What America Apparently Wants - Gays Sentenced to 14,200 Lashes
Remember this next time you hear about how tight our president is with the Saudi Royal Family. Or the next time an elected representative declares he or she would like to transform the US into a religious oligarchy. Or some frothing conservative claims we invaded Iraq to end Saddam's tyranny.
Dozens of Saudi men caught dancing and "behaving like women" at a party have been sentenced to a total of 14,200 lashes, after a trial held behind closed doors and without defence lawyers.
The men were also given jail sentences of up to two years.
They were arrested last month when the police in Jeddah raided a party which was described by a Saudi newspaper as a "gay wedding".