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To: George Papadopoulos who wrote (124)	9/16/2001 10:19:45 PM
From: George Papadopoulos	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

and the Iraqis too, what the hell is happening here? dailynews.yahoo.com Iraq Hopes Attacks Will Force U.S. Policy Change By Khaled Yacoub Oweis BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq urged Washington on Sunday to reconsider its foreign policy in the wake of the attacks on U.S. cities and said the horror was a consequence of American unfairness. ``We hope that American politicians will take this (attack) as a stimulus for quiet reasoning and reassessment of America's role in the world,'' Foreign Minister Naji Sabri told Reuters. Sabri refused to comment on whether Iraq, which is on a State Department list of ``state sponsors of terrorism,'' expected to be a target of U.S. retaliation. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) advised the United States on Saturday to use wisdom, and not force, in retaliating. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Washington would go after countries that harbor ``terrorists and their organizations'' in retaliation for the attacks on New York and Washington, which left more that 5,000 dead and missing. Rumsfeld did not reveal which countries the United States would target. A U.S.-led coalition bombed Iraq heavily during the 1991 Gulf War (news - web sites). Iraqi targets still come under attack by Western planes policing two ``no-fly'' zones in the north and south of the country. ``It is hoped around the world that U.S. officials and politicians assess in a reasonable manner why the attack happened to them on a large scale and not to others,'' Sabri said in an interview at his office in Baghdad. ``If they will do this, they will serve their own security and the security and stability of other nations around the globe.'' [Sh*t, he sure makes sense to me!, man, doing laundry is a lot more simple I think this foreign affairs sure makes my head spin way too fast sometimes!<g> The minister said the United Sates brought the attack on itself because it disregarded ``human rights and the national interest'' of other nations, including Iraq and the Palestinians in revolt against Israeli occupation. Iraq has been under U.N. sanctions since it invaded Kuwait in 1990. Washington is a strong proponent for maintaining the sanctions, despite their damaging effect on the standard of living ordinary Iraqis and increasing international calls to lift them. ``The regime of sanctions which American officials described as the harshest and most comprehensive in history could not kill the Iraqi state, society and people,'' the minister said, citing government commitment to infrastructure projects and rising trade.

To: George Papadopoulos who wrote (124)	9/16/2001 11:32:45 PM
From: FaultLine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Qaddafi presents an interesting case. Throughout much of my life I've seen him as an unyielding entity, but what if he should respond to our efforts to alter his ways? How can we be sure his rehab is genuine? This recent article, even though perhaps an apologetic for Qaddafi, discusses the possibility that this is in fact the case. As we watch the development of the anti-terrorist response by the US, Qaddafi's reactions may shed a great deal of light on a possible answer to this rehab puzzle. SUMMARY The recent trial of two Libyans for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, raises a vexing problem for U.S. policymakers: What should Washington do when American containment policy starts to pay off and a "rogue" state starts to reform? After years of international isolation, Colonel Mu'ammar Qaddafi is ending his belligerence and starting to meet many of the demands placed on him by Washington and its allies. Now President Bush must figure out how to keep the pressure on while recognizing Libya's progress and helping reintegrate it into the world community. foreignaffairs.org --fl