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Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ish who wrote (20843)	11/29/2001 3:26:14 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

First the Germans now the Russians warn about attacking Iraq. Nothing on the surface makes sense to me. Iraq must be hiding one hell of a stick under its robes for it to deserve this much respect. Russia Says Targeting Iraq May Collapse Coalition (Update1) By Paul Tighe Moscow, Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Russia said broadening the anti-terrorism campaign to target Iraq may bring about the collapse of the international coalition fighting terrorists, Interfax news agency reported, citing Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov. Any use of force against Iraq will increase tensions in Arab nations, further aggravate the Palestinian situation and destabilize the Persian Gulf region, Saltanov said in an interview with Interfax. ``In such circumstances, it would hardly be possible to preserve the unity of the international anti-terrorist coalition,'' he said. Arab leaders supporting the coalition ``are known to oppose the broadening of the anti-terrorist operation to the region, including Iraq.'' U.S. President George W. Bush called for international action against terrorism after the Sept. 11 attacks in New York and Washington. He indicated the fight will be pursued in countries that harbor or fund terrorist groups and those that develop weapons of mass destruction will be held accountable. U.S. Defense Department strategists, led by Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, are building a case to bomb Iraq as part of the campaign, USA Today said last week. ``The reports about the possible use of force against Iraq, which are being actively circulated by the world's mass media, cause concerns.'' Saltanov said. Washington accuses Iraq of violating the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention by developing a germ warfare capability. In an interview with the British Broadcasting Corp. last month, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz admitted Baghdad developed anthrax in the 1980s, though stockpiles were later destroyed. ``If we speak about the Iraq problem as such, it does not have a military solution,'' Saltanov told Interfax. ``It can be resolved only by political and diplomatic methods.'' Terrorism knows no borders and threatens all countries, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said yesterday in Moscow. ``Terrorism must not be equated with any nation, state or religion,'' Interfax cited Ivanov as saying. ``Our task is to ... work hard to keep terrorists from feeling secure anywhere.'' quote.bloomberg.com