Kuwait's Minister of Defence: 'We Must Safeguard Against Terrorism and Regional Strife'

KUWAIT CITY, September 30, 2010 - Kuwait's Acting Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak
Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, said "terrorism has become a real enemy of the
international community" and all countries must unite to fight this common
threat and global "plague."

In a wide-ranging telephone interview
(www.okaz.com.sa/new/issues/pda/Con20100926374056.htm) with the Saudi
Arabian newspaper Okaz, the Sheikh Jaber said that terrorism is being kept at
bay due to the vigilant efforts in the Gulf. Sheikh Jaber went on to praise
Saudi Arabia's commitment to the fight against terrorism.

The Acting Premier explained that there are regional "terrorist and
subversive" networks that could benefit from increased tension if proper
monitoring is not maintained.

In other developments, Sheikh Jaber addressed the Kuwaiti government's
decision to revoke the citizenship of Yasser al-Habeeb. Sheikh Jaber said
this revocation "helped quell unrest." He added, "Denaturalization is a
question of sovereignty and was in accordance with the law. It has nothing to
do with freedom of opinion and speech. The law is clear and Yasser al-Habeeb
admitted that he violated the nationality law. If legislators had a different
view, they should try to change the nationality law. They have the
legislative power and we are the executive power responsible for applying the
law."

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