Nor is Iraq enough for him. He also wants Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Iran. If he had those, he would want more. In China, though limited freedoms are emerging, communism remains the official doctrine. You have committed the offense of prayer.
Prayer is an appeal beyond the authority of the politburo.
The men who populate that body have risen to power upon the principle that there be no authority above them. During his recent trip, President Clinton brought up practices like this to a Chinese leader, using carefully mild language. The Chinese leader replied by defending the massacre at Tiananmen. He steadfastly held to the exercise of violent, arbitrary power that is his highest principle. Yet there is a universal standard that transcends the mores of individual nations.