Kuwait, a culture of face, is more concerned about its reputation than anything
else. As a result, issues such as corruption, terrorism and human rights
violations are often denied or simply ignored. In most cases, the victims are
punished. Despite the fact most people are too afraid to denounce them, some
Kuwaiti and expat writers are exposing the violations committed against helpless
victims... some times at the risk of being accused of destroying Kuwait’s
reputation or even being arrested.
There's a particularly good article about the random killing of Canadian Luc Ethier and the wounding of his Filipina wife Mary Jean Bitos back in 2001, and the cover-up by the Kuwaiti authorities since. Keep up the good work Ben - the more publicity, the better.
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