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| Saudis to fence border with Iraq |
| 2006-04-10 |
| SAUDI ARABIA has invited bids for the construction of a security fence along the entire length of its 900km (560mile) desert border with Iraq in a multimillion-pound project that will attract interest from British defence companies. The barrier is part of a package to secure the Kingdom’s 6,500km of borders in an attempt to improve internal security and bolster its defences against external threats. Saudi Arabia is concerned that the chaos in Iraq could cause an overspill of sectarian violence and terrorism. The kingdom claims to be winning the battle against al-Qaeda’s Saudi wing but wants to protect itself against Saudi insurgents returning from Iraq. “There’s no suggestion that the border isn’t secure at the moment, so it could be a bit of an expensive white elephant,” a European diplomat in Riyadh said. Saudi militants join ing the insurgency use other routes, such as Syria. Riyadh is worried by the rise to power in Iraq of the Shia majority, with its close links with Iran, which Saudi Arabia mistrusts. It is concerned that its Shia minority, which is concentrated in the oil-producing eastern province, may become radicalised. |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #9 Ah gwad the goat rapist put up a fence. I expect the Mexicans will protest by burning American flags. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2006-04-10 10:43 |
| #8 #6 Delphi - hypocrisy, maybe? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-04-10 15:10 |
| #7 I always thought that good fences make good neighbors! |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-04-10 14:22 |
| #6 This is so strange. When Israel announced it's desire to build a wall abutting Palestine, the World Community complained including the UN. Israel said the barrier was to protect it's territorial borders. Egypt, if I am not mistaken, also has a security wall built along the Palestinian border. I remember the bulldozers punching a hole in it from Palestine several months ago. I don't remember anyone complaining when it was built. Now Saudia Arabia wants to build a border fence with Iraq to protect itself from terrorists. The United States wants to put a border wall on to protect it's Southern Border from illegal immigration. The Mexican Governments and NGO's files formal complaints in protest. Complaints about Israel >1 Complaints about the United States >1 Complaints about Egypt and Saudia Arabia 0 Am I missing something? |
| Posted by: Delphi2005 2006-04-10 12:55 |
| #5 “There’s no suggestion that the border isn’t secure at the moment, so it could be a bit of an expensive white elephant,” a European diplomat in Riyadh said. Very typical Euro response. Never thought I'd be high-fiving the Majic Kingdom. Nothing on Bid Radar yet, still looking. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-04-10 12:20 |
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| Posted by: Icerigger 2006-04-10 10:43 |
| #3 OUR FENCE Heh, maybe we can outsorce it to the Wahabi fairy Princes. |
| Posted by: RD 2006-04-10 10:39 |
| #2 A fence for me, an apartheid genocidal oppressor-enabling colonial torture device for thee. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-04-10 10:20 |
| #1 The Saudis think a fence will work, why does our government think it won't? |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2006-04-10 09:59 |