The German secret service BND committed the cardinal political sin: it publicly told the truth. Not to worry, though, the German government disavowed the BND’s conclusions about important “ally” and armaments customer Saudi Arabia. From Pater Tenebrarum via davidstockmanscontracorner.com:
Gee, These Saudis Ain’t Really Kosher
Germany’s secret service BND discovered something entirely new last week. At least Germany’s citizens know now what their spooks are getting paid for. Saudi Arabia, so a recent BND report concludes, might not be the perfectly ideal ally for democratic nations. Who could have known?
Behind these walls, Germany’s spook agency usually does the bidding of the NSA. That it dares to publicly pipe up about the Saudi’s is quite astonishing actually. Photo credit: Stephan Jansen / DPA
We dimly remember that others have come to similar conclusions, some 20 years or so ago. Recently cartoonists have picked up on the many philosophical similarities between the so-called Islamic State (bloodthirsty gang of decidedly non-moderate habitual beheaders) and Saudi Arabia (valued ally, administered by a feudal medieval monarchy apparently consisting of decidedly non-moderate habitual beheaders as well).
Was the BND impressed by a recent weekend of mass executions in a public square in Saudi Arabia, an occasion on which more than 50 people lost their heads for crimes as varied as “sorcery” and “damaging the reputation of the government”?
To continue reading: Germany’s Spook Agency Outs Saudi Arabia’s Hidden Agenda
