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| Iraq |
| Iraqi Opposition Groups Call for Uprising |
| 2003-03-27 |
| DAMASCUS, Syria -- Iraqi opposition groups called Thursday for a popular uprising to liberate the country from Iraqi "dictatorship" and outlined a detailed plan for the future of Iraq. Is it just me, or is Damascus just chock full of opposition groups of all stripes? In a statement faxed to The Associated Press, the six-member Iraqi opposition leadership council -- set up this year to formulate policies for a post-Saddam Iraq -- urged the Iraqi armed forces to "sever ties with the Baghdad regime" and join them. Thanks for the fax. Now could you please come just a little closer to the frontlines. ...the opposition front would announce a transitional, broad-based coalition government to run the affairs of the country. "Among its tasks would be to negotiate with coalition countries and the United Nations to find and destroy weapons of mass destruction and place a timetable for the withdrawal of coalition forces from Iraq," the statement said. |
| Posted by:JAB |
| #2 six member? My son's basketball team has more players than that....jeez |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-03-27 18:21:43 |
| #1 my understanding is that Chalabi is in kurdistan, as of course are the Kurdish leaders. Dont know if this is some other group in Damascus, of if this was just the closest AP office to fax it to. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2003-03-27 16:16:12 |