11/29/11

An article in the Islam Tribune tells readers about Iran and their plan to seal off eastern borders to Afghanistan and Pakistan by 2015. The reason for sealing the boarder is drug trafficking. No one will be allowed to cross these borders, not even pedestrians. The majority of the border, about 90%, is already sealed. The plan is to finish the last 10% in three years. "In early 1990, Iran began to build a "wall" to seal its approximately 1,800 kilometre-long (1,100 mile) border with its neighbours to control drug trafficking and infiltration of armed rebel groups or bandits." There has been a long battle with drug traffickers and many of Iran's security forces have been killed in the process. Hopefully this wall will help improve the drug situation. I think it is crazy for countries to be building tall walls to keep people from going in our out. There must be a better way. Walls are probably not aesthetically pleasing and just make the area around the wall ugly. I think this is an extreme way to handle things. But many people around the world are doing this to their borders.