Gulf to issue rights reports
COUNTRIES in the GCC may start to issue their own annual reports on terrorism, human rights and human resources to offset those compiled by international organisations. GCC Secretary General Abdulrahman Al Attiyah proposed the move at the seventh GCC consultative meeting on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.He claimed there is a need to counter reports on the GCC by
international organisations because they "may be inaccurate".
"My proposal was well received by the leadership of GCC states at the meeting," he said following yesterday's Press conference at the Foreign Ministry, in Manama.A new department is now expected to be formed at the GCC General Secretariat specifically to issue reports, which would be compiled in co-operation with relevant government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in member states...
Indepedent observers keep writing bad things about GCC countries, so let's do something about it... Hmmm, I know, let's write our own reports about how glorious things are. Brilliant plan! That should encourage gullible investors & create a few more jobs.
As if the media isn't controlled enough already. Maybe the GCC will be seeking to counter this type of stuff from the International Crisis Group.
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I just couldn't hold myself back when I read that article in the GDN, it was absolutely side splitting, I haven't laughed this hard for such a long time that my secretary thought I was definitely going to have a heart attack, my office boy was looking at me like I've finally lost it and I'm sure the office next door were wondering what the hell was going on at my company NOW!
It is simply farcical.
Rather than really treating the basic causes of how badly our countries are in regards to human rights, this prick is trying to kiss ass enough with the "leaders" to just "spin it!"
He's been in too close a contact with our leaders to see reality, me thinks. Needs a good punch in the cajones to wake him up and smell the infected sea salt.
R i d i c u l o u s hardly encompases this stupid motion.
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