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2006-07-07 Iraq

Ex-Iraqi deputy PM Tareq Aziz starts hunger strike

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Posted by Fred 2006-07-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 According to my pal Kevin, sounds like this wasn't even a one-meal "hunger strike" like No. 1 recently performed. DiStefano's been desperately trying to grab headlines off of these cases for a year now. As for the ECHR's questions, they might try reading the papers or making a phone call. He surrendered to Coalition forces (those would be the UN-authorized coalition forces) and is held in Coalition physical custody at the request of the Iraqi government, which maintains full judicial control over him. Geez.

Posted by Verlaine in Iraq 2006-07-07 02:29|| 2006-07-07 02:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Didn't he plead a case a while ago to be let loose on bail or something because he was really sick or dying? I guess he got better.

Posted by glenmore">glenmore 2006-07-07 07:27|| 2006-07-07 07:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Is this part of the Cindy Sheehan rolling hunger strike?

Posted by Raj 2006-07-07 07:45|| 2006-07-07 07:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Old EUrope needs to learn they are totally out of the picture in Iraq, due to their total unwillingness to help out. They have no jurisdiction. They have no legal grounds to do anything. They are a non-player. They need to get their head out of their a$$ and learn that the world doesn't rotate around Belgium and the Hague. Maybe a nice bitch-slap across the face will get the message across. The US is pulling two divisions out of Germany. There are about 20 other small posts that can be closed. Outside of England and whatever bases the US decides to open in Eastern Europe, leave Ramstein, Aviano, and Naples. Move the rest of the non-UK US European Command elsewhere. THEN pull the plug on NATO, followed by a new treaty with those countries that wish to form a coalition with the US for MUTUAL defense. Europe needs to grow up.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-07-07 15:27|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-07-07 15:27|| Front Page Top

#5 Google "hunger strike". It doesn't look like too many people aren't on one. I had to skip lunch but I'll have dinner so I think mine would be considered "open ended"...just like the Hollywood stars!

Posted by tu3031 2006-07-07 15:35|| 2006-07-07 15:35|| Front Page Top

#6 It is odd that the Hollywood left, Cindy Sheehan, Tareq Aziz, Sean Penn, etc. ad nauseum have mistaken the rest of us for someone that gives a shit about their hunger strike.

Posted by JohnQC 2006-07-07 17:04|| 2006-07-07 17:04|| Front Page Top

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