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Aziz refuses to answer Maariv (Israeli newspaper) reporters' question ***Must READ
Maariv Newspaper ^
| 2/14/2003
| Menahem Gnetz
Posted on 02/14/2003 7:05:33 PM PST by yonif
Translation by me:
tens of reporters left in dismay from the press conference the deputy prime minister of Iraq Tariq Aziz convened this night. The massive leave started after Aziz refused to answer a question posed by a Maariv reporter during the press conference being held at the foreign reporters building in Rome.
the question which caused the criticism was if Iraq will find it right to attack Israel in every way possible if it is attacked by the US, and what will be the Iraqi response towards Arab countries like Qatar, Baharian and Kuwait, who are assisting the Americans. Aziz said in his response, "When I got here I did not intend to answer questions from Israeli reporters, and I have no reason to do so." The press conference continued, but tens of reporters from around the world left it to show their dismay at Aziz's response.
Before the drama about the question from a Maariv reporter occured, Aziz said that Bhagdad is cooperating with the inspectors to prove that it does not have weapons of mass destruction. In his words, all the sites are open to the inspectors and they are receiving answers to every question. He added that his country does not have links to terrorist organizations and he warned Europe that it should not support an attack, because it would be interpreted in the Arab world as a crusade.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aziz; iraq; israel; italy; maariv; rome; vatican
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I read somewhere that Fox News stopped the broadcast of it as a result. CNN, of course, continued its broadcast, so to not offend its pro-terrorist Arab viewers.
A new "peace in our time"?
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posted on
02/14/2003 7:05:33 PM PST
by
yonif
To: yonif
Maybe we'll get to hang Aziz yet.
2
posted on
02/14/2003 7:07:48 PM PST
by
tet68
(Jeremiah 51:24 ..."..Before your eyes I will repay Babylon for all the wrong they have done in Zion")
To: tet68
Maybe we'll get to hang Aziz yet.
He's looking more and more like Bert everyday.
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posted on
02/14/2003 7:08:53 PM PST
by
Arkinsaw
To: yonif
Thanks for the translation, Yoni. The actions of Aziz speak for themselves...
Thanks also for your rapid translation of Israeli web sites for us at CPAC after Columbia was lost.
To: yonif
Hmmmm. Seems, perhaps, the Ma'ariv reporter's questions hit a bit too close to the truth?
5
posted on
02/14/2003 7:10:22 PM PST
by
BenR2
((John 3:16: Still True Today.))
To: Interesting Times
Thanks also for your rapid translation of Israeli web sites for us at CPAC after Columbia was lost. It was a pleasure. It keeps my hebrew strong.
6
posted on
02/14/2003 7:10:34 PM PST
by
yonif
To: Arkinsaw; yonif
Bert? You're RIGHT!!!
Yonif.....I saw this earlier, thanks for reposting. I did NOT see the pictures.
BUMPIN' the thread!!!!!
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posted on
02/14/2003 7:11:03 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
(See Grampa Dave's Tag Line)
To: Arkinsaw
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posted on
02/14/2003 7:11:33 PM PST
by
Arkinsaw
To: yonif
Evrytime Aziz opens his mouth I get the urge to clean a few of my weapons and reflect on his comments
Mr. President...... "It's Time To Roll"
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posted on
02/14/2003 7:12:12 PM PST
by
MJY1288
(Old Europe Sucks)
To: yonif
**Bump**
10
posted on
02/14/2003 7:13:49 PM PST
by
TwoStep
(Ignorance can be cured, stupid is forever!)
To: yonif
Eventually, evil reveals itself. There were at least a few in that room that recognized it. My heart breaks that the Holy Father did not.
To: yonif
I was disgusted but not surprised by aziz' reply. I was happy to see the reporters leave the conference. The picture you posted bothers me to the core as a Catholic, once again I am on the horns of a spiritual dilemma. I have no room for anti-Israeli, anti-Jewish thinking and am beginning to wonder (again) about the hierarchy at the Vatican. What are they thinking????
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posted on
02/14/2003 7:15:23 PM PST
by
Rollee
To: yonif
CNN, of course, continued its broadcast, so to not offend its pro-terrorist Arab viewers. Of course! Btw, I'm glad to read that other reporters WALKED OUT of that "farce" of a "news" conference!
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posted on
02/14/2003 7:15:45 PM PST
by
Reborn
To: yonif
Yes, Thanks for all you do here, It's much appreciated
God Bless You!
Shalom
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posted on
02/14/2003 7:15:56 PM PST
by
MJY1288
(Old Europe Sucks)
To: tet68
Aziz better hope he's in Rome and not Bagdad when his nation is liberated, so he does not end up like Saddam, hung naked from his heels after being dragged through the streets.
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posted on
02/14/2003 7:16:26 PM PST
by
Travis McGee
(www.enemiesforeignanddomestic.com)
To: yonif
yonif, you are a FR treasure.
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posted on
02/14/2003 7:16:33 PM PST
by
Bahbah
(Pray for our Troops)
To: Travis McGee
I disagree .. I think he should go back home to Bagdad
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posted on
02/14/2003 7:19:54 PM PST
by
Mo1
(I HATE The Party of Clinton!)
To: yonif
This pales in comparison to the picture that someone posted of him (the Pope) kissing the koran, thus outraging many Catholics.
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posted on
02/14/2003 7:21:39 PM PST
by
cyborg
To: Mo1
I want to see the reactions from these Saddam appeasers in the U.N. when we liberate the Iraqi people and uncover the WMD's and the torture chambers
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posted on
02/14/2003 7:23:05 PM PST
by
MJY1288
(It's Time To Roll)
To: yonif
I can't believe the pope shaking hands with this Aziz. This guy who lied on TV to everybody. He just wove a carpet of lies right before Gulf War I. I wonder if the Pope will sign another concordant with another dictator.
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posted on
02/14/2003 7:23:25 PM PST
by
virgil
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