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To: Ilaine who wrote (41568)	9/2/2002 2:24:05 PM
From: BigBull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Fascinating interview with PUK's leader - Jalal Talabani. The whole interview is definitely worth reading but this section really caught my attention: puk.org Q. But what is the next step exactly? A. The next step is to convene a conference for the Iraqi opposition. A steering committee , representing the six organizations, will undertake this task. Q. Where will it be held? A. Perhaps in Europe or in liberated Iraqi Kurdistan if we can obtain appropriate American security guarantees. Q. Have you obtained them? A. Last Wednesday the State Department reaffirmed the protection for the Kurdish region. And Vice-President Dick Cheney has reaffirmed protection for the Kurds. If there are sufficient guarantees, then we prefer to hold the meeting on the home soil rather than holding in America or a foreign country. Q. What is the timeline? A. It should be held within a month. Q. Will the conference be restricted to the six sides you referred to ? A. No. No. The steering committee will invite other sections of Iraqi opposition who subscribe to the declared common manifesto, of a democratic, parliamentary and independent Iraq, to attend the conference. The outline of our general agenda will be tabled at the conference for deliberation. It is expected that about one hundred representatives of parties and personalities will participate in the forthcoming conference.