-Caveat Lector- >From Agence France Presse Friday January 1, 9:46 PM Iraq's Aziz is a "liar": Saudi paper RIYADH, Jan 1 (AFP) - A Saudi newspaper on Friday said Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz was a "liar" for claiming that Saudi Arabia was responsible for postponing an Arab League meeting on the situation in Iraq. "Tareq Aziz, deputy prime minister of a fascist regime, claims that the Saudi kingdom is responsible for the postponement of the meeting, while the whole world knows that Riyadh is not opposed to Arab unanimity," said the Okaz daily, which like all Saudi papers reflects official government opinion. "The Iraqi regime cannot keep telling lies to its people about how defeats are transformed into victory, or else the Iraqi people will no longer be able to tell the difference between victory and defeat," it said. "Arabs know ... the Iraqi regime's leaders are not ashamed to lie," Okaz said. Aziz wrote in Thursday's edition of Iraq's Ath-Thwara daily, the mouthpiece of Baghdad's ruling Baath party, that the Saudis had been behind the decision to postpone a meeting of Arab League foreign ministers on the situation in Iraq, due to take place last Wednesday, until January 24. The Arab foreign ministers had been scheduled to discuss the convening of a full-fledged Arab summit to discuss the situation in Iraq following US-British air strikes. The decision to postpone the meeting was taken "on the demands of only one country, Saudi Arabia, without consulting those countries who had agreed to attend," Aziz said. "If the meeting had taken place ... it could either have responded favourably to the pressure on the Arab street, denouncing the aggression and calling for the lifting of the embargo," imposed on Iraq eight years ago. Or it could have "unmasked the plotters," who are opposed to these decisions, Aziz wrote. Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdel Meguid announced Monday that the meeting had been postponed at the request of the six Gulf states. Arab diplomats said the delay was demanded by Kuwait and Saudi Arabia which strongly opposed being pressured into joining a summit also attended by Iraq. Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it does not oppose the holding of an Arab summit, so long as the meeting is prepared thoroughly so as to ensure its success. Diplomats said that Riyadh was against convening an Arab summit because it did not want to see the adoption of resolutions supporting the regime of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ A<>E<>R The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. -Marcel Proust + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections 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, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== 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
