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

To: Ed Huang who wrote (20747)	3/14/2003 10:48:47 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

George Soros on Bush's policies... biz.yahoo.com some choice cuts: He lashed out at President Bush's preparations for war with Iraq, repeating his argument published in several newspaper editorials this week that the Bush administration's willingness to use military power to assert U.S. dominance is creating a backlash that is feeding on itself. "The current pursuit of American supremacy reminds me of the boom-bust process, or a stock market bubble," Soros said. "Whatever the outcome in Iraq, I dare to predict that the Bush policies are bound to fail," Soros said. "I believe that President Bush is leading the United States and the world in the wrong direction, and I consider nothing short of tragic that the terrorist threat has induced the country to line up behind him so uncritically," Soros said.

To: Ed Huang who wrote (20747)	3/14/2003 11:40:07 AM
From: Ed Huang	Respond to of 25898

Russia Refuses U.S. Request to Expel Iraqi Envoys Fri March 14, 2003 10:12 AM ET MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday it had turned down a U.S. request to expel Iraqi diplomats accused by Washington of spying. "The Russian Foreign Ministry believes such a request is unacceptable and, of course, the Russian side will not take such a step," a ministry spokesman said. The United States has approached a number of countries, requesting the expulsion of diplomats it says are engaged in spying. The State Department has said the Iraqi envoys are a threat to U.S. personnel overseas. "We've raised concerns worldwide, including in Russia, about potential activities of Iraqi intelligence officers," a senior U.S. official said in Moscow earlier this week. "I think there are a number of people here who think the best solution would be for them to leave, but at a minimum they should be kept under a very tight watch." Baghdad has accused Washington of inventing pretexts to expel its diplomats. It urged countries approached by the United States not to follow the "foolish, imperialist and mad policy adopted by this evil administration." Belgium this week refused a similar U.S. demand but Australia, Romania, Sweden and Philippines have ejected envoys. Earlier this month, the United States expelled two members of Iraq's U.N. mission as well as a correspondent for the official Iraqi news agency. The Iraqi ambassador to Moscow, Abbas Khalaf, was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying he had no doubt Russia would reject the U.S. demand. "Why would they do this? Is Russia under threat?" Khalaf was quoted by Interfax as saying. "We feel at home here." Russia, a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, has said it will not support any fresh U.N. resolution paving the way for war against President Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Like France and Germany, Russia supports proposals that would give U.N. inspectors more time to search for weapons of mass destruction. Iraq denies it possesses such weapons. reuters.com