[lbo-talk] J.Cole: Why US is responsible for crises in Kashmirand Pakistan

Michael Pollak mpollak at panix.com
Mon Dec 1 14:16:15 PST 2008


On Mon, 1 Dec 2008, Charles Brown wrote:


> CB: Didn't Britain have a lot to do with creating the Saudi
> "denomination" of Islam ?

No. It was created by an 18th century cleric. The Brits did give decisive help to Abdel-Aziz al-Saud in taking over, unifying and consolidating what thus became Saudi Arabia, though, and that's what gave Wahabism its Vatican state.

Michael



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