AFP
Monday , January 11th, 2010
Afghanistan and Iraq on Wednesday joined a chorus of
protest over a new US watchlist targeting visitors from 14 countries,
describing the measure as ineffective and
“counterproductive.”
“I think it is unfair,” said Samir
Sumadaie, Iraq’s ambassador to the United States. “And more
important than being fair or unfair is whether it is actually going to
work.”
“If you treat the entire populations of so many countries as
suspects with one blanket decision it is counterproductive,” he
said. “It tends to alienate people and its very, very doubtful
that it will produce any significant increase in the security of air
travelers.”
Said Jawad, Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United States, echoed those concerns.
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