Alcohol is banned in Saudi Arabia, but according to this AP piece in the Washington Post, the government don’t seem to have a problem giving away a few bottles of fine wine as a gift to someone who earned it. Other notable gifts include an iPod from California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (cool!) and a tea set from Sri Lanka’s president (boring!) as well as a foal from French legislators which he donated to a local family.
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An iPod :D Yes, that’s cool.
Alcohol is forbidden for you and me and common people. Others have it in great ammounts. You know that better than me. ;-)
The Washington Post is known for being an extremist christian newspaper that is very anti-islam and anti-civilization.
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/11/20/egypt-king-abdullahs-glass-of-w ine
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/11/20/egypt-king-abdullahs-glass-of-wine
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