This article won't bring any surprises for anyone familiar with Islamic terrorism, but it's not often you hear a Saudi admit it.
Countering the assertion of many in American academia, a Saudi official said extremist teachings, not poverty or unemployment, are the root causes of terrorism in the kingdom, the homeland of billionaire Osama bin Laden and 15 of the 19 Sept. 11 hijackers.At a news conference in Riyadh, Labor Minister Ghazi Al-Gosaibi blamed the spread of terrorism on the "indoctrination that teaches young people they can kill justifiably" and training in Afghan camps, reported Arab News, an officially sanctioned Saudi newspaper. [...] "I am not aware that somebody has been driven to terrorism simply because he could not find a job."
Well, unless they're in Quebec, and used to work for Wal-Mart. (Wal-Mart Store recieves bomb threats) Though, this may also be due to indoctrination of a leftist form of fantasy ideology known to some as Militant Unionism;
The union representing workers at Wal-Mart's only unionized store in North America say they are going to continue trying to negotiate a first contract, even though the store is being shut down.[...]
Henri Masse, the president of the Quebec Federation of Labour, said they still have a right to have a collective agreement imposed by an arbitrator.
Masse added that successful arbitration with a closed Wal-Mart store was likely to serve as a jumping off point for talks with Eatons, Woolco and Canadian Airlines.
See also: Colby's perplexedness.
Great quote from the Saudis - wonder if Bush's inauguration speech egged it on.
Ref Wal-Mart what's the deal with getting a contract with a closed store? Do they think they can get paid anyway?
I guess Masse should have started with one of the other three companies rather than Wal-Mart.
Forget it Colby, it's LabourTown.....
I thought Colby was spot on.
The union gets the legal right to withdraw labour as a bargaining tactic but, ultimately, the company gets to withdraw its capital if it so decides.
No doubt the NDP and other lefties would prefer a system where a company would have no say in its own business decisions...
NAOMI KLEIN
Bush gets the purple finger.
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Colby's piece was really good. For a while though I've been wondering when he's going to propose to Kate...
I think they'd be a great couple!
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Hey soup - can you be more specific? Which page?