‘Outcome of summit fruitless’

‘Iran meddling continues’

“AS EXPECTED, the outcomes of the Arab Summit held in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott were frustrating,” columnist Nasser Al-Otaibi wrote for Al-Seyassah daily Wednesday.

“This summit failed to adopt a balanced or unified stand in dealing with various Arab issues. In other words, the summit failed to reach an agreement on the best way to handle the tragic situation in some Arab countries due to the actions of the Iranian Safawi regime.

“Because of the weakness of the Arab leaders and senior officials in Arab countries, they were unable to adopt a unified position on stopping the Iranian regime’s interference in the internal affairs of Arab countries. Moreover, trading in the Palestinian cause continues and the situation in Jerusalem has yet to be remedied, considering the situation has been deteriorating for more than 60 years now.

“The Iranian theocratic regime along with its allies — the Syrian regime and Hezbollah of Lebanon (the terrorist party of Satan) — are the parties involved in trading in the Palestinian cause. The Arab Summit failed to take deterring measures in order to prevent the aforementioned ‘gangs’ from trading in religion and politics.

“We pinned our hopes on the summit held in Baghdad. We expected that summit to put Iraq back into the Arab circle after many years of boycott. However, due to the Iranian Safawi influence and its obvious intervention in Iraq, the latter impeded the return of Baghdad to the Arab ranks.

“Not just that, the Iranian ‘criminal’, Qasim Sulaimani, has been appointed as advisor to the incumbent Iraqi government although he is wanted internationally. It seems there are no efficient men in Iraq and this can be considered a new form of imperialism which reflects the extent of the Iranian influence in Iraq.

“On Yemen, this Arab country is currently subjected to the manipulative acts of a group of thieves from the Houthi Movement collaborating with the supporters of deposed President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

“Meanwhile, Syria continues to suffer a state of overwhelming anarchy through which it is still ruled by a figurehead that is a subject to the Russian and Iranian ‘shoes’, as well as criminals from the Satanic terrorist party (the Lebanese Hezbollah).

“As for Lebanon, it has been unable to elect a president due its weakness and influence of the ‘terrorist’ Hezbollah. But in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the will of this Arab country managed to break the dirty hands of the agents of the Iranian Safawi regime. Therefore, the Bahraini Kingdom will ‘bury’ the dreams of the said regime forever.

“Returning to the Nouakchott Summit, it was obvious that the attitudes of the heads of some delegations in general, and in particular the frank and clear attitude of HH he Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber AlSabah — may Almighty Allah protect him, were exceptions due to the call for halting the Iranian regime’s intervention in the internal affairs of the Gulf region and some other Arab countries. This is a crucial demand considering the current circumstances in the nation.

“For his part, the Iraqi foreign affairs minister urged the Arabs to unify their ranks in dealing with the current challenges. We hope the Iraqi minister begins with himself and eventually stops the Iranian intervention in the affairs of his country.

“In conclusion, we pray that Almighty Allah protects Kuwait, her Amir and people from every devilish action. We also pray that Almighty Allah protects the Arabian Gulf region and the Arab World in general from the Iranian Safawi devilish interventions and seditions. ‘Kill the killer of the dog.’”

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“In spite of the impediments to the Arab summits, the Arab League played a significant role in solving the crisis that Kuwait faced post independence in the summer of 1961. In the meantime, one may recall the obvious difference in the political behavior of the Arab League in the wake of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on Aug 2, 1990,” columnist, Professor at Kuwait University’s Political Science Department, Advisor to the Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Chairman of the Arab Human Rights Fund (AHRF) Professor Dr Ghanim Al-Najjar wrote for Aljarida daily Wednesday.

“The Arab League failed to hold its meeting on July 4 , 1961 to discuss the Kuwaiti request to join the league. This happened because Iraq threatened to withdraw from the league in case the latter approves the Kuwaiti request. Hence, the league adjourned the meeting pending the end of its secretary general’s visit to Baghdad, Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

“The secretary general arrived in Cairo on July 6, 1961 where he issued a statement, announcing that he had discussions with the Iraqi, Kuwaiti and Saudi officials on boosting ArabArab solidarity.

“Anyway, the Arab League Council met on July 12, 1961 with the representatives of 10 Arab countries in attendance, while Kuwaiti official Abdulaziz Hussain attended the said meeting as an observer.

“During this meeting, Kuwait submitted a memo expressing readiness for the withdrawal of British forces from its territories, provided Iraqi Prime Minister Abdulkarim Qasim revoked his statement that Kuwait is part and parcel of Iraq. The Kuwaiti memo also called on the Arab countries to protect its independence and deploy their military troops to Kuwait in order to replace the British forces.

“Following the reading of the Kuwaiti memo, head of the then Arab United Republic namely Egypt and Syria Dr Mohammad Hassan AlZayyat affirmed support for the independence of Kuwait and his country’s agreement to its membership in the Arab League.

“On July 20, 1961, the Arab League approved the membership application of Kuwait, hence, the issuance of the pertinent resolution. Abdulaziz Hussain was summoned to occupy his seat as representative of Kuwait in the Arab League where he delivered a significant speech.

“Following such a development, Abdulkarim Qasim issued a statement on Aug 4, 1961 declaring that he will occupy Kuwait, but he did not carry out the plan. Nevertheless, Saddam Hussain carried out the same after three decades.”

“Recent statement of the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor indicated 224 dead citizens continue to receive financial support alongside other nationals employed in private sector,” columnist Saud Al-Samakah wrote for Al-Seyassah daily.

“Nevertheless, there are no official statements empty of those unworthy of Kuwaiti citizenship who still receive retirement allowances many years after their death. The minister’s statements give more credibility to information concerning employees obtaining Kuwaiti citizenship who have jobs in their homeland and in Kuwait. The issue is that such people actually work in their countries of origin and receive salaries for their jobs in Kuwait, which they don’t really do.

“The minister revealed widespread violations among employees of the ministry, and strangely, none of the successive ministers of Social Affairs and Labor could stop or control the phenomenon. The crime is common in different departments of the ministry, including the social welfare and disabled affairs, not forgetting visa traders who are well-known to concerned authorities.

“Those unworthy of Kuwaiti citizenship are only interested in the advantages of citizenship such as retirement allowance, housing, commercial license, food supply and profits from visa trade. They don’t usually come to Kuwait but every four years during elections. It’s their wish that elections will be conducted every year not because of their love for Kuwait but the price of their votes.”

“Political parties exist in countries that are politically organized, where each Member of Parliament adheres to the vision and objectives of his/ her party. However, the case is completely different in our country where members of any given political faction do not necessarily share anything progressive,” columnist Dr Turki AlAzmi wrote for Al-Rai daily.

“Our perspective of political opposition is different from that of the politically organized countries, because opposition in our world is to oppose and be against the government in everything good and bad, while anyone writing against a wrong idea is considered an opponent — which is completely wrong.

“The opposition we wish to have in Kuwait is the one based on visionary reforms that starts with reformation of the culture of community, rectifying wrong decisions that defy the constitution such as public funds protection, and improve basic services to reflect on the economy and to increase the level of luxury in the country.”

“When major car manufacturing companies discover manufacturing defects in a certain model of their cars, they recall all the cars of that model to either fix those defects at their branches or replace them in order to preserve the reputation of the company, keep their customers. They also fear the consequences of those defects on the motorists due to which the company takes the responsibility of compensation, which translates into a huge loss for the company,” Talal Al-Saeed wrote for Al-Seyassah daily.

“Here in Kuwait, we have several manufacturing defects particularly in the naturalization file of the 1970s and post-liberation. Most of the defects involve falsification of documents, addition of children to the files of non-related Kuwaiti citizens and easy bribery of public officers. Surprisingly, most of such children have enrolled in military corps such as Kuwait Army or police to the extent that one of them occupied the position of the head of a police station in Capital Governorate, which means he even cheated the committee that oversees selection of cadet officers.

“Why doesn’t the citizenship department follow the example of the car manufacturing companies and recall the whole batch one after the other to fix the manufacturing defect? The issue, as it is being exposed, is worrisome for everyone. We can only imagine what this fraudster was able to do when he was the police chief of a police station at Capital Governorate and how he must have behaved with innocent people. What about the officers in State Security Department and those who occupy sensitive positions in the oil companies?

“We have to recall suspicious and questionable batches of naturalized citizens before this situation becomes serious to the extent that they will recall us and withdraw our citizenships when they occupy top positions.”

“The statement of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah during the 27th Arab League which was held in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott included the experience that he had acquired throughout his 50 years of political life. He covered some important issues as well as the events that the region is currently experiencing,” Abdulrahman Al-Awad wrote for AlSabah daily.

“He made a clear-cut road plan for the region to overcome the current challenges and emerge from them safe and sound. He said the present circumstances have destroyed the stability of the region and hindered the efforts exerted for developing the Arab countries.

“His Highness the Amir insisted that comprehensive joint actions are necessary to overcome the dangerous challenges. He stressed that confronting terrorism is a hard task that requires international cooperation and coordination to ensure the failure of the evil plots and attempts of terrorists.

“The way His Highness the Amir approached issues concerning Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and others was wise and judicious. It deserves more study and contemplation which will happen in a coming article.”

“The way Turkish people rushed onto the streets to confront militants and tanks has proven the fact that the people have the authority and is the source of power, which is exactly in line with the principles of democracy and the United Nations,” Meshref Aqab wrote for Al-Shahed daily.

“According to the United Nations, democracy confronts racism, injustice and dictatorship. It highlights the importance of social justice and freedom and insists on respect for varied opinions. Democracy rejects any form of differentiation among citizens using double standards. It is linked with moods, which means taking what we like and refusing based on our whims will definitely bring about undesired outcomes.

“Although the UN declaration does not contain the word ‘democracy’, the phrase ‘We the nations’ implies the essentiality of the democratic principle which states that people are the source of authority.

“The Human Rights Declaration approved by the UN General Assembly in 1948 stresses the importance of personal freedom and the right of people to decide their destiny.

“In conclusion, we like to point out the fact that the time for military coups does not exist any longer.”

“The sad incident in Bastel, France, and the botched military takeover in Turkey happened within a few hours and the two incidents were bloody in nature, even though they were different in nature and venue,” Ali Mohammad Al-Feyrouz wrote for Al-Rai daily.

“Although the coup attempt against the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey was quickly foiled with all determination due to his popularity and political sagacity, the French Revolution anniversary (Bastille Day) was more disastrous and bloody on account of the ferocious attack that could be regarded as a massacre. As the French raised slogans of equality, freedom and justice, nobody imagined that somebody unconscientiously crazy would commit such heinous crime against innocent civilians.

“Tunisian-born terrorist Mohammad Bu Hilal killed and wounded hundreds of innocent victims from different nationalities using his truck, as he knocked them down like a lunatic. He knew very well that many of the victims were innocent, having no link with politics, religion or wars. Innocent people killed on Bastille Day had gone to Nice from different parts of the world to be part of the festival.”

— Compiled by Zaki Taleb