I was in Saudi Arabia in '95 at Khobar Towers.
Right out my window was a 150 foot tall tower with a wide stone base. The tower was used for executions. Rather than waste a bullet the Saudis would drag the condemned up to the top of the tower and then force them to walk the plank. 150 feet down onto bricks. They had moved the executions elsewhere due to Western officials asking the Saudis to save us innocent soldiers from the gruesome show, but we could still see the red stains on the bricks at the bottom of the tower.
Here is a pic of the tower next to our buildings:
We heard about a penalty show where some guy was going to get his fingers cut off. We tried to go but the taxi got stuck in traffic and we got there too late
The Saudis liked us so much and were so happy to have us in their country they sent a free fuel tanker to our barracks. Too bad it exploded and killed 19 of our guys. 12 of the were from my base. One of them lived 2 doors down from me back home.
What was my room is circled in red. Luckily I was not there at the time.
I love the Saudis. They are our friends. May they live long and prosper and choke on their oil.