Letter to the Editor of the Independent

I have read Mr. Robert Fisk’s article on Kuwait entitled “Gulf War legacy flares as ‘stingy’ Kuwait puts the squeeze on Iraq”. I must confess my great disappointment with its contents which at best can only be described as hostile, therefore a few remarks are in order to put the record straight.

Indeed those of you who are familiar with Kuwait quite well will in no doubt agree that using hostile adjectives such as “stingy”, “ruthless”, “greedy”, “stealing”, “thieving” and “mean” in describing my country are clearly baseless and wholly unfounded.( click on the url to read the article)

http://www.mofa.gov.kw/MOFA/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1210:2009-08-26-15-15-34&catid=23:-&Itemid=80