Iraq expects US strike 'at any time'

The Times of India ^ | April 27 2002 | AFP

[knighthawk]

BAGHDAD: Iraq expects a US strike "at any moment", Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan said in an interview broadcast on Saturday.

"Psychologically, we are expecting a US attack to happen at any time. We don't want this but that's the reality," Ramadan told the Saudi-owned Middle East Broadcasting Corporation (MBC).

"The US administration will not hesitate to hit Iraq if it has the chance," he said. "Hostile intentions from the United States are not a secret, as shown in calls to overthrow the regime, not only of Iraq, but other countries as well," Ramadan said, referring to Venezuela, whose President Hugo Chavez recently survived a two-day coup d'etat that Baghdad has accused Washington of orchestrating.

The US administration had "neither values nor manners nor respect for UN Security Council conventions and resolutions." Iraq will resume talks with the United Nations next week under the threat of US military action if arms inspectors are not allowed back into the country to verify Baghdad's claims to have no weapons of mass destruction.

[knighthawk]

Well, according to new UN resloutions, oppressed people can attack the oppressors to free their country. The US is just helping the Iraqi opposition out!

[knighthawk]

Let's Roll!

[mhking]

It's coming...

[CaptRon]

Now. No. Wait. NOW! Nope. Wait. No. NOW!...

[Tactical Thunder]

Just got to love the fact that they know there days are numbered..... Shhhhhhhhh whats that sound? Must be that can of wip ass being opened !!!!

[maturin]

Would anyone care to join me in giving profound and heartfelt thanks for the fact that AL GORE IS NOT THE PRESIDENT OF THESE UNITED STATES?

CAN ANYONE IMAGINE THE CLUSTER***K THAT WOULD BE OUR PRESENT SITUATION IF THAT CLOWN, THAT VERY DANGEROUS CLOWN, HAD SOMEHOW MANAGED TO CAPTURE THE OVAL OFFICE?

THERE IS INDEED A BENIGN FORCE THAT'S WATCHING OVER US...

[Tactical Thunder]

Thank God ....G.W. is our President if not who knows how many aspin factories we would have BOMBED by now!

[gitmo]

I only wish he was consistent in Israel.

[Tactical Thunder]

He is behind closed door just ask the Saudi's ... Humm there's a thought maybe we should open two cans of wip ass. Don't want the Saudi's to feel left out!!

[SunStar]

"Hostile intentions from the United States are not a secret, as shown in calls to overthrow the regime, not only of Iraq, but other countries as well," Ramadan said, referring to Venezuela, whose President Hugo Chavez recently survived a two-day coup d'etat that Baghdad has accused Washington of orchestrating.

However, Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan leader who was briefly overthrown before being reinistated, has ruled out the possibility of direct U.S. involvement in the coup d'etat.