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To: Tomas who wrote (33493)	12/24/1998 8:18:00 AM
From: Oak Tree	Respond to of 95453

Why is Enersearch (EEX) so underperforming?

To: Tomas who wrote (33493)	12/27/1998 12:07:00 AM
From: Tomas	Respond to of 95453

Iraq raises stakes. BBC Sunday December 27 Iraq says it will fire on the US and British warplanes patrolling the no-fly zones in the south and north of the country. Iraqi Vice-President Taha Yassin Ramadan gave the warning on Qatari television. Asked if Iraq would accept the flights of US and British aircraft that maintain air exclusion areas, Mr Ramadan said: "We say frankly now that any violation of Iraqi airspace will be met by Iraqi fire." The interview was conducted in Baghdad hours after Iraq said that its anti-aircraft gunners had driven off an attack by "enemy" warplanes in southern Iraq. A Ministry of Defence spokesman said RAF planes coming under threat would return fire. BBC Defence Correspondent Jonathan Marcus says Iraq has limited capacity to defend its air space and any attempt to fire on western aircraft is likely to be met with a robust response. ... ... Baghdad's three-way attack In an unusual move, an influential Iraqi newspaper has launched a scathing condemnation of Russia, China and France, accusing them of not doing enough to stop the military strikes. While Russia and China strongly opposed the four-day offensive this month by the US and the UK, France was less vocal in its criticism. But the three countries - seen as Baghdad's traditional friends on the United Nations Security Council - were individually condemned in Iraq's Babel newspaper. Babel - controlled by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's son Uday - attacked China for responding to the Gulf crisis by simply handing out statements from its foreign ministry. It said the French position was so hesitant and unclear that Iraqis could not decide where France stood. And Russia was accused of extracting concessions from Iraq in the past without giving anything in return. The BBC's Defence Correspondent, Jonathan Marcus, says the article shows that Baghdad seems to have few expectations that Russia, China or France will be able to alter the US and UK policy of bilateral military containment news.bbc.co.uk