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| Iraq |
| Qadaffy meets with Iraqi Baathists |
| 2010-03-26 |
| On Wednesday, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh condemned Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi's Sunday meeting with 29 Saddam loyalists, describing the move as "undiplomatic" and an "insult" to the people of Iraq. Iraq's post-Saddam governments are particularly sensitive to any contacts between foreign governments and Saddam loyalists. It views such meetings as an attempt to undermine their legitimacy and casting doubt on the right of the country's Shiite Muslim majority to be the country's most dominant political group. The head of the 22-member pan-Arab organization Amr Mussa met privately with Zebari over breakfast on Thursday to try to contain the diplomatic spat between Libya and Iraq, and convince the Iraqi foreign minister to remain for the summit. Several Arab foreign ministers also tried to persuade Iraq's top diplomat to stay but were told by Zebari that he had no choice but to return home, the diplomat added. Libya's JANA official news agency said that Gaddafi received on Sunday a high-ranking delegation of Iraqi opposition leaders, including former members of the outlawed Baath party of executed dictator Saddam Hussein. The Iraqi delegation included former oil minister Issam Shalabi as well as ex-Baathist Salah Omar al-Ali. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Sounds like the meeting was a target-rich environment. Too bad the drones weren't in place. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2010-03-26 20:27 |