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U.N. reduces humanitarian staff in Baghdad; would ease evacuation effort
Modesto Bee ^ | 2/21/03 | AP

Posted on 02/21/2003 8:16:05 AM PST by hoosierskypilot

Edited on 04/13/2004 1:55:55 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Half of the U.N. humanitarian staff in Iraq has left the country over the last two weeks to make a possible evacuation easier in case of war, a U.N. official said Friday. Out of about 900 foreigners working for U.N. aid programs in the country, about 450 have left after a recommendation from headquarters in New York, the official said on condition of anonymity.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Germany; Mexico; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: bubyesaddam; imminentiraqwar; iraq; unitednations; warweasels

1 posted on 02/21/2003 8:16:05 AM PST by hoosierskypilot
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To: hoosierskypilot
Bu-bye SADdam !!
2 posted on 02/21/2003 8:58:00 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye SADdam. You're soon to meet your buddy Stalin in Hades.)
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To: hoosierskypilot
Ah, increase the stress level.
3 posted on 02/21/2003 8:59:00 AM PST by Mamzelle
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4 posted on 02/21/2003 9:00:58 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye SADdam. You're soon to meet your buddy Stalin in Hades.)
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5 posted on 02/21/2003 9:02:11 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye SADdam. You're soon to meet your buddy Stalin in Hades.)
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To: hoosierskypilot
The Silence Before the Storm
6 posted on 02/21/2003 9:50:28 AM PST by Marines981 ("God, Marines, and Country")
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To: hoosierskypilot
They'll be back to distribute relief supplies. Soon.
7 posted on 02/21/2003 10:03:27 AM PST by Billthedrill
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