Our great "ally" Saudi Arabia, jails blogger activist to 15 years

So many on the Right are proud to call Saudi Arabia our "ally" .... without thinking twice about the kind of human right abuses rampant in that country.  Not only is this activist going to spend the next 15 years in jail, after he's released (if he's still alive by then) he won't be able to leave the Saudi Arabian  hellhole for the next 15 years.

From Reuters:
....A judge on Thursday sentenced a Saudi blogger and activist to 15 years in jail for taking part in protests and defaming the kingdom by communicating with foreigners and through publishing articles on the Internet, his lawyer said.

Fadhel al-Manasef, 26, is the latest activist to be convicted this week on charges which international human rights groups and activists in the kingdom say are part of a new drive to curb political, religious and social dissent. The government denies there is any crackdown.

The Special Criminal Court in the capital Riyadh also fined Manasef 100,000 riyals ($26,700) and barred him from travelling abroad for 15 years after he completes his sentence, the lawyer, Waleed Sulais, told Reuters by email........