Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan offered a "dialogue" with the United States, saying in an interview broadcast Friday night that his country was ready to talk if Washington abandons "aggression" and ceases "interference in internal affairs."
| "We'll send some money your way, if you leave us alone." |
"We are ready for a dialogue with the American administration and ready to build economic relations," he said. "We are for a dialogue and normal relations with all the countries of the world, except for Israel. If they abandon aggression, and there is a dialogue that leads to normal relations, achieves mutual interests far away from interference in internal affairs, then we have no objection."
| Does that mean they've disarmed? Didn't think so. |
In the interview with Al-Shabab Television -- owned by Saddam Hussein's son Odai
| Who else? Does anybody in Iraq own anything but Uday and Qusay? |
— Ramadan also accused the United States of trying to dominate the world, saying Iraq can't accept that. He appealed to Arab countries to come to Iraq's defense, saying they were Washington's next targets. And in a nod to countries opposing U.S. threats of war, he said Iraq would help them argue their anti-war case by cooperating with U.N. weapons inspectors.
| Time to dole out some more spits and dribbles to engender conversation. The longer the chat keeps up, the longer it'll be until Sammy gets whacked. |
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