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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Thomas M. who wrote (13880)	2/28/2003 9:32:04 AM
From: Bald Eagle	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 25898

Strolling through a park, Uday spotted a young couple. He called out to the young woman, but the pair walked on, pretending not to notice. Affronted, Uday grabbed the woman by the arm and declared, “You’re much too good for this simple man.” (Her companion was wearing the uniform of an Army captain.) The woman stammered that she had been married only the day before. Uday’s guards promptly dragged her to a hotel room, where Uday raped her as the guards watched from the next room. Latif, who says he witnessed this scene, says he heard the woman scream. He went to the balcony and saw her half-naked figure lying in front of the hotel entrance six floors below. Her husband, who cursed Uday, was executed for “defamation of the president.” It is impossible to confirm Latif’s story, but Iraqi media reported the execution of the husband, Saad Abd al-Razzek. Foe more delightful stories of the people you are trying to protect, go here: desert-voice.net

To: Thomas M. who wrote (13880)	2/28/2003 9:40:04 AM
From: Just_Observing	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

Russia and China join forces to oppose war From Oliver August in Beijing and Robin Shepherd in Moscow February 28, 2003 RUSSIA and China stepped up their opposition to war in Iraq yesterday with a demand for a diplomatic solution. The two UN veto-bearing nations were, however, careful to couch a joint statement in terms that would not cause immediate offence to Washington. A joint statement issued in Beijing said that both countries “confirm their firm resolution to continue to promote a peaceful settlement of the problem of Iraq by all possible means believing that war can and must be avoided”. Both have strong reasons to oppose American policy; the Russians because they fear the loss of valuable oil-related contracts in Iraq and China because it fears that it might one day become the target of a pro-active world policeman. Equally, neither can afford to make an enemy of the US. Beijing signalled its opposition to a second UN resolution after a visit by Igor Ivanov, the Russian Foreign Minister. The Chinese leadership also played host to Colin Powell, the US Secretary of State, but the Russian carried off the bigger prize and Mr Powell left empty-handed Beijing called for measures to avoid war in Iraq and insisted on resolving “the Iraqi crisis through political and diplomatic means”. more at timesonline.co.uk