To view the post card of an Iraqi mother and child in the Al-Amiriya Shelter
go to http://www.revolutioncenter.org/iraq/index.htm
Thousands of these post cards are being sent from around the world to Kofi
Annan with a statement pleading for an end to the sanctions.
Very best,
Mark
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 187
Friday, January 12, 2001
The daily Monitor is produced by the Mariam Appeal.
Tel: 00 44 (0) 207 403 5200.
Website: www.mariamappeal.com.
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MoD backtracks on cancer report: Advice on shells came from
senior office
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 186
Thursday, January 11, 2001
The daily Monitor is produced by the Mariam Appeal.
Tel: 00 44 (0) 207 403 5200.
Website: www.mariamappeal.com.
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LONDON (AP) _ A British Army report warned almost four years
ago that so
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 185
Wednesday, January 10, 2001
The daily Monitor is produced by the Mariam Appeal.
Tel: 00 44 (0) 207 403 5200.
Website: www.mariamappeal.com.
Students against war in Iraq fire the mother of all tomatoes
The Independent, 10 January 2001
The tomato wasn't sun-d
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 184
Tuesday, January 9, 2001
The daily Monitor is produced by the Mariam Appeal.
Tel: 00 44 (0) 207 403 5200.
Website: www.mariamappeal.com.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO came under pressure on Tuesday
to set aside politi
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 183
Monday, January 8, 2000
The daily Monitor is produced by the Mariam Appeal.
Tel: 00 44 (0) 207 403 5200.
Website: www.mariamappeal.com.
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The truth about depleted uranium
>From The Independent January 8th, 2001
Rob
Forwarded from The Rebuilding of Baghdad Library Campaign. There are
addresses in the US and UK to which you can send books that will be
forwarded to Jordan for shipping into Iraq. Also below is information for
how you can make a financial donation which can be used to purchase much
needed books.
Conference link: http://www.ccmep.org/Conference/conference.html
2ND NATIONAL ORGANIZING CONFERENCE ON IRAQ
Denver, CO
FEBRUARY 17-18, 2001
Please start talking within your group about sending one or more
representative for this working conference/meeting where we will:
1) Create a structure for
International Action Center
39 West 14th Street, NY, NY 10011
212-633-6646 fax: 212-633-2889
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.iacenter.org
Founder Ramsey Clark, former U.S. Attorney General
January 4, 2001
For Immediate release
Press Contact: Deirdre Sinnott
212-63
Fears Grow About Depleted Uranium
by JEFFREY ULBRICH
Associated Press Writer
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- European governments are
disturbed. Some of their
soldiers are falling sick and dying, a
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 181
Thursday, January 4, 2001
Italy blames army deaths on US shells
>From THE GUARDIAN, January 4th, 2001
Concern about the use of depleted uranium shells by US forces
intensified yesterday when Italy asked Nato to investigate claims
that six of its soldiers who
10 YEARS IS ENOUGH!
A Public Forum Marking Ten Years of Sanctions
and War Against the People of Iraq
Thursday, January 18, 7pm
St. Aloysius Parish
19 I Street, NW (at North Capitol Street)
Washington, DC
Panelists Include:
George Galloway, British Member of Parliament and founder of the Maria
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 180
Tuesday, January 2, 2001
Saddam shrugs off Arab rebuke
IRAQ condemned yesterday as "silly and boring" an appeal by other
Gulf Arab states that Baghdad comply with United Nations resolutions
demanding the elimination of its weapons of mass destruction.
The ca
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 178
Friday, December 29, 2000
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Christmas...EidThe New Year IT'S FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL
PREMIERE...
VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of l
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 177
Wednesday, December 27, 2000
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Christmas...EidThe New Year IT'S FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL
PREMIERE...
VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's
journey in a 3
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 176
Tuesday, December 26, 2000
A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND EID TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS+
Christmas...EidThe New Year IT'S FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL
PREMIERE...
VHS copies
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 175
Friday, December 22, 2000
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE EDITORIn an effort to make the newsletter
more useful to you - and to ensure that you do not receive unwanted ISMs -
we will be transferring to a n
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 173
Tuesday, December 19, 2000
FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE...
VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's
journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London to the capital of
sanctions-engulfed Iraq. The 65-minute-film
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR
Number 172
Monday December 18,2000
India may buy crude oil from Iraq at 7 usd/barrel: report
BOMBAY (AFX-ASIA) - The Indian and Iraqi governments are working on a deal
whereby India will buy from Iraq crude oil at 7 usd a barrel in exchange for
wheat supplies, the Economi
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 171
Thursday, December 14 2000
IRAQI OIL EXPORTS SET TO ROLL FOR SECOND DAY DUBAI, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Iraqi
crude oil exports were set to roll for a second day out of Mina al-Bakr
port, but Baghdad kept quiet on whether a second customer had been excused
from its c
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 170
Wednesday, December 13, 2000
Iran sends letters to UN on opposition attacks, Iraqi cease-fire violations.
Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA
United Nations, New York, 13 December: Two letters by the Islamic Republic
of Iran on attacks by terr
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR NUMBER 169
Monday, December 11, 2000
LATEST NEWS++
FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE...
VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's
journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London to the capital of
sanctions-engulfed Iraq.
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 166
Tuesday, December 5, 2000
LATEST NEWS++
FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE...
VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's
journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London to the capital of
sanctions-engulfed Iraq.
Dear Friends of Iraq,
A stunning painting of a mother and child in the Al-Amiriyeh Shelter in Iraq
has been made by a young American artist, a member of the Bruderhof
Communities. This painting symbolizes the grief and suffering of the Iraqi
people, especially the mothers and children, not only w
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 168
Friday, December 9, 2000
LATEST NEWS++
FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE...
VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's
journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London to the capital of
sanctions-engulfed Iraq. T
FAMILIES FORUM
bereaved families of fallen soldiers and victims of terrorist acts
supporting peace tolerance and democracy
TO ALL PEACE SEEKERS WHEREVER THEY ARE
A moment before darkness falls upon us and covers the rays of hope, and with
the desperate feeling that a tragedy is about to happe
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 167
Thursday, December 7, 2000.
LATEST NEWS++
FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE...
VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's
journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London to the capital of
sanctions-engulfed Ira
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 165
Monday December 4, 2000
LATEST NEWS++
FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE...
VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's
journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London to the capital of
sanctions-engulfed Iraq. Th
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 164
Friday, December 1, 2000
LATEST NEWS++
FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE...
VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's
journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London to the capital of
sanctions-engulfed Iraq. T
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 163
Thursday, November 30 2000
LATEST NEWS++
FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE...
VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's
journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London to the capital of
sanctions-engulfed Iraq.
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 162
Tuesday, November 28, 2000
LATEST NEWS++
FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE...
VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's
journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London to the capital of
sanctions-engulfed Iraq.
Bitter fruit from seeds of hate
By Charley Reese
Commentary
Published in The Orlando Sentinel on November 26, 2000
Most Americans don't realize how heinous our own
government has been in its foreign policy.
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 161
Monday, November 27 2000
LATEST NEWS++VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic
account of last year's journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London
to the capital of sanctions-engulfed Iraq. The 65-minute-film costs £9.99
from the Mariam A
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 160
Friday, November 24, 2000
LATEST NEWS++VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic
account of last year's journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London
to the capital of sanctions-engulfed Iraq. The 65-minute-film costs £9.99
from the Mariam
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 159
Thursday, November 23 2000
LATEST NEWS++VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic
account of last year's journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London
to the capital of sanctions-engulfed Iraq. The 65-minute-film costs £9.99
from the Mariam
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 158
Tuesday, November 21, 2000
LATEST NEWS++VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic
account of last year's journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London
to the capital of sanctions-engulfed Iraq. The 65-minute-film costs £9.99
from the Mariam
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 157
Monday, November 20, 2000
LATEST NEWS++VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic
account of last year's journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London
to the capital of sanctions-engulfed Iraq. The 65-minute-film costs £9.99
from the Mariam
Forwarded on behalf of Mel Lehman
SEND A HOLIDAY CARD TO IRAQ
The people of Iraq will spend this Ramadan and Christmas malnourished,
sick, unemployed and impoverished because of a decade of U.S.-backed
sanctions.
I will travel
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 156
Thursday, November 16, 2000
NEWS
LATEST++TONIGHT+TONIGHT+++TONIGHT
GEORGE GALLOWAY MP will be hosting the premiere of the Big Ben to Baghdad
bus film tonight - that is, if he isn't locked up for breaking sanctions! As
ISM subscribers knew first
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 154
Monday, November 13, 2000.
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NEWS LATEST++GEORGE GALLOWAY MP will be hosting the premiere of the
Big Ben to Baghdad bus film on Thursday - that is, if he isn't locked up for
breaking sanctions! As ISM
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 153
Friday, November 10, 2000
HISTORIC EDITIONHISTORY IS MADE
LATEST+Galloway and crew break the British sanctions embargo with daring
early-morning flight into IraqLATEST
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First British Sanction
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 152
Thursday, November 9, 2000
LATEST NEWS+
Gulf states welcome Russian role in Iraqi settlement.
-The Persian Gulf countries perceive positively Russia's versatile efforts
to secure the settlement of the situation around Iraq, according to Vasily
Sredin,
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 151
Tuesday, November 7, 2000
LATEST NEWS
Crude Rises Amid Iraqi-Export Reports.
NEW YORK - Crude-oil prices rose on reports that Iraq had halted its exports
from Turkey's Ceyhan port for 12 to 24 hours.
December crude shot up 54 cents to $33.
Dear Sir/Madame
Join The Rebuilding of Baghdad Library Campaign
The National Mobilization Committee for the Defense of Iraq (NMCDI) in
Jordan has initiated an academic book collection Campaign for Iraq. The
goal of this campaign, which has been dubbed "the rebuilding of the Baghdad
Library",
Please forward as widely as possible.
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 150
Monday November 6, 2000
LATEST NEWS+
Iraq's Aziz protests US-UK violation of Iraqi airspace to UN.
Text of report by Iraqi radio on 5th November
Tariq Aziz, deputy prime minister and acting foreign minister, has
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 148
Thursday, November 2, 2000
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LATEST NEWS+LATEST
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LAUNCH OF THE BIG BEN TO BAGHDAD BUS FILM
The Arab Club of Britain announces the premiere showing of the fil
This is a very good organization and deserves all support. I know Steve
Sosobee personally and have the greatest respect for him and for his work.
Mark
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear friends:
Please visit the Palestinian Children Relief Fund website at
HREF="h
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 147
Tuesday, October 31, 2000
LATEST NEWS+LATEST
LAUNCH OF THE BIG BEN TO BAGHDAD BUS FILM
The Arab Club of Britain announces the premiere showing of the film "Big Ben
to Baghdad". The Epic journey through three continents, ten countries and
15,000 miles from
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 146
Monday October 30, 2000
NEWS+++LATEST
OIL PRICES MAY PLUNGE
World prices for crude oil could continue to drop in the week
commencing 30 October 2000. This is provided there are no new crises
regarding Iraqi exports or politically in the Middle East. T
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 145
Friday, October 27, 2000
NEWS++LATEST
Arms-deal charges strike at one of Gore's strengths. Former US
foreign-policy officials cast aspersions on his judgment. . Democrats see a
late-election political ploy.
>From CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, October 27th, 20
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 144
Thursday, October 26, 2000
All the news...
Three more powerlifters test positive at Paralympics
SYDNEY, Oct 26 (AFP) - Nine powerlifters have tested positive to banned
drugs at the Sydney Paralympics with Thursday's announcement of three fresh
doping cases
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 143
Tuesday October 24, 2000
LATEST NEWS++NEWS
US troops in Turkey, Bahrain, Qatar on heightened alert [B]
By The Associated Press Washington--Oct. 23--
U.S. forces in Turkey, Bahrain and Qatar have been placed on a heightened
state of alert because of
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 142
Monday October 23, 2000
LATESTNEWS+LATEST
Russia to airlift humanitarian cargo for Iraq.
>From ITAR TASS NEWS AGENCY, October 23rd, 2000
Humanitarian cargo for Iraq is to be airlifted from Russia's city of
Barnaoul in south- western Siberia, Itar-Ta
Siege Continues
October 23, 2000 6:00pm+GMT
Today, October 23, 2000, the Israeli military forces continued their siege
on Palestinian areas. In Gaza, Israeli military officials closed Gaza
airport for the second time and have sealed off the sea along the Gaza
Strip.
Israeli forces have also re
Albright slips on Iraqi oil exports to U.S.
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, whose
job it is to oversee U.S. foreign policy, is apparently unaware how
important
Iraq's crude oil is to United States.
Albright said on Sunday that the United States did not
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 141
Friday October 20, 2000
NEWS++LATEST+++
Oil prices: Market may be on its way back to September peak
>From MIDDLE EAST ECONOMIC DIGEST, October 20th, 2000
Oil prices were in mid-October threatening to return to their recent peaks
before the 24 Septemb
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 140
Thursday, October 19, 2000
LATEST+++NEWS+
Syrian aircraft violates UN sanctions
>From JANES DEFENCE WEEKLY, October 18th, 2000
MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA A Syrian A320 carrying food, medicine and a delegation
led by Muhammad Mufdi Sayfu, Syrian minis
Message from Rania Masri:
Dear all,
UK Member of Parliament George Galloway is planning a trip to the US in
late November.
George Galloway is a vocal opponent of the sanctions on Iraq and is a
spellbinding
and fearless speaker. Galloway organized the Emergency Committee on Iraq
in 1991 and fou
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 139
Tuesday October 17, 2000
LATEST NEWS+++LATEST++
Passengers never knew they were hostages
>From The Independent October 16th, 2000
Freed Britons offered counselling after ordeal as propaganda coup brings
pressure to lift UN sanctions on Iraq THE BRITIS
http://www.post-gazette.com/forum/20001016edlets6.asp
Why Palestinians rage [Title created by Editor -
also see note after letter]
After reading the Oct. 2 editorial "Unholy
Violence" and the Oct. 6 letter "The
Lates
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 138
Monday, October 16, 2000
LATEST+++NEWS++LATEST
Riyadh calls for extradition of hijackers
RIYADH, Oct 16 (AFP) - Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz
called on Iraq Monday to extradite the two Saudi hijackers who seized a
Saudi Arabia Air
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 137
Friday October 13, 2000
LATEST NEWS++LATESTNEWS+++
Russian airlines awaiting Foreign Ministry permission for Iraq flights
MOSCOW (AP) _ Russia's Vnukovo Airlines is awaiting permission from the
Foreign Ministry before launching regular flights to Iraq,
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 136
Thursday October 12, 2000
LATEST NEWSLATEST+++NEWS
Iraq threatens to halt oil exports over UN money
By Agence France-Presse Baghdad--Oct. 12--Iraq could suspend oil exports if
the United Nations fails to convert into euros billions of Iraqi-owned U
Breaking News - 10 October 2000, Web posted 1:00 AM GMT+2
SEPTEMBER 2000 CLASHES INFORMATION CENTER
Palestine: http://www.addameer.org/september2000/
North America: http://nigelparry.com/september2000/
Throughout the West Bank and 1948 Palestinian areas, armed Israeli settlers
and Jewish re
Dear Heikki,
Thank you so very much for your warm greeting with the money for the video
"Worth the Price?" I hope you received it already. Please let me know.
It is my hope that the video will be useful in your work against the
sanctions.
With very best wishes,
Mark
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 134
Monday October 9, 2000
LATEST NEWS+++LATEST
Iraq's central bank ditches dollars
Iraq's central bank has begun to buy European currencies, following
Baghdad's decision to stop using the dollar, the INA
agency reported.
http://www.post-gazette.com/forum/20001007lets9.asp
Inhuman and unnecessary
Pittsburgh Post Gazette. October 7, 2000.
I would like to comment on the Sept. 19 editorial
"Sanctions Must Stay
s acquisition and concealment.
Hamza still advocates lifting "all sanctions" [quotes for Broder's words] in
conjunction with expert immigration. Hamza seems to suggest that current
sanctions in and of themselves do not, as the U.S. and UK governments claim,
"contain"
this is UPMRC's latest report
The Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees
SPECIAL REPORT
Eye Injuries from Israeli Bullets
October 5, 2000
Ziad Ahmed Farrah clearly remembers being 100 meters away from Israeli
soldiers at Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem when one of them fired a
rubber-coate
http://www.arabia.com/article/0,1690,News|30332,00.html
It takes more than man to torment a nation
"It's a war zone, it's a war zone, the only difference between what's
taking
place here and a real war is that it's a war from one side, Israel's side"
By Ramzy Baroud
October 04, 2000,
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 130
Monday, October 2, 2000
LATEST NEWS
Turkish drought worsens regional water row: Iraq and Syria say new dams
threaten supply
>From THE GUARDIAN, October 2nd, 2000
After the driest summer in 20 years, Turkish officials are warning that they
cannot s
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 132
Thursday October 5, 2000
LATEST+++
(The editor apologises for today's late delivery - but that also means that
the latest news is included..!)
Emirates plane arrives in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) _ In a first by a Gulf Arab state, the United Arab
Emi
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 131
Tuesday October 3, 2000
Minister says oil agreement with Iraq to be renewed
Engineer Wa'il Sabri, minister of energy and mineral resources, said the oil
agreement between Jordan and Iraq will be renewed in Baghdad in
mid-November.
In a statement to `Al-Arab-a
Al-Awda, Palestine Right to Return Coalition
For Immediate Release
*ISRAELI PERPETRATED MASSACRE
*PROTESTS TO BE HELD IN CITIES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA
Demonstrations are planned in cities across North America to protest
Israel's ongoing massacre of Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
an
For a frame by frame picture of the murder of the
12yr. old boy Rami alDura click on the link below and
please forward as wide as possible this gruelsome
witness to Zionist terrorism.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/arabic/news/newsid_951000/951469.stm
should anyone forget.
I wrote this last night when I got home from Jerusalem. It's neither
clever nor analytical. But it's what I saw. And what I saw was
heartbreaking.
-Monica Tarazi
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And They Call This Peace...
Today, I went to Jerusalem. It was devastating.
I was with a group of Palestinians from Haifa and
Please ForwardPlease Post
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Hussein Al-Athamy and the Tchalghi Baghdadi [HATB]
in the USA
The guru of Iraqi Maqaam singing, Hussein Al-Athamy is coming to
the USA to tour Cambridge, MA and Washington, D.C.
Mr. Al-Athamy's powerful tenor voice and
Students United for a Responsible Global Environment -
www.unc.edu/surge
** Please Forward **
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The International Action Center urges people to attend this important
demonstration to protest the Israeli attacks on Palestinians protesting
Sharon's "visit" t
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 129
Friday, September 29, 2000
LATESTLATEST+++
Saddam grabs the limelight with oil warnings
>From MIDDLE EAST ECONOMIC DIGEST, September 29th, 2000
President Saddam Hussain is once again in the international
limelight, raising fears of military
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 128
Friday September 28, 2000
LATEST++
Jordan to become third nation in week to send passenger flight to Iraq
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) _ Jordan said it would send a plane carrying humanitarian
aid to Baghdad on Wednesday, becoming the third natio
ATTENTION!!!
JOIN STUDENTS NATION-WIDE TO END THE SANCTIONS ON IRAQ
As students who stand opposed to the US/UN sponsored sanctions on
Iraq, which have claimed hundreds of thousands of innocent lives, we
are currently organizing a nation-wide student project called the
"National Spring Break Ag
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