elsewhere and see what we can do to improve things in the US.
TAYLORJan 1st 2008 9:19PM
Riya says:Forward this to Amnesty International.
01/01/08 7:43 PM
RIYA - THE US GOVERNMENT HAS DISAPPEARED HUNDREDS OF US MUSLIMS AS TERROR SUSPECTS AND TAKES THEM TO OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE WE [THE US] HAVE OUTPOSTS AND TORUTRES THEM! THEIR FAMILIES OFTEN NEVER LEARN WHERE THE ISLAMIC US RESIDENT OR CITIZEN IS BEING HELD! WHY DONT YOU FORWARD THIS TO AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AND TAKE YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR DUMB BEHIND!
PaulJan 2nd 2008 11:47AM
Taylor, you have no freaking clue what it is to be oppressed. Have you had a family member taken in the night and never heard from them again? Have you worn chains? Have you had your property confiscated because of your religion? Have you and your family been uprooted, transported across country then deposited with only the clothes on your back behind a barbed wire fence? Have you been forced to renounce your beliefs at the end of a gun barrel? You have no clue about what real oppression is or what having, or not having, a right really is. Otherwise, jackboots would be kicking in your door as soon as you make your asinine comment from the comfort of your recliner and your words would never have been read. So wipe your runny nose and appreciate what you have and where you live, because what you have, what you own, what you achieve and where you live is the envy of thousands of millions of people worldwide.
"Most people want security in this world, not liberty." ~H.L. Mencken
royrobertsJan 4th 2008 10:16AM
i sojourned in riyadh city for three straight years. i believe it is high time for the country to allow free speech.
ronJan 8th 2008 6:40AM
Saudi Arabia is the most dangerous country in the world, in the sense that not only does it oppress its own people but encourages countries like Iran and Pakistan to do the same. I don't have to mention the fact that these two countries benefit the most from Saudi oil money.... the same countries involved in Islamic terrorism in one way or the other.
The US govt might have 'disappeared' crazy muslims who have been a major threat to humanity, and my view is that all nations must do the same to stop this evil from spreading.