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http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/breaking_7.htmlBahrain committee investigates 'planned' riotsSPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COMFriday, January 3, 2003ABU DHABI Bahrain's newly-elected parliament has appointeda committee to investigate New Year riots in Manama in which upto 2,000 young men attacked foreigners in the entertainmentdistrict of the capital.Officials said the riots were planned and those accused of helpingorganize them include Saudi nationals. Officials said 45 people werearrested and four of them have been released."What happened was deliberately aimed at causing chaos and harmto the security and stability which the country enjoys," BahrainiInterior Minister Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa said on Thursday."They were aiming to corrupt and distort the historic achievementsof the kingdom."The panel will also oversee the kingdom's military and defenseestablishment, Middle East Newsline reported.Parliamentarians elected Ahmed Bahzad as chairman of the newForeign Affairs, Defense and National Economy Committee. Thepanel is meant to oversee such bodies as the military, DefenseMinistry and Foreign Ministry.The committee will also have a vice chairman. He was identified asMohammed Al Abbas.Arab diplomatic sources said they do not expect the newparliamentary committee to have much influence on Bahrain'sdefense policy, including the significant U.S. military presence. Thesources said defense and military issues will remain the exclusivedomain of King Hamad Bin Jassem Bin Jabber Al Thani.Members of the Foreign Affairs, Defense and National EconomyCommittee were not elected. Instead, they were appointed by apanel that consisted of the speaker of parliament, his two deputiesand the general secretary.Members of five other committees were also appointed by thepanel.Last year, Bahrain elected its first parliament in nearly 30 years.Many of the deputies have appeared uncertain over the powers andprocedures of the institution.The 40-member parliament is composed entirely of males. Islamicfundamentalist movements dominate the body.--~~"The company was working on the developement of remote control aircraftand on Sept 6th I recieved word that some of my people may have beenreleased from China to work on a change over of ATC Radar. I was told theyhad been contacted to be in a work detail in the WTC which was beingrenovated." http://makeashorterlink.com/?P271149F2Do you Yahoo!?
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