Saudis plan to fence off border with chaos
Via: Times online

Just what Iraq’s need. Saudis Arabia plan to fence off Iraq. They have invited bids for the construction of a security fence (isn’t that the same name used for what is called the Israeli Apartheid Wall?) along the entire length of its 900km (560mile) desert border with Iraq in a multimillion-pound project that will attract interest from British defense companies.

Ahh… That fine then, it’s just one of the Brits shares of the cake!

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 defenses 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 joining the insurgency use other routes, such as Syria.

Exactly! So what’s the “fence” for?

BTW, I wonder why they are using the word “fence”, not “wall”. I understand the fence to be something to make my yard look pretty, but this is not what Saudi is after. This is a WALL!

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.

So, the world is turning on Shia. Yesterday it was president Mubarak, and now it is Saudi security and Shia threats.

One interesting thing here is the mix of… everything. The writer of this article is smart enough (or ignorant enough) to try to pass the following:

1. A “fence” between Saudi Arabia and Iraq will protect Saudi in the FUTURE from the so called insurgents. Assuming that work on the “fence” will start…tomorrow, it will take few YEARS to complete, which the writer suggest that war in Iraq will continue for few (a lot) more years. Otherwise, what would the “fence” be for if there is no war in Iraq anymore?
2. I don’t understand why we need Brits to build a “fence”. Millions of cheap-hand labor are already working in Saudi, or can be brought from East-Asia to do the job. So, why British companies? Unless they are going to build a new WORLD-WONDER, HIGH-TECH, “FENCE”.
3. The writer confirms that West claims that Syria is the route for insurgents. While this might have been true, or/and might still be the case, but what about Iran or other neighboring countries?
4. The writer suggests that the “fence” will stop the insurgent from coming back from Iraq through the Iraq-Saudi borders. The question is; why can’t they return from where they went? In this case, Syria? Just another mystery!!
5. Of course the writer won’t miss the day-fashion. Shia/Iran threat. I just don’t understand if this writer knows that what he calls “insurgents” are actually Sunni’s, so is Zarqawi and all of Al-Qaida terrorists. So, how and why this stupid link?

Of course it has nothing to do with the claimed threats other than it is a fashion as I said. Neither the Iraqi National Resistance nor the so called Insurgents has anything to do with Shia or Iran. The whole story is to add more oil on the Iraqi civil war.

C’mon guys, this is only business. War is nothing but BUINESS!