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


To: PartyTime who wrote (22000)3/16/2003 11:30:43 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston  Respond to of 25898
 
mondediplo.com

hrw.org

I think he gassed a few more Kurds than you think.

Why has Saddam spurned the Arab community?

"Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri rebuffed a high-level Arab League peace mission that had been scheduled to travel to Baghdad this week. He said top Iraqi officials wouldn't have time to meet with the dignitaries, who included the foreign ministers of Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Tunisia and Bahrain and the secretary-general of the Arab League, Amr Moussa.

The announcement suggested the Iraqi leadership feared the delegates would urge Saddam to make concessions to the United Nations or even step down, although the delegation has not publicly endorsed calls for Saddam to resign. "

Arabs Wash Their Hands of Saddam

atimes.com

Even Arabs recognize he needed to be dealt with but realize they don't have the courage.