-Caveat Lector- http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/2/11/102853.shtml An old Arab saying goes like, "The Enemy of my enemy is my friend! -- Bill
WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! Iraq Calls on Iran to Face 'Common Enemy' NewsMax.com Wires Monday, Feb. 11, 2002 BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi Deputy President Taha Yassin Ramadan called on Iran Monday to join with his country to confront their "joint enemy" -- the United States. Iraq and Iran, who were at war with each other from 1980-88, seem to be improving relations after U.S. President George W. Bush accused them, along with North Korea, of being an "axis of evil." "What we are hearing from the Iranian leadership and its evaluation of the U.S. administration, which it calls the Great Satan, solidarity and joint action will have a larger role at least within the framework of confronting a joint enemy (United States)," Ramadan told United Press International. He said Bush's statement "requires that both countries look with all seriousness into developing their capabilities to confront the common enemy." Ramadan said Iraq was fully ready to confront any military strike that could be launched by the United States. "Our leader, command, people and nation will face any unjust aggression with all faith and capability and the defeat will be the aggressors," he said, dismissing Washington's pretexts to justify its expected attack on Iraq. He added that, "Iraq is as far away from any links to terrorism as U.S. officials." Ramadan said the United States knows Iraq has no weapons of mass destruction and "has destroyed all of them and there are documents proving that." Asked about improved ties between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Ramadan said he preferred not to make hasty comments but as Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said, "We are giving priority to the inter-Arab relations in all fields, especially economy, without one single exception -- including Kuwait and Saudi Arabia." He said attempts to get Iraq and Kuwait, which was invaded by Iraq in a move that set off the Gulf War, closer were continuing "and we believe it's not impossible to achieve this." On a possible conflict between Iraq and the United Nations when the 11th phase of the oil-for-food program ends in May, he said: "We have a memorandum of understanding that we are applying in line with what we have agreed with the U.N. secretary general. We will not approve any change or addition to this memo in the future and Iraq will refuse anything that would harm its security and stability." *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! Write to same address to be off 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
