Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia, CDHR, Washington DC

April 25, 2018

CDHR’s Analysis and Commentaries

Prince Mohammed Economic Reforms and Political Survival Hang on the Balance, How can Terrorism be defeated

 Prince Mohammed: If Subjugation Works ‘Don’t Fix it’

CDHR Commentary: Prior to his three week tour (March-April 2018) of the U.S. to lure American businesses and to cultivate the goodwill of politicians and opinion makers to support his family and economic projects (Vision 2030), Prince Mohammed made it clear that he intends to continue the centuries’ old draconi an Saudi/Wahhabi policies. In an interview with one of the US media opinion makers, he was “Asked whether he might release human-rights activists before his visit to the U.S. in late March, he said Saudi standards were different than American ones, and” ‘if it works, don't fix it.’  This confirms what the Washington-based Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia (CDHR) and other human rights advocates have predicted. CDHR wrote an analysis when King Salman and Prince Mohammed inherited the Saudi throne in 2015 entitled: “Dark Days are Ahead Under King Salmans’ Rule.” Wretchedly, this proved to be true, despite Prince Mohammed’s deflective social initiatives for which he is being glorified by Western media and financial opportunity seekers. Read full analysis: www.cdhr.info

Crown Prince Mohammed: Messiah or a Savior Seeker?

CDHR Analysis: During his recent three-week tour of the US, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was exalted as a Messiah-like emancipating reformer by major US media outlets, many politicians (including President Trump), as well as current and potential beneficiaries of Saudi good offices and financial favoritism. The profuse acclaim heaped on Prince Mohammed is based primarily on what he promises or might be able to do, not on what he has done.

One noticeable omission in the media’s, lobbyists’ and pseudo-experts’ intense editorializing is the rights of the marginalized Saudi people, except in bigoted references; for example, Saudi society is “extremely conservative”, thus not ready to move forward. In other words, the 26 to 30 million Saudi people are incapable of adapting to change and thinking for themselves instead of having someone control every aspect of their lives and livelihood. Read full analysis:www.cdhr.info

"Everyone knows who is backing Islamic State"

CDHR Commentary: In a recent Pakistani National Assembly session, Pakistani foreign minister, Khawaja Asif was pressed to answer a question about terrorism and their supporters.  He angrily responded by saying "Everyone knows who is backing Islamic State." When asked to name countries that support terrorism, he declined, but readers of the article where he was quoted pointed fingers at Saudi Arabia. While the Saudis are considered the world’s primary exporters and financiers of extremism and terrorism, other Arab and Muslim regimes use terrorism at home, against each other and against non-Muslims. Read full analysis: www.cdhr.info

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