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To: Ilaine who wrote (17434)	1/28/2002 2:10:29 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 281500

>>China Tells Iraq Opposed to Widening War on Terror BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Vice Premier Qian Qichen told Iraqi counterpart Tareq Aziz on Monday China does not support the expansion of military action in the war on terrorism, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Qian's comment marked an apparent shift from previous Chinese statements which said Beijing was opposed to the ''wanton'' expansion of military action in the war on terrorism. ``China does not support the expansion of anti-terror military action,'' Xinhua quoted Qian as saying. ``At the same time it hopes that Iraq will cooperate with the U.N. to avoid new and complicated situations which might emerge.''<< More at: dailynews.yahoo.com

To: Ilaine who wrote (17434)	1/28/2002 3:08:09 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 281500

Interesting Israeli web site devoted to publicizing human rights abuses by Israelis against Palestinians in the occupied territories. Good digging, CB. Also the long extracts from the Mitchell report. Thanks, John

To: Ilaine who wrote (17434)	1/28/2002 3:15:18 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

>>rabs to Tell U.S. Its Interests at Risk - Paper Last Updated: January 28, 2002 05:19 AM ET Print This Article RIYADH (Reuters) - Arab states plan to send a strongly worded message to the United States that its interests in the Arab world are at risk if it does not stop Israeli attacks on Palestinians, a Saudi newspaper reported on Monday. The Arabic-language al-Watan quoted what it described as a high-ranking Jordanian source as saying that King Abdullah, now visiting Saudi Arabia, will carry the message to President Bush when he visits Washington this week. "It will be an Arab message, particularly a Saudi one, that U.S. interests and relations with the Arab states will be in danger if Washington did not try to end Israel's terrorist policy in the region," the paper quoted the Jordanian source as saying. It said that in their talks in Riyadh, the Jordanian and Saudi leaders agreed on the need to exert joint efforts to "end the suffering of the Palestinian people and lift a siege imposed by Israel on Palestinian President Yasser Arafat." King Abdullah, who arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for a two-day visit, is scheduled to meet President Bush on Friday. He was chairman of the last Arab summit, held in Amman last year. Arafat has been confined by Israeli tanks to his office in the West Bank town of Ramallah since December, following a series of suicide attacks inside Israel. The Bush administration has been taking an increasingly tough line against Arafat in recent days, drawing praise from Israel and a call for U.S. sanctions against the Palestinian leadership. Washington has suspended a cease-fire mission to the Middle East by its envoy Anthony Zinni. The retired Marine Corps general ended his second trip to the region two weeks ago. Bush has said he was "very disappointed" with Arafat for not doing enough to rein in militants behind the attacks on Israel. Jordanian Foreign Minister Marwan al-Muasher said on Sunday that King Abdullah plans to explain to Bush "the danger of talking about suspending the peace process or contacts with the Palestinian Authority." Oil-rich Saudi Arabia, a key regional ally of the United States, has repeatedly urged Bush to push Israel to help end 16 months of Israeli-Palestinian violence. << reuters.com