The annual hajj stampede story is usually not on topic for this site. However, the fact that the British sent an observer to Saudi Arabia this year to study how the Saudis manage to control hajj crowds so well makes this a prime Dhimmi Watch item.
The AP story on the stampede is here.
Do you think that Jawaid Akhtar, assistant chief constable with West Yorkshire Police (WYP), is thinking today that he wasted his time studying Saudi crowd control techniques? Somehow I doubt that he is.