Well, my position
is that if Jordon wants to
send them to Iraq,
then somehow there must
be something Iraq can do
with them that's naughty.
UN denies Iraqi pencil ban
"The United Nations has rejected suggestions that its sanctions against Iraq include a ban on the import of pencils.
The denial came shortly after the arrival in Iraq of millions of pencils donated by Jordanians as part of a campaign against the economic embargo.
UN spokesman in Baghdad George Somerwill said pencils had been coming in plentiful quantities, and he was unaware of any ban on them.
The delivery of over three million pencils in a convoy of vehicles was organised by a non-government group in Jordan, which said it had received overwhelming popular support for the move.
It was hailed as part of a sanctions-busting campaign.
Traditional ties
Jordanians have traditionally close ties with the Iraqi people and some are impatient with Arab leaders for supporting the UN economic embargo.
On Sunday, about 100 vehicles accompanied a delegation to the Iraqi border. The two trucks carrying the pencils crossed to Baghdad later in the day. ..."