An active Twitter user – named @anhistorian – has taken offense at New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman’s arguably softball interview with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman by posting many examples of the Times’ stories on purported Saudi reform.
Friedman’s story, titled Saudi Arabia’s Arab Spring, at last, goes into significant detail on how the Crown Prince plans to bring back a level of tolerance in the conservative nation. (Click on the first tweet below to see the entire collection of tweets or view a select group we have curated below.)
@anhistorian is Abdullah Al-Arian, a scholar based out of Georgetown University, according to his Twitter bio. He is author of “Answering the Call: Popular Islamic Activism In Sadat’s Egypt.”
In honor of Thomas Friedman’s latest love letter to Saudi here is 70 years of the NY Times describing #Saudi royals in the language of #reform.
— Abdullah Al-Arian (@anhistorian) November 24, 2017
Friedman is an Israeli lobbyist. He has been posting nonsense for years.
A teacher of mine always emphesized that, "If you try the right way you will get there today or tomorrow, if you try the wron way you will never get there in a million years".
Another ancient saying goes like this, "Walk the walk so you can talk the talk".
Democracy is a process and requires freedom of speech and freedom of press. Hos crackdow on Aljazeera doesn’t demonstrate his understanding of democracy and reform!.
Know men by the company they keep. Jared Kushner and the Crown Prince have zero knowledge and experience in life. Everything has been give to them.
Friedman’s ethnic interests are being amply served by MBS’s soldiering.
Just as his ethnic interests were served by that ridiculous anti-white minstrel show he quotes.