http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/03/07/uk-ignores-saudi-human-rights-abuses-says-former-top-official/ News, features and comment from Britain's left-wing magazine Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:48:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/03/07/uk-ignores-saudi-human-rights-abuses-says-former-top-official/comment-page-1/#comment-1671 Mary Martini Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:51:04 +0000 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/03/07/uk-ignores-saudi-human-rights-abuses-says-former-top-official/#comment-1671 Upsetting the Saudi,s has always been an issue, when The father of my Children James Cottle was being tortured in Saudi all our Gov officials could say to me was that I was not to speak to the press as I would upset the Saudi Royal family, I could not understand as they were the bad guys but I soon realised that our Gov would bend over backwards to please them, that proved that our Gov is as corrupt as them and human rights just dont matter. the British Embassy is not there to help Britons in need it is there to secure contracts. Upsetting the Saudi,s has always been an issue, when The father of my Children James Cottle was being tortured in Saudi all our Gov officials could say to me was that I was not to speak to the press as I would upset the Saudi Royal family, I could not understand as they were the bad guys but I soon realised that our Gov would bend over backwards to please them, that proved that our Gov is as corrupt as them and human rights just dont matter. the British Embassy is not there to help Britons in need it is there to secure contracts.

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