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| Danish evacuation of Iraqis complete |
| 2007-07-23 |
| Denmark has completed the evacuation of some 200 Iraqis who it feared faced danger for their association with Danish troops in southern Iraq. A final group of 80 Iraqis has arrived in Denmark, joining 120 already there. The airlift of the Iraqis, including translators for Danish troops, had so far been kept secret for security reasons, a Danish official said. Most of the 200 evacuated Iraqis are expected to be offered asylum in Denmark. Denmark is expected to withdraw its group of 480 troops from Basra in southern Iraq next month. Military spokesman Lt-Cdr Nils Markussen said the initiative had come from Danish soldiers serving in Iraq. "The signal we want to send is that we of course take care of our employees if the business they have been doing for us is putting them into danger," Cdr Markussen said. Cdr Markussen said the evacuation had been kept low profile "in order not to target them further". He also said he believed other countries with troops in Iraq had carried out similar evacuations. A heated public debate preceded Denmark's decision to arrange the evacuation, with the government eventually reaching a deal with the anti-immigrant Danish People's Party. |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #2 I submitted this article 2 days ago, but it never showed up on the Burg. The information is useful, but its meta-message is more of the same: Not only was the US criminal in its invasion of Iraq, but it is criminally negligent in planning for its own defeat and ignominious withdrawal. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-07-23 09:49 |
| #1 If we cut and run, we will have to evacuate many more than 200 people that gave helped us. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2007-07-23 01:01 |