Posted on 03/13/2003 1:23:16 AM PST by HAL9000
Iraq refuses to receive the Arab departmental committee
Iraq refuses to receive the Arab departmental committee which was to go to Baghdad Friday to try to prevent a war, announced to Thursday the Iraqi delegation with the Arab League.
In a text given to the Arab League, the Iraqi delegation explained this refusal by the fact that "il had there developments recently in Iraq concerning the American aggression ", which prevent such a visit.
The commission was created at the time of the Arab top of Charm el Sheik (Egypt) on March 1, with for mission of presenting a plain face of refusal of an attack against Iraq.
It is made up of the heads of diplomacy of Egypt, of Tunisia, of Lebanon, of Syria, of Bahrain and of the secretary-general of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, and was to go Thursday to Bahrain, which currently chairs the Arab top, then Friday to Baghdad and to meet Saturday president Saddam Hussein.
Diplomats in Beirut had declared Tuesday that Lebanon and Syria could not join the delegation, fearing that it is made the relay of requests for resignation of Saddam Hussein.
They may be fortunate. Saddam usually murders those who offer ideas he does not want to hear. His murders are excruciatingly painful.
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