Is the failure intentional or a result of general incompetence? Because of repression or Islamic ideology? This debate should be far from over.
The murder of Shi'a worshippers in the Eastern Province, by fighters who are returned jihadis, is the latest instance of blow-back. The Saudi regime must quickly change course.
The left must articulate an ideology or we will be condemned to live with someone elses.
The historical misdirection involved in 'being liberal' persists today and affects those vulnerable to ideological revisionism. We must protect them.
