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| 2003-02-28 | ||
| via Daily Pundit get your salt shaker out Iran is a victim of "Iraq's use of weapons of mass destruction." Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations, Mohammed-Javad Zarif told the CNN in an interview. Long before Saddam Hussein's army invaded Kuwait in 1990, that same army moved into Iran in an unprovoked act of aggression. Through much of the 1980s, that brutal Iraqi-Iranian war continued. Ambassador Zarif — recalling the Iraqi army's use of chemical weapons — said his government's "conservative" estimate is that 100,000 Iranians were either killed or injured in those attacks. "Some are continuing to suffer from the effects of chemical weapons on a daily basis," he said. Despite Iranian anger, the ambassador said Iran opposes U.S.-led war against Iraq. "I believe our region cannot take another war
He said Iran was concerned "about the humanitarian consequences of another war, about the political consequences of another war, and about the uncertainty Riggghhhhtttt In a meeting between the Iraqi chief spy and a son of Israel's Ariel Sharon, Saddam sent the following message to the Israelis: If Israel convinced the United States not to attack Iraq, as a quid pro quo Iraq will officially apologize to Israel for supporting the Palestinians; Iraq will accommodate two million Palestinians and will grant them Iraqi nationality; and Iraq will supply 350,000 barrels of oil to Israel every day. The Israelis told the Iraq chief spy that they will respond after the elections. Hokay, we'll accept the word of a proven liar Meanwhile one of the reasons the United States is still pressing Saddam to disarm is that at the time of occupation of Kuwait, the Iraqi army had found about 1,000 warheads equipped with chemical weapons in Kuwait which they transferred to Iraq. Where oh where were these? and where were the launchers?
Since the weapons had not been registered with who? because of containing chemical materials, the U.S. could not push Saddam in the earlier stages. It is said the Saddam even used some of those warheads against the American troops during the Persian Gulf War. In another development U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld admitted Wednesday Iraq unleashed chemical agents against Iran and its nationals. Admitted? Nice innuendo, how about acknowledged? He told the Qatar-based Aljazeerah TV network that the Iraqi regime invaded its neighbor Kuwait and used chemical warfare against its other neighbor Iran and its own people. This, of course, was news to Kuwait and Iran According to the U.S. official, Iraq also used automatic missiles against three of its neighboring states. Baghdad is suppressing the Iraqis and has links with terrorist organization, Rumsfeld said admitted, warning that it may supply the deadly weaponry to the terrorists. Rumsfeld who in the 1980s officially negotiated with Iraq over arming it with weapons of mass destruction rriiiggghhtt against Iran said Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has three options — cooperating with the UN inspectors, refraining from cooperation which will lead to war, or stepping down from power and fleeing Iraq. Whoops, forgot option 4 - meet your maker via a superheated cloud of plasma | ||
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #2 The mullahs show a sense of humour lately. Or maybe we should re-read 1001 nights? I'm sure Saddam does, after all it's the master plan of delay... |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2003-02-28 19:22:41 |
| #1 btw - the Salt shaker comment referred to Tehran Times, not Bill Quick's site, which I like |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-02-28 18:50:35 |