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Fresh Resolve in War on Terror Hindered by Mideast Rivalries, Mistrust
Middle East countries from Egypt to the Persian Gulf have shown new resolve ahmrrrrrrrrrrrg, cough, cough... an involuntary alergic reaction of my belief system? to counter Islamic militants who have staged bloody attacks at home and fueled the Iraq insurgency, a sign of how the global war against terrorism has stirred regimes' survival instincts. Nations have agreed to share intelligence and cooperate on controlling borders and have signed fresh security pacts, although their history of disputes and rivalries means they don't always follow through on lofty words - and they tend to rely on Washington as a critical intermediary. The first call often goes to American officials and gets action when Arab brotherhood doesn't, Middle Eastern counterterrorism and government officials told The Associated Press. "The information might be first delivered to United States security agencies and then it might or might not be shared with the Arab country concerned," Deputy Yemeni Foreign Minister Mustapha Noman said. "In general, this is what's happening because the United States shows more interest and more concern." Speaks by itself, doesnit? "The (U.S.) administration looks at the war on terrorism from a very wide spectrum," Noman, the Yemeni deputy minister said in Cairo. "Some (Arab) countries don't see it the same way. ... We have to admit that our concerns are different and that, in some cases, it's regime survival." Myopia, Noman, if Moose-limb Hood gets its sway, your regimes would be worth exactly shi'te. Posted by: Cornīliës 2004-11-14 |
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