“We thank HE the Ambassador of the United States of America to Kuwait Richard LeBaron..."
Arab Times, Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Columnist and Professor of Kuwait University's Political Science Department and the Director of the University's Strategic and Future Studies Centre Dr Shamlan Al-lssa wrote for Al-Seyassah daily Monday.

“We thank HE the Ambassador of the United States of America to Kuwait Richard LeBaron for his recent statements related to foreign manpower in our country, in which he thanked the government of Kuwait for its efforts to fighting trafficking in human beings in a bid to protect the foreign work force in the country.

In his statements, the US diplomat praised the set of legislations which has been enacted by Kuwait to reorganize the employment of foreign workers in the country. He also confirmed the importance of enforcing legislation and imposing penalties on employers who fail to abide by them.

In the meantime, we thank the ambassador for his valuable advice calling to enforce the legislation, indicating the values of these legislation rests in translating its content into a reality.

Ironically, the MPs belonging to the political Islamic currents in Kuwait's National Assembly instead of thanking the US ambassador to Kuwait for his advice in question, they strongly criticized him and accused him of interfering in our country's internal affairs. Not just that, these MPs also slammed the US policy in dealing with the black and Mexican minorities in the United States of America.”