NGOs pose terrorist threats?

The PM intends to pass a new law to regulate NGOs

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Friday that the new government will establish a law to manage the non-government organizations in the country.

"We have to know the sources of their fund. We are concerned that their fund could come from terrorist groups," Hun Sen said at the first cabinet meeting.

Terrorist groups could use the non-government organizations or associations as their shelters, he said.

Right. Because building an equitable society and alleviating poverty is the work of terrorists. It already takes mounds og red tape, palm greasing and several months or indeed years to establish an NGO. Many do work under the table because it is so difficult.

NGOs provide services that the Government does not or cannot. NGOs provide services while the powers that be grab land and sell off natural resources.

Another terrorist attack

I am sick of bombs. I hate the constant worry and fear that my friends might be killed or injured in the latest terrorist target. I've been waiting all day to hear from a friend in Algiers. Finally I just did. Still waiting on word from another. It was the same for New York, Madrid and London. Waiting for news, the phone lines clogged, the worry gnawing, knowing that chances are that they are ok but having to know for sure.

One of the targets of the latest Al-Qaeda slaughterhouse was the UN building. At least 11 UN staff members were killed according to BBC News

The group labelled the UN buildings an "international infidels' den" and called on Western leaders to "heed the demands of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden".

International infidels? The UN is made up for people from all countries, creeds, ethnicities and beliefs. A more international organisation does not exist. Much criticism has been levelled at the UN for bureaucratic delays but the people working there are international civil servants. They work to enhance the lives of others, to contribute to the development of other countries. They should not be referred to as international infidels such a trite buzz phrase. Disgusting.

My heart goes out to the UN workers and the citizens of Algiers.