Clinton Finally Expresses \u2018Support\u2019 for Saudi Women Drivers
\nBy Patrick Goodenough – June 22, 2011 – CNS News<\/p>\n
(CNSNews.com) \u2013 Although Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has championed women\u2019s rights from Azerbaijan to Zambia, it took her weeks to respond to an appeal to publicly support a campaign by Saudi women to be permitted to drive.<\/p>\n
Even then, her comments on Tuesday came not of her own initiative, but in response to a question at a press availability \u2013 and after Saudi women activists and journalists had questioned her public silence on the subject.<\/p>\n
In her answer, Clinton signaled once again the Obama administration\u2019s sensitivity about the U.S. being seen to be preaching change to a non-Western culture \u2013 and to an important U.S. ally. She repeatedly stressed that the driving campaign was coming from Saudi women themselves. …more<\/a><\/p>\n