That is what Hari is responding to. This has almost become as ridiculous as the arguments we have on QL!
Hari's response makes valid points. Turning the argument back on Britain is pathetic, and shows that the Sultan cannot answer the claims laid against his own country. And that's exactly what some QLers do all the time!
I like Hari's parting paragraph;
So whenever you hear the cry "But what about?!", you can reply: what about we ignore this crude attempt to change the subject, and focus on the subject in hand?
It turns out the Sultan also wrote a response in the Independent; http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/sultan-sooud-al-qassem...
That is what Hari is responding to. This has almost become as ridiculous as the arguments we have on QL!
Hari's response makes valid points. Turning the argument back on Britain is pathetic, and shows that the Sultan cannot answer the claims laid against his own country. And that's exactly what some QLers do all the time!
I like Hari's parting paragraph;