Posted on 07/16/2010 1:57:18 AM PDT by adanaC
ABU DHABI The United States government, which has difficulty controlling its own borders, has agreed to help Saudi Arabia secure its dangerous border areas near Yemen.
"It is a very rough border, very difficult to protect from illegal crossings," U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said.
In late May, Ms. Napolitano met Saudi leaders to discuss a range of security programs, including training, joint exercises, intelligence and arms sales. Officials said both the Americans and Saudis agreed that the Iranian-backed Shi'ite insurgency from Yemen was the leading threat to Riyad.
Officials said Riyad and Washington were expanding cooperation in protecting the kingdom's borders from insurgents and smugglers, Middle East Newsline reported. They said the biggest threat was the Shi'ite insurgency in neighboring Yemen, which shares a 1,600-kilometer border with Saudi Arabia.
Officials acknowledged that thousands of Yemenis were infiltrating Saudi Arabia despite recent border security measures. They said many of the Yemeni infiltrators were smugglers.
We are the experts. We’ll put up “beware” signs.
As the saying goes, ‘you just can’t make this stuff up’.
Where Big Sis is concerned, you can bet this is a ploy to get Saudi Arabia to give her and her ‘advice’ full rein to halt illegal border crossings, and allow her her sexual thrills that way, a la Chris Matthews, with the “tingle”.
She certainly won’t do it here, so its just natural, that like Obama, she seeks a remote constituency of influence in a place like Saudi Arabia.
My friends, we live in an abjectly pathetic world , when these are the people in charge.
The Saudis can build their OWN FENCE.
Of Solid GOLD.
Nappy is going to help them? The Saudi’s are so screwed. LOL
Perhaps this would be a good project for NASA.
Well isn’t she special !!!
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