Light Water in North Korea, Heavy Booze in Saudi Arabia

First order of business: Gaijin Biker has figured out how to solve our North Korean problem!

Next: guest post by commenter Lane. Begin:

This article in the Khaleej Times is a classic expose of the alcohol trade amongst the Third World guests in Saudi Arabia. Entitled “Saudis shocked at discovery of wine factories”, (which is like “Kansas shocked at discovery of cornfields” or “French shocked at discovery of vineyards”), it makes for fascinating reading:

Saudi society continues to refuse to admit alcohol use is rife in the country, with the authorities arguing that those who engage in the illegal activity aim to spread evil without realising that large amounts of alcoholic drinks are due to local demands.

Shocked? Flabbergasted! We’d never have imagined it!

The report said that further searches of the property provided details of how large quantities of wine were being produced, using heavy machinery to process the grapes, rat carcasses to accelerate the fermentation process as well as sewage water and several banned chemicals.

Let’s hope that the rat had been hung and aged for a long time; there’s nothing more guaranteed to spoil a good vintage than an immature rat. Same principle with the sewage.