-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! Bush concerned over Chinese aid to Iraq REUTERS WASHINGTON US President George W. Bush said on Thursday he was worried China had helped Baghdad enhance its air defense systems, risking the lives of US aircrews patrolling a "no-fly" zone over Iraq. Protecting pilots was the reason given for US-British strikes on air defense installations near Baghdad on Feb. 16. Bush said Washington was asking Beijing for an explanation of an issue that has clouded relations with the communist giant in his first month in office. "We're concerned about the Chinese presence in Iraq and ... my administration is sending the appropriate response to the Chinese," Bush told a news conference. "It's troubling that they be involved in helping Iraq develop a system that will endanger our pilots," he said. "It has risen to the level where we are going to send a message to the Chinese." His words were among the sharpest against China by Washington since relations recovered from a low hit in May 1999, when US jets on a NATO mission bombed China's embassy in Belgrade. Washington said it was a mistake. The US first went public about its concerns about the Chinese workers after last week's bombing. Beijing has denied the allegations, first carried in US newspapers this week. A foreign ministry spokesman said Washington was trying to distract attention from the strikes against Iraq. *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
