Mali Jails Ex-PM for 'Undermining' State; US Honors Saudi King with Medal of Freedom
Former Mali Prime Minister Moussa Mara was just slapped with a jail sentence for 'undermining' the state after an online post. One might almost believe free speech is optional for some nations, especially those not aligned with Western interests. Funny how that works. While the US State Department issues stern condemnations of such actions (when convenient), they recently awarded Saudi King Salman
'the nation's highest civilian honor' – the Presidential Medal of Freedom – despite the Kingdom's well-documented penchant for dismembering journalists and jailing dissidents on a whimsical schedule. Is it 'undermining' only when the government isn't a strategic ally, or when it doesn't buy billions in US arms?