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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (129078)	4/13/2004 11:59:45 AM
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Jordanian warning on Iraq troops Prince Hassan: "When does the violence stop?" Prince Hassan of Jordan has warned that sending more troops to Iraq will not end violence in the country. Senior US commander General John Abizaid said on Monday he needed about 10,000 extra troops to quell the unrest. But Prince Hassan said the problem was the US-led occupation, which was provoking resistance and in turn creating a "spiral of violence". He also said coalition forces in Iraq face a "very hot summer" and urged the UN to "shoulder its responsibilities". 'Unfinished business' Prince Hassan said he still feared that continued unrest in the Middle East region would lead to a third World War. "Acts of terror, genocide, two major recent wars, deaths of many thousands of all races and religions. Where does the violence stop?" he said. "All I see is... unfinished business - Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine. "So it is not a third World War between armies. It is something more insidious... I think it is a third world anarchy which is progressing as we speak." The prince also said many in the Middle East compared US intervention in Iraq with Israel's actions in the Palestinian territories. He added that more firm policies needed to be applied to the region and said the people of the Middle East needed to "stand up" and make their opinions heard. "Nothing is impossible if we change the mindset from building war to making peace," he said. Prince Hassan's comments come as Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is flying to Washington for talks with US President George W Bush. Earlier in March, Prince Hassan warned that Israeli-Palestinian conflict could spread to other countries - such as Syria and Lebanon. He said an Arab intermediary and long-term international dialogue would provide the best solutions to the crisis. news.bbc.co.uk

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