Saddam urged to reject resolution -- Green light for Terrorism

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Iraq’s parliament tonight condemned a UN resolution on resuming weapons inspections and a leading member of the body urged its rejection.
Salim al-Koubaisi, the head of the foreign relations committee, advised MPs to follow the “wise Iraqi leadership” but recommended the legislators reject the US-drafted document.

“The committee advises the rejection of security council resolution 1441, and to not agree to it in response to the opinions of our people, who put their trust in us,” he said.

The rhetoric does not mean that Iraq will automatically reject the resolution, which sets a series of deadlines for it to comply with the weapons inspection regime or face “serious consequences”. MPs went into a closed session after the opening speeches to continue their debate.

The Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, has urged parliament to recommend a formal response.

But Condoleezza Rice, the White House national security adviser, dismissed the move as “ludicrous”.

“I’m surprised he’s even bothering to go through this ploy,” she said.

President Saddam has in the past used parliament as a cover for difficult decisions. If it recommends that he accepts the resolution, it will allow him to claim the decision as the will of the people.

The vote is not expected until Tuesday, when the parliament’s advice will go to the ruling Revolutionary Command Council.

Iraq’s state-run al-Jumhuriya newspaper today urged Arab governments and people to “stand firm against US aggressive schemes” against Iraq and the Arabs.

In a front-page editorial, the newspaper called on Arab governments to use oil as a weapon against the US and Britain.

Foreign ministers of Arab League nations today ended a two-day meeting in Cairo with a final communique seeking to avoid a US-Iraq confrontation.

It urges Iraq and the UN to work together to implement the resolution and calls on the US to commit to pledges it gave Syria that the resolution could not be used to justify military action.

The ministers put forward a united position of “absolute rejection” of any military action against Iraq, saying it represents a threat to the security of all Arab nations.

Link: Saddam urged to reject resolution | Iraq | The Guardian

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:k: :k:
Stand firm they must, but will they.

If you will forgive me, Ali, another Guardian article along the same lines:

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Yes, we must stand firm and refuse to abide by these UN resolutions! We must continue to subject our citizens to sanctions, even while we live in splendor.

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Yes we must continue to endorse dictatorships around the world as and when it suits us. And we must never cease our $3bn of annual aid to a country that is welcoming its 36th year of occupying another people's land.

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We must displace the blame from our own foolish misgivings towards everyone else. Keep developing weapons od mass descruction when our kids are dying due to our own arrogance and misplaced sense of superiority.

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We must show the arrogant US that they will encounter the Mother of all Battles. This time we mean it.

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We must illustrate to the world the true definition of a "civilized" world power. A shower of missiles, daisycutters, mines and bombs - not upon Sad-damn Hussein but upon 22 million civilians - should do the trick.

We must target their electrical and water infrastructures as we did during the Gulf War, thus ensuring that their drinking water is tainted with sewage, thus ensuring that Iraqi mothers give birth to babies who will slowly die of malnutrition, thus ensuring that a new breed of "terrorists" is born. Thus do we set standards for the hallmarks of a civilized world power.

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*Originally posted by Nadia_H: *
We must illustrate to the world the true definition of a "civilized" world power. A shower of missiles, daisycutters, mines and bombs - not upon Sad-damn Hussein but upon 22 million civilians - should do the trick.

We must target their electrical and water infrastructures as we did during the Gulf War, thus ensuring that their drinking water is tainted with sewage, thus ensuring that Iraqi mothers give birth to babies who will slowly die of malnutrition, thus ensuring that a new breed of "terrorists" is born. Thus do we set standards for the hallmarks of a civilized world power.
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First, we don't shower missiles, daisycutters, mines and bombs on 22 million civilians. It's much cheaper and equally effective to let the Iraqi dictator himself starve them and have them "slowly die of malnutrition." Second, if they all slowly died of malnutrition, they couldn't become a new breed of terrorists could they?

Let's hope that Iraq does indeed reject the new UN Resolution. It will make the end game that much quicker. Then the 22 million Iraqi civilians will be much closer to drinking clean water, watching TV and feeding their kids .... a priority that comes in a distant second to Saddam's own quest for WMD that he can rain down upon his neighbors, the Jews and the Great Satan.

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And lastly, we must continue to say that we are lovers of peace, when really we are blinded by a hatred of everything American because of our own frustrations and feelings of inadequacy.

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**First, we don't shower missiles, daisycutters, mines and bombs on 22 million civilians. It's much cheaper and equally effective to let the Iraqi dictator himself starve them and have them "slowly die of malnutrition."*
i think this issue has been beaten to death in this Forum; the socio-economic health indicators (mortality rates, access to water, access to primary healthcare, educational institutions, etc.) in Iraq, prior to the imposition of sanctions, were some of the most advanced in the Middle East. So much for starving his own people. Gassing, yes - and that was of course when he was our kinda guy so it was tolerable.

Second, if they all slowly died of malnutrition, they couldn't become a new breed of terrorists could they?
But their parents and family members, might.
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We must sacrifice the well-being of the Iraqi people and billions of dollars in oil revenues to keep our brutal dictator in power. We must pretend we are a legislative body instead of the transparent rubber stamp that we really are. We must allow this egomaniac to continue to build mosques that resemble scud missles and opulent palaces to satisfy his selfish carnal desires. Saddam must continue to rule from the shadows that shield him from a lifetime's worth of enemies.

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Why bother with weapon Inspections. Just go ahead and Attack Iraq..That is what this whole resolution is all about..Isnit?

Nothing was said about lifting the sanctions. What is the point of accepting this resolution??

It doesn’t do anything for Iraq but prolonging her people suffering and oils money being used to finance US spying under so called UN weapons inspection program.

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google, the point of the resolution in the first place was to disarm Iraq & sanctions would be eliminated once that was done. Saddam chose to use the Iraqi people as pawns instead.

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We must...We must...We must increase our bust! Yahoo!

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[QUOTE]
*Originally posted by Chaltahai: *
We must displace the blame from our own foolish misgivings towards everyone else. Keep developing weapons od mass descruction when our kids are dying due to our own arrogance and misplaced sense of superiority.
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Are you describing India and Hindutva thinking?

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[QUOTE]
*Originally posted by Seminole: *
We must sacrifice the well-being of the Iraqi people and billions of dollars in oil revenues to keep our brutal dictator in power. We must pretend we are a legislative body instead of the transparent rubber stamp that we really are. We must allow this egomaniac to continue to build mosques that resemble scud missles and opulent palaces to satisfy his selfish carnal desires. Saddam must continue to rule from the shadows that shield him from a lifetime's worth of enemies.
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Seminole, how democratic do you believe Saudi Arabia is? Or Jordan? Or the UAE?

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[QUOTE]
*Originally posted by myvoice: *

First, we don't shower missiles, daisycutters, mines and bombs on 22 million civilians. It's much cheaper and equally effective to let the Iraqi dictator himself starve them and have them "slowly die of malnutrition." Second, if they all slowly died of malnutrition, they couldn't become a new breed of terrorists could they?

Let's hope that Iraq does indeed reject the new UN Resolution. It will make the end game that much quicker. Then the 22 million Iraqi civilians will be much closer to drinking clean water, watching TV and feeding their kids .... a priority that comes in a distant second to Saddam's own quest for WMD that he can rain down upon his neighbors, the Jews and the Great Satan.
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What goes around comes around, I don#t see the great satan itself not being under the eyes of UN Resolutions, since I think we all know who has the worse and most effectiv WMDs in this entire world. Don't we?
And then who gives me the guarantee that I won't be the victim of one, that WMD Made In USA.
History is the proof!
Do we need more?

Nadia, sure thing :)

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*Originally posted by Nadia_H: *

Seminole, how democratic do you believe Saudi Arabia is? Or Jordan? Or the UAE?
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Exactly! I see no UN Resolutions on them, nor does anyone want Sheikh Zaid and Co out of their houses. Why?

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*Originally posted by Nadia_H: *
Seminole, how democratic do you believe Saudi Arabia is? Or Jordan? Or the UAE?
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Are Saudi Arabia and Jordan a threat to their neighbours ?? How many times they have attacked or threatened to attack any of their neighbouring countries ?? Is there any ethnic cleansing going on in SA/Jordan ? Cant say about SA but people of Jordan love their royal family and its Rule.

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yawn

we must stop reading this thread...