POLITICIANS, DID TELL OTHERS THAT WE HAD COMBATED TERRORISM AND AGREED TO COMBAT TERRORISM'. HERE IS THE STORY AGAIN: PRINCE NAIF HAILS ROLE OF SECURITY MEN IN COMBATING TERRORISM 2 RIYADH UNDERSCORING THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE THAT COULD BE PLAYED BY THE MEDIA IN COMBATING TERRORISM, PRINCE NAIF HOPED THAT THE ARAB MEDIA WOULD PLAY THE DESIRED ROLE IN THIS RESPECT. 'THE MEDIA SHOULD TACKLE PROBLEMS IN AN OBJECTIVE MANNER BECAUSE CREDIBILITY IS AN ESSENTIAL MATTER FOR THE MEDIA', HE SAID. PRINCE NAIF NOTED THAT THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA AS REGARDS SECURITY AWARENESS IS STILL LIMITED, AND ADDED 'AS INTERIOR MINISTERS WE HAVE MET ARAB INFORMATION MINISTERS AND TAKEN GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE NOT ACTIVATED, AND WE HOPE THEY WILL BE ACTIVATED, AND WE HOPE THAT THE ARAB LEAGUE WILL PLAY A ROLE IN THIS RESPECT. PRINCE NAIF SAID THE TERRORISM COMBATING AGREEMENT WAS CONCLUDED IN 1998 AND ADDED' BUT UNFORTUNATELY NEITHER THE ARAB MEDIA NOR THE ARAB OFFICIALS, EITHER POLITICIANS OR NON-POLITICIANS, DID TELL OTHERS THAT WE HAD COMBATED TERRORISM AND AGREED TO COMBAT TERRORISM'. 'WE WOULD LIKE TO URGE THE ARAB MEDIA MEN TO TELL FACTS TO THE ARAB CITIZENS, AND TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE IN AN OBJECTIVE WAY AND MOREOVER TO REPLY OTHERS THROUGH TELLING FACTS', HE SAID AND ADDED 'OUR VOICE SHOULD BE AUDIBLE OUTSIDE OUR COUNTRIES IN ALL LANGUAGES'. 'WE ONLY WANT FACTS AND TRUTH, WE WANT ALL TO BELIEVE THAT OUR SOCIETY IS A SECURED SOCIETY IN ALL DOMAINS, AND WE SHOULD BELIEVE THAT THE CITIZEN IS THE SECURITY MAN AND THE VICE VERSA'. 'WHEN WE ALL FEEL THAT WITH SECURITY SENSE, THEN SECURITY WILL BE REALIZED', HE SAID ADDING 'WE DO NOT OPPOSE OBJECTIVE CRITICISM BASED ON FACTS, BUT WE DON'T LIKE EXAGGERATION BECAUSE EXAGGERATION LEADS TO LIES'. --MORE 1127 LOCAL TIME 0827 GMT NNNN 08/06/2006 12:42 ت م
