[goodieD]

His being there is supposed to prevent it? Funny, I'd think his being there would be an incentive to hit that place NOW.

[putupon]

US black Muslim leader Louis Farrakhan arrived in Iraq Saturday

Drop the daisy cutter now!!! Get 2 dirt balls with one bomb, save the taxpayers some money.

[mjaneangels@aolcom]

"In 5 minutes we begin bombing".

[SandfleaCSC]

If there every was a time to strike, I think now is the time.

[piasa]

Farrakhan in Iraq? Isn't that like getting a really cool toy in a Happy Meal ^TM?

[blackbart.223]

"Farrakhan, the head of Nation of Islam who once called Adolf Hitler a great man, will hold talks with Iraqi officials and "do all in his capacity" to prevent war."

Which isn't much. Farrakhan is a bad joke at best.

[Mike Darancette]

And we gave him a visa to travel to Iraq?

[Vidalia]

I'm going to apologize first...

Now that it is overwith, Here it is again!

[KS Flyover]

Farrakhan visits Baghdad

July 5, 2002 Posted: 8:46 PM EDT (0046 GMT)
From Rym Brahimi - CNN

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan arrived in Baghdad on Friday on a mission "to see what we can do to possibly stop a war."

Farrakhan was greeted at Saddam International Airport by Abdelrazzaq Al-Hashemi, the head of the government's Iraqi Friendship and Peace Organization.

"We're very grateful to Allah that he blessed us with a safe flight to Baghdad," Farrakhan said. "Our purpose here is to see the people of Iraq -- hopefully the leadership -- and to see what we can do to possibly stop a war."

Asked if he was bringing a message to Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein from U.S. President George W. Bush, he said, "No. I bring a message from the people that I represent, and I hope it will be a message from the government."

Farrakhan said he would be in Baghdad for just two days, and he hopes to meet with Hussein while there.

"I don't know that I will meet with President Saddam Hussein. It is my hope to do so," he said.

The controversial and outspoken leader of the Nation of Islam, an African-American Islamic ministry, has traveled to Iraq three or four times over the last decade.

His current visit comes at a time of heightened tensions among Baghdad and Washington, which along with the United Nations has been pressing Iraq to allow weapons inspectors back into the country. Baghdad wants sanctions removed.

The New York Times reported Friday that U.S. military planners have put together a preliminary planning document that calls for air, land and sea-based forces to attack Iraq. The assault would involve tens of thousands of U.S. Marines and soldiers, the newspaper reported. (Full story)

Farrakhan has been touring the region in recent weeks, including a stop in Qatar. He arrived in Baghdad after a stop in the Syrian capital Damascus.

His comments at the Baghdad airport Friday were tempered compared to those he made in mid-June before leaving the United States.

During that news conference, Farrakhan lambasted the United States for what he charged is a plan to overthrow and possibly kill Hussein. Calling the U.S. Congress a "lynch mob," and President Bush the "leader of a lynch mob," Farrakhan claimed that reports Hussein had developed weapons of mass destruction and gassed his own people are unsubstantiated.

Such allegations have been reported by United Nations weapons inspectors, as well as many international journalists.

[wcbtinman]

Great, now we get a "twofer".

[weegee]

Has Louis promised Saddam use of the Mother Ship?

At what point does conferring with regimes that support terrorists make you a collaborator?

[brat]

ROFL After reading the posts, concensus seems to indicate that its definitely time to boogie.

[RightWinger]

Farrakahn's a racist, he has no credibility or virtuousness.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Happy Birthday, Mr. President. I have an idea what you can do to celebrate.

[DainBramage]

"Achmed,..Send in my Nubian Prince and lets make peace!"

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

Farrakhan arrives in Iraq to try to prevent US strike

great, we get to kill two birds with one stone.

[mhking]

Black conservative ping

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[varon]

Farrakhan arrives in Iraq to try to prevent US strike

Then Jesse Jackson must not be far behind ;-)

[boris]

"Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both."

From 18 USC 953, the Logan Act.

--Boris

[stands2reason]

Now, what could he possibly do in Iraq to prevent this attack? Convince Saddam to play nice? Please.