Cohen: If we really care about progress in Saudi Arabia, call it the medieval absolute monarchy it is

Pity Saudi Arabia, the world’s most fragile flower. It is feeling aggrieved. It is wilting under Canada’s withering gaze. Oh, the shame of it all.
It took only two terse statements to set off the poor, put-upon Saudis. Now this has become a casus belli with Canada worthy of the Zimmerman Telegram.
The great offence? Chrystia Freeland tweeted that she was “very alarmed” to learn that Samar Badawi, the sister of imprisoned blogger Raif Badawi, has also been jailed in Saudi