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> HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK > --------------------------- > 1) Russia Criticizes US Killing Of Hussein Family > Members As 'Beyond Bounds Of International Law' > 2) Russian Lawmakers Deride US's 'Desperate Measures' > 3) French Intelligence Source: Uday Hussein Was > Negotiating His Surrender Before Being Killed > 4) Analysts: Death Of Hussein's Sons Won't Halt > Attacks On US Forces > > > http://www.dawn.com/2003/07/24/int5.htm > > Dawn (Pakistan) > Deutsche Presse-Agentur > July 24, 2003 > > Russia criticizes action > > -Konstantin Kossachyov, the chief international > politics expert of the Kremlin-loyal Russian Unity > Party, said the incident was "equally beyond the > bounds of international law as the overall American > action in Iraq". > > > > MOSCOW, July 23: The deaths of Saddam Hussein's two > sons drew a muted and even critical response in > Russia, one of the most outspoken opponents of the > invasion. > > "This situation will lead to new casualties among the > coalition forces and the civilian population of Iraq," > the chairman of the Russian Duma parliament's foreign > affairs committee, Mikhail Margelov, said in Moscow. > > The violent deaths of Uday and Qusay were further > proof that a political solution in Iraq was still a > remote prospect, he said. > > Konstantin Kossachyov, the chief international > politics expert of the Kremlin-loyal Russian Unity > Party, said the incident was "equally beyond the > bounds of international law as the overall American > action in Iraq". > > The Foreign Ministry in Moscow, meanwhile, said that > there were no plans to include Russian troops in the > peacekeeping force in Iraq. > ------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.ptd.net/webnews/wed/bd/Qiraq-sons-russia.R8_v_DlN.html > > Russia says death of Saddam's sons no guarantee of > Iraq stability > Dmitry Zaks > > -Some Russian lawmakers said the killing showed the > desperate measures US forces were resorting to as they > grapple with anarchy in post-war Iraq. > "The fact that Hussein's sons were not brought to > trial but were killed in fighting proves that a > genuine political process in Iraq is a long way off." > > MOSCOW, July 23 (AFP) - Russia held back Wednesday > from celebrating news that US troops have killed > Saddam Hussein's two sons and warned that their demise > still gave no guarantee of security in Iraq. > > Deputy Foreign Minister Yury Fedotov said it was > difficult for Moscow to judge how the killing Tuesday > of Uday and Qusay Hussein in a shootout with US troops > would improve stability in a nation where skirmishes > rage on daily. > > "Of course we are following the situation in Iraq. We > judge any set of events first of all by how they > affect the actual situation," Fedotov told reporters. > > "The regime in Iraq has changed and the main efforts > must now be focused on the process of reconstruction, > an end to crime, the formation of state authorities, > and the restoration of the very basic needs of the > Iraqi people." > > But Fedotov added in reference to the sons' death: "It > is difficult for me to say how this fact can affect > the future situation in Iraq." > > Some Russian lawmakers said the killing showed the > desperate measures US forces were resorting to as they > grapple with anarchy in post-war Iraq. > > "The fact that Hussein's sons were not brought to > trial but were killed in fighting proves that a > genuine political process in Iraq is a long way off," > said the upper house of parliament's foreign affairs > chief Mikhail Margelov. > > Two US soldiers were killed in separate blasts in Iraq > on Wednesday, the day after the battle in the northern > city of Mosul that left the two sons and two other > people dead. > > Uday and Qusay Hussein were among the most reviled men > in Iraq. Qusay was the seldom-seen heir apparent to > the Iraqi strongman's throne and headed his dreaded > security and intelligence apparatus. Uday commanded > the Fedayeen paramilitary fighting force. > > US authorities said their demise boosted hopes that > American and British troops could soon wrap up the > most crucial part of their military operations. > > Moscow opposed the Iraqi campaign from the start and > regarded Saddam as a guarantor of Russia's massive oil > investments in Iraq even though relations with him had > long turned frosty. > > Fedotov said those investments remained in jeopardy > because US and British troops had so far failed to > restore order in Iraq despite US President George W. > Bush's May 1 pronouncement that the war had been all > but won. > > The work of Russian oil companies and other utilities > "is being complicated by a sense of uncertainty and > lack of proper security guarantees," said Fedotov, who > oversees UN affairs in the Russian foreign ministry. > > Moscow said it fully supported UN Secretary General > Kofi Annan's call Tuesday for an early end to the > military occupation of Iraq. > > "The sooner the sovereignty of Iraq is restored, the > better it will be for the Iraqi people, and for the > whole region," Fedotov said. > > He was non-committal about the possibility of other > nations like Russia joining a peacekeeping force to > help the increasingly overwhelmed and exhausted US and > British troops -- a call recently made by Washington. > > He said the UN Security Council had not discussed the > option during its Tuesday session in New York. Fedotov > also was vague about what Russia would do should such > a proposal be officially brought to the council. > > "So far no one has made such a proposal to the > Security Council, and this idea is not being > discussed. When the proposal is tabled, Russia is > prepared to take part, in a constructive fashion, in > discussing these proposals and ideas. > > "Then we can determine what position we should take in > regards to these proposals." > > His comments came just as Russia withdrew its last > peacekeepers serving in Kosovo because the operation > was too costly for the country's cash-strapped armed > forces. > ------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.dawn.com/2003/07/24/int2.htm > > Dawn (Pakistan) > July 24, 2003 > > Uday was negotiating surrender: newsman > by Paul Michaud > > PARIS, July 23: A journalist preparing a story on > Saddam Hussein and his two sons Uday and Qusay for the > French national news weekly magazine Le Point says > that Uday was in the process of negotiating his > surrender to the US occupation authority when he was > killed on Tuesday. > > According to Jean Guisnel, who is considered an > authority on the Saddam family and Iraq and who was > speaking to a reporter for French public TV channel > France 3 on Wednesday, "Uday was in the process of > negotiating his surrender because he had let it be > known that he would prefer being handed over alive to > US forces than being discovered by Iraqi nationals > whom he feared might lynch him instead of turning him > over to US authorities." > > Although Mr Guisnel would not divulge the source of > his information, he has often based his stories on > Iraq on French intelligence sources. > ------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.dawn.com/2003/07/24/int13.htm > > Agence France-Presse > July 24, 2003 > > Qusay, Uday death won't halt attacks, say analysts > By Michel Sailhan > > -"The US administration is wrong to think that the > murders of Saddam Hussein's sons or of Saddam will > bring an end to the armed resistance against the > occupation," Egyptian political analyst Mustafa Kamel > al-Said said. "The reasons for antagonism remain, > there is no foreseeable withdrawal of US troops, > living conditions are still bad, and the Americans are > vetoing any political forces they deem unacceptable," > > > CAIRO: The death of Saddam Hussein's two sons at the > hands of US forces will not stop the anti-US guerrilla > war in Iraq, which is led by factions with different > motivations, Arab analysts said Wednesday. > > "The US administration is wrong to think that the > murders of Saddam Hussein's sons or of Saddam will > bring an end to the armed resistance against the > occupation," Egyptian political analyst Mustafa Kamel > al-Said said. "The reasons for antagonism remain, > there is no foreseeable withdrawal of US troops, > living conditions are still bad, and the Americans are > vetoing any political forces they deem unacceptable," > Said told AFP. > > Uday and Qusay Hussein died in a lengthy gunbattle in > the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday, leading > Iraq's top US administrator Paul Bremer to express the > hope that this would reduce the number of > guerrilla-style attacks against US troops. > > "A lot of the attacks are being based on the idea that > somehow that Saddam is coming back, well they're not > coming back and now two of them are dead and it won't > be long until we get the father," Bremer told ABC news > on Tuesday. > > Algerian analyst Hasni Abidi said he believed such > attacks "are launched spontaneously (by individuals) > with no ideological links to Saddam Hussein." > > "It is a reaction of nationalism, vengeance, national > or community pride, in a situation where there is a > lack of political perspective," said Abidi, who > directs the Geneva-based CERMAM research center on the > Arab world. > > Abidi expressed surprise that US forces did not arrest > instead of kill Uday and Qusay. "The Iraqis were > expecting them to be sent for trial before a local > court, which the United States said would be set up." > > "With their deaths, another key to understanding the > regime has disappeared," he added. > > The top US military commander General Ricardo Sanchez, > said on Wednesday it was the decision of the commander > at the scene to launch the massive assault on the > house where Saddam's sons were holed up, adding that > it was the right decision. > > Lebanese analyst Antoine Basbous agreed with Bremer's > view, saying "attacks by militants close to Saddam > will decrease, because they will have lost hope" that > the Iraqi strongman could ever return to power. > > *****************END OF MAIL********************** > Liste de diffusion d'informations anti-imperialistes > Extraits de presse, articles, déclarations et reactions. > langues: anglais, francais, espagnol. > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://chiffonrouge.org , l'accueil > > http://lesdamnesdukosovo.chiffonrouge.org , le site de Présentation du Film de Michel Collon et Vanessa Stojilkovic "Les Damnés du Kosovo" > > http://resistance.chiffonrouge.org , les news et articles de fond anti-impérialistes et de gauche, en français, anglais et espagnol- inscrivez-vous comme éditeur(trice) ! > > http://otan99.chiffonrouge.org , les deux volumes du livre blanc des crimes de l'OTAN en Yougoslavie 1999 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Desinscription: envoyez un message a: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Pour obtenir de l'aide, ecrivez a: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Pour toute autre requête concernant chiffonrouge.org ne pas répondre à ce mail, mais adresser les messages à [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Tous les mails arrivant chez chiffonrouge.org sont filtrés par un anti-virus. > > ¥¥¥¥$$$$££££ > Vous pouvez soutenir CHIFFONROUGE.ORG en versant, en tout anonymat, une somme forfaitaire de 16 euros qui correspond aux frais mensuels de présence de notre site chez altern.org. > De cette somme, pas un cent n'est reversé aux administrateurs de chiffonrouge.org, qui travaillent pour ce site bénévolement. 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