Saudi Arabia Bans BlackBerrys in All of Country

[squallypie]

[citation][nom]TommySch[/nom]We should place a CIA-backed dictator in the UAE ASAP. We could be looting the oil instead of paying for it.[/citation]

We need a CIA backed daddy to whip ur ass a million times a day and remind you "IT AINT YOUR OIL BITCH, PAY FOR IT"

havent u had enough with replacing dictators everywhere? if you cant pay for it, you cant have it... simple!

 

[Guest]

They are not remotely concerned with fighting terrorism, they want to be able to burn their daughters at the stake for sending pictures of their boobs

 

[eddieroolz]

RIM FTW. Don't cave into the demands of these uncivilized nations.

Proud supporter of our nation's tech company!

 

[fanat1c]

[citation][nom]MamiyaOtaru[/nom]I bet your username is fitting[/citation]

It has nothing to do with Islam. It is my gamer alias.

[citation][nom]wotan31[/nom]Actually, I think it is you who needs to read up on Islam. Hellwig's comments were spot-on. Sharia Law is known for being particularly barbaric, and Saudia Arabia is one of the strictest Sharia Law enforcers.[/citation]

I am a practicing muslim so I am quite aware of how the Sharia works. It is nothing to do with being barbaric unless you find stealing or getting drunk perfectly normal.

Anyways I do not wish to get into a religious debate over here. It has everything to do with how much control a government wishes to exercise over its citizens. Those countries are not democratic in nature and therefore it is perfectly normal for them to ban a product because it cannot be monitored.

 

[Mousemonkey]

It has nothing to do with Islam. It is my gamer alias.



I am a practicing muslim so I am quite aware of how the Sharia works. It is nothing to do with being barbaric unless you find stealing or getting drunk perfectly normal.

Anyways I do not wish to get into a religious debate over here. It has everything to do with how much control a government wishes to exercise over its citizens. Those countries are not democratic in nature and therefore it is perfectly normal for them to ban a product because it cannot be monitored.

Stealing, no but I do think that getting drunk is perfectly normal and I like to do so whenever possible.

 

[Milleman]

I have a friend that is working in UAE. Ho told me that it is illegal to use VOIP phones och programs on a PC because they don't want it to compete with the national telephone company.

I don't have a blackberry, nor do I know what RIM is. But could VOIP funtions be the true reason for this?