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2004-02-05 Arabia

Yemen rejects Riyadh building of a wall on its borders

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Posted by phil_b 2004-02-05 2:18:14 AM|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 hiÂ·larÂ·iÂ·ous

Thanks for posting it.

Posted by Bernardz 2004-2-5 6:04:36 AM|| 2004-2-5 6:04:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Muslems building a wall to keep out Brother Muslems.Seems a little strange that the Saudis can build a seperation wall,and that's ok.
Israelies build a wall and that is wrong.
Can you say hypocrite?

See,I knew you could.

Posted by Raptor 2004-2-5 6:23:23 AM|| 2004-2-5 6:23:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Raptor:
In the magnificent logic of an exgirlfriend.... if you don't know (the difference) I'm certainly not going to tell you.

Posted by Shipman 2004-2-5 7:14:18 AM|| 2004-2-5 7:14:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Israel should make sure to refer to this in it's brief refuting the WC legitimacy -- the one in which arab states, including Saudi Arabia, say that such a wall is unthinkable.

Posted by PlanetDan 2004-2-5 8:15:15 AM|| 2004-2-5 8:15:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Saudi Arabia has been dispute with(North)Yemen since 1918. After becoming independent of the Ottoman Empire, Yemen claimed territory that Ibn Saud felt he had acquired in conquering southern Arabia. That led to war in the '30s ending with Yemen signing the Taif Agreement in 1934 and ceding the disputed territory plus more. The Yemeni's have been trying to reverse the agreement ever since.

The $986 million wall is the latest solution. Frost wasn't completely correct when he wrote, "SOMETHING there is that doesn't love a wall....". Hansa Luftbild thinks they're great.

Posted by Gasse Katze 2004-2-5 10:47:40 AM|| 2004-2-5 10:47:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Good ~~walls~~ fences make good neighbors...

Posted by Raj 2004-2-5 12:29:55 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2004-2-5 12:29:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Hansa Luftbild

Sounds like Haliburton/lite to me. Hit the Bat!

Posted by Deanie babie 2004-2-5 3:38:19 PM|| 2004-2-5 3:38:19 PM|| Front Page Top

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