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UK government apologizes to the Saudi regime


While most informed observers know that NATO regimes are all about talk on rights and freedoms but very little action, the latest move by the British regime towards Saudis is just another confirmation of this hypocrisy.

On July 10, the Independent reported that “the UK government privately showered Saudi Arabia’s government with praise a day after publicly criticizing its human rights abuses and targeting it for sanctions, The Independent has learned. The government was accused of ‘calling to apologise’ to the regime after some Saudi individuals were included on the foreign secretary’s new ‘Magnitsky Act’ sanctions list on Monday. Defense minister Ben Wallace is understood to have discreetly telephoned his Saudi counterpart on Wednesday to reiterate the UK’s support for the regime and its work.”

It appears that NATO regimes still assume that they can benefit from Saudi money after the COVID-19 crisis in order to jump start their economies. The news is though, the Saudis themselves are going broke.

Just a few days ago Britain’s international trade secretary announced the lifting of a ban on British arms exports to the Saudi regime embroiled in war crimes in Yemen and Syria. It seems London badly needs some money.

Courtesy: The Independent


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