Islams' Intolerance
By: Les Carpenter III Rational Nation USA MSNBC, a source I rarely use for what I think are obvious reasons, reports that Saudi diplomat Ali Ahmad Asseri has applied for political asylum in the United States for fear of his life should he be forced to return to his native country. His crime? It turns out he is gay and is a close friend to a Jewish women. Apparently after these facts were discovered by Saudi officials he was fired from his job and his passport has not been renewed Asseri in applying for asylum has done so on the grounds he is a member of a particular social group, in his case gays, that would subject him to persecution and possible death should he be forced to return to Saudi Arabia. Asseri has claimed should he be forced to return to his native land, "My life is in a great danger here and if I go back to Saudi Arabia, they will kill me openly in broad daylight,” This little published bit of information is significant. It points to the fact the very reli...