“Let's not forget: This all began when you had eight- and nine-year-old children writing graffiti on walls. Their parents were told: "You will never see them again. If you want to have children, go to your wife and make new ones." [Bashar] Assad's people rebelled. He crushed them brutally. But his military could not protect him. So he asked the Iranians to come in and help.” PeopleIfsWantWritingYearsChildrenHelpingParentForgetWifeMilitaryWallProtectEightNineCrushedNine YearsGraffitiAssad Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“Daesh is attacking us. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, wants to destroy the Saudi state. These people are criminals. They're psychopaths.” PeopleWantStatesLeaderCriminalsAlsAttackingSaudisPsychopathAttacking Us Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“It seems people don't read or listen. Our scholars and our media have been very outspoken. We were the first country in the world to hold a national public awareness campaign against extremism and terrorism. Why would we not want to fight an ideology whose objective is to kill us?” PeopleWorldWantFirstsHas BeensCountrySeemsFightingAwarenessMediaTerrorismCampaignsObjectivesIdeologyScholarExtremismOutspoken Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“We have a legal system, and we have a penal code. We have the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, and people should respect this.” PeopleShouldCodePenaltiesDeath PenaltyArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisLegal System Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“Just like we respect your legal system, you [europeans] should respect our legal system. You cannot impose your values on us, otherwise the world will become the law of the jungle. Every society decides what its laws are, and it's the people who make decisions with regards to these laws.” PeopleWorldShouldLawValuesDecisionRegardJungleLegal System Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“You cannot lecture another people about what you think is right or wrong based on your value system unless you're willing to accept others imposing their value system on you.” PeopleThinkingValuesAcceptingWillingLecturesImposingValue Systems Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“We have a legal system, and this is not something that happens all the time. We have capital punishment. America has capital punishment. Iran has capital punishment. Iran hangs people and leaves their bodies hanging on cranes. Iran put to death more than a thousand people last year. I don't see EU reporting on it.” PeopleYearsBodyHappensLastsAmericaThousandPunishmentIranLast YearCapital PunishmentLegal SystemHanging OnCranes Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“People are saying, "Oh my God, Saudi Arabia has changed." It's a contradiction. Do you want us to lead, or do you want us to play a supporting role?” PeopleWantPlayRolesChangedContradictionWant UArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisSupporting Roles Author:Adel al-Jubeir
