Thread: Journalist suspended from National Press Club for asking Saudi prince real question

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Husseini: There’s been a lot of talk about the legitimacy of the Syrian regime, I want to know what legitimacy your regime has sir. You come before us, representative of one of the most autocratic, misogynistic regimes on the face of the earth. Human Rights Watch and other reports of torture detention of activist, you squelched the democratic uprising in Bahrain, you tried to overturn the democratic uprising in Egypt and indeed you continue to oppress your own people. What legitimacy does you regime have — other than billions of dollars and weapons?

I guess it was too legitimate a question? NPR can do what it wants but it shows how powerful a free press is and how dictators can be put in very difficult positions when visiting the free world. Kudos to that guy for asking it.

Originally Posted by Danny

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I guess it was too legitimate a question? NPR can do what it wants but it shows how powerful a free press is and how dictators can be put in very difficult positions when visiting the free world. Kudos to that guy for asking it.

I think you mean NPC, not NPR.

The problem was that it wasn't a question, it was a statement, and he was supposed to ask a question.