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Top unofficial agenda item at security summit: Iran-sponsored unrest ABU DHABI - The Persian Gulf states are preparing a security summit ostensibly to address drug smuggling. The six Gulf Cooperation Council states have been drafting an agenda for their interior ministers in December. Officials said the agenda of the security summit would be topped by drug trafficking and insurgency threats. http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/images/2010/bahrainopp. jpg Bahraini police officers talk in front of a banner for Shiite opposition al-Wefaq Party candidates on Oct. 23. <http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo/101023/481/urn_publicid_ap_or g9cb804aab9ad45aea7afb175f77c2342/> AP/Hasan Jamal _____ But officials said GCC security chiefs have been alarmed by rising threats from Al Qaida and Iran entailing both terrorism and subversion. "Terrorism is a crime that crosses borders and tarnishes the reputation of our nation," Saudi Interior Undersecretary Ahmed Al Salem said. "We need to take a stand together and do the best we can to stop any attempts of terrorist attacks." On Oct. 19, Al Salem and other GCC interior undersecretaries convened to draft an agenda for the security summit in early December in Kuwait. "Over the decades, we have worked hard to ensure the security of the people, and it is our intention to continue finding the most effective ways to fight crime and ensure security and safety," Kuwaiti Interior Undersecretary Ahmed Al Rujaib said. Officials cited Shi'ite unrest in Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. They said GCC states were facing Iranian efforts to provoke a Sunni-Shi'ite confrontation. "The unity of the people is under attack, and we must do what we can to ensure the safety of the citizens," Al Rujaib said. Bahrain has been deemed the GCC state under the greatest threat from Iranian-backed unrest. Officials said the GCC has been supporting Bahrain's efforts to combat insurgency strikes linked to Iran and Iraq. "Fighting terrorism is of great importance to us, especially in this region," Al Salem said. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
