Originally Posted by Jane

He said he didn't understand what was happening and found a Saudi man, who spoke English and was there. The Saudi man told him "the women were acting like men" and "had been caught driving" and were "guilty of bringing in western values". He also said a lot of other non-flattering things about the foreign service women. Maybe the penalty was worse because it was during a time of war, or maybe the Saudi man didn't know exactly what was happening either. This is all I know, sorry!