Secretary General told the Saudi leaders what they wanted to hear about their own commitment to human rights and counter-terrorism, rather than the cold hard truth about their abysmal record.
UN Secretary General Tells Saudis What They Want to Hear
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited Saudi Arabia last weekend to pay his respects to the memory of the late King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and to extend personal condolences to all members of the Royal Family, the government and people of Saudi Arabia. Unfortunately, the overly deferential Secretary General also told the Saudi leaders what they wanted to hear about their own commitment to human rights and counter-terrorism, rather than the cold hard truth about their abysmal record.
