Gahmen 'surprised & disappointed' with US negative report on SG on terrorism

[Confuseous]

Singapore has expressed "surprise and disappointment" at the United States' latest Country Report on Terrorism which depicted the Republic in a negative light.

"We are of the view that the State Department's report does not accurately describe the relations that we have with US agencies involved in counter-terrorism matters," said the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a joint statement on Wednesday.

"It also shows a lack of understanding of Singapore's deep commitment towards international cooperation against the threat of terrorism, whether at the bilateral or multilateral level, and not least on the intelligence and law enforcement front," said the statement.

The ministries added that they were particularly surprised and disappointed because of the close relationship and cooperation between the two countries in the area of counter-terrorism.

"For cooperation to work well, parties should not only take into account mutual interests, but also mutual respect and trust," said the statement, adding that they would continue to work with their international counterparts notwithstanding the negative report.

The US report had said that in 2012, Singapore's bilateral and multilateral engagement on counter-terrorism intelligence and law enforcement cooperation was "inconsistent" among other things.

 

[blackmondy]

Please pee-a-pee, sue the US if they are lying.

 

[spotter542]

Must be the limping terrorist's fault :p

 

[PhuaCheeBye]

Cheng Hu machiam like Ah Long. So not surprised....

 

[Force 136]

Pinky make us lie down and be raped by the USA.... WE ARE THEIR DOGS.... We are no better than the Pinoys..

Pinky thinks we get USA's RESPECT by opening our legs.........

 

[winnipegjets]

"We are of the view that the State Department's report does not accurately describe the relations that we have with US agencies involved in counter-terrorism matters," said the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a joint statement on Wednesday.

Wow, they humtum the US like this ah, accusing the US State Department of ignorance. Before the US State Department released its report, it would have gone through the eyes from the other agencies. Alamak, PAP government is showing its ignorance here.

 

[eatshitndie]

one of the "inconsistencies" involves aiding and abetting "rogue" burmese generals or junta elites by allowing the use of sg as a financial underground in their dealings with north korea. the recent bust on a north korean shipment of missile parts via a 3rd party vessel is not totally related but not coincidental. 3 important chokes where cia have 24x7x365.25 eyes on shipping: panama canal, suez canal, singapore.

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

Here is the Country Report.

SINGAPORE

Overview: In 2012, Singapore’s bilateral and multilateral engagement on counterterrorism intelligence and law enforcement cooperation was inconsistent and marked by a transactional mindset that impeded the development of broad, deep, and predictable agency-to-agency relationships. While some agencies have had success from time to time, Singapore appeared to provide selective cooperation dependent upon the issue.

As of December, Singapore had detained 16 terrorist suspects. Detainees included members of Jemaah Islamiya (JI), who had plotted to carry out attacks in Singapore in the past, and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Two persons with links to terrorist groups were newly detained in 2012. In 2012, Singapore released 23 persons on Restriction Orders (RO) and one on Suspension Direction (SD). Detainees released on ROs and SDs were monitored by the Singapore authorities and required to report to authorities on a regular basis.

Legislation, Law Enforcement, and Border Security: Singapore used its Internal Security Act (ISA) to arrest and detain suspected terrorists without trial. The ISA authorizes the Minister for Home Affairs (MHA), with the consent of the president, to order detention without judicial review if it is determined that a person poses a threat to national security. The initial detention may be for up to two years, and the MHA may renew the detention for an unlimited number of additional periods up to two years at a time with the president’s consent.

Singapore’s 2012 law enforcement actions included:

• In February, Singapore released a member of JI, Jumari bin Kamdi, who was detained under the ISA in January 2011. According to an MHA press release, he was cooperative with investigators, and it was assessed that he no longer posed a security threat that required further detention.

• In February, Singapore detained JI member Abd Rahim Abdul Rahman. He attended terrorist training in Afghanistan with al-Qa’ida (AQ) in 1999 and 2000. Rahman was arrested in Malaysia in February 2012 and deported to Singapore.

• In May, Singapore detained JI member Husaini Ismail. He was arrested in Indonesia in June 2009 for immigration violations and deported to Singapore after his release in May. He attended terrorist training in Afghanistan with AQ in 1999 and 2000. According to the MHA, both he and Rahman were actively involved in reconnoitering several potential local and foreign targets in Singapore for the purpose of a terrorist attack.

Countering Terrorist Finance: Singapore is a member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering, a FATF-style regional body. There were no assets frozen or confiscated for terrorist finance-related crimes. For further information on money laundering and financial crimes we refer you to the 2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), Volume 2, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes: http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2012/.

Regional and International Cooperation: In August, the Republic of Singapore Navy participated in the annual Southeast Asia Cooperation Against Terrorism exercise, together with the U.S. Navy and the navies of Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. Singapore was an active participant in ASEAN and is a member of the Proliferation Security Initiative.

Countering Radicalization and Violent Extremism: Singapore maintained a de-radicalization program that focused on countering detainees' extremist ideology. Singapore enlists the support of religious teachers and scholars to study JI's ideology, develops teachings to counter the group's spread within Singapore's Muslim community, and provides counseling to detainees. Religious counseling for detainees continues after release. Among those individuals released from detention, there were no reported cases of recidivism.

http://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2012/209980.htm

 

[rodent2005]

Singapore has expressed "surprise and disappointment" at the United States' latest Country Report on Terrorism which depicted the Republic in a negative light.

How trustworthy is the US when it is run by the terrorists themselves?

 

[BuiKia]

The US is angry because we never 'consistently' bend over and let them fuck whenever they ask it is?

The US report had said that in 2012, Singapore's bilateral and multilateral engagement on counter-terrorism intelligence and law enforcement cooperation was "inconsistent" among other things.

 

[laksaboy]

It's always 'surprise' and 'disappointment' when the contents of such reports are not very flattering.

You cannot lash out angrily against USA, because Singapore is Uncle Sam's little bitch in SE Asia.

 

[winnipegjets]

It's always 'surprise' and 'disappointment' when the contents of such reports are not very flattering.

You cannot lash out angrily against USA, because Singapore is Uncle Sam's little bitch in SE Asia.

Sinkapore is too timing ...it sleeps with the US and China. It wants protection, technology from US and it seeks business opportunities from China. To ingratiate itself with the PRC, sinkapore lets in milliions of Chinese and secretly transfer US technology to the Chinese.

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

It's always 'surprise' and 'disappointment' when the contents of such reports are not very flattering.

You cannot lash out angrily against USA, because Singapore is Uncle Sam's little bitch in SE Asia.

Sinkie is surrounded by Islamic neighbors. It really has no choice but to kiss ass in return for 'protection'.

 

[steffychun]

It's always 'surprise' and 'disappointment' when the contents of such reports are not very flattering.

You cannot lash out angrily against USA, because Singapore is Uncle Sam's little bitch in SE Asia.

What and ugly face--I mean the guy not in uniform

 

[steffychun]

Sinkapore is too timing ...it sleeps with the US and China. It wants protection, technology from US and it seeks business opportunities from China. To ingratiate itself with the PRC, sinkapore lets in milliions of Chinese and secretly transfer US technology to the Chinese.

The report never mentioned Shane Todd. See?