>> Iraq brands future US secretary of state as `war criminal` >> >> BAGHDAD, Dec 18 (AFP) - An Iraqi government newspaper on Monday >> branded the US secretary of state-designate, retired General Colin >> Powell, as a "war criminal" and said his nomination was a sign that >> American diplomacy was in decline. >> >> >> "The choice of Colin Powell, an arrogant military man who understands >> nothing of how to manage political affairs, ... proves the new US >> administration has nothing new to offer, except for continued >> aggression >> against the will of independent peoples," charged Al-Jumhuriya. >> >> >> It accused Powell of being a "war criminal," apparently for his >> leading role in the 1991 Gulf conflict which evicted Iraqi occupation >> forces from Kuwait. >> >> >> "All the indications are that American diplomacy is in a state of >> decline in the face of the forces defying the agressiveness of the >> United States," said the Iraqi daily. >> >> >> On Saturday, US President-elect George W. Bush nominated Powell, a >> Gulf War hero for the United States and former chairman of the joint >> chiefs of staff, as his secretary of state. >> >> >> Powell promptly delivered a blunt warning to Iraq's leadership. >> >> >> "Saddam Hussein is sitting on a failed regime that is not going to be >> around in a few years' time ... We are in the strong position, he is >> in the weak position," said Powell. >> >> >> "We will work with our allies to re-energize the sanctions regime," >> which has been in force since Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, he added. >> >> >> An Iraqi information ministry spokesman said Sunday Powell had >> "ignored the fact that the (US-led Gulf War) coalition has fallen >> apart" and that only Britain continued to support the hard line >> against Iraq. >> >> >> "The current international mood is against US policy and maintaining >> the embargo," he said. >> >> -------------- >> Iraq shrugs off warning from Colin Powell >> >> BAGHDAD, Dec 17 (AFP) - An Iraqi military official on Sunday shrugged >> off a warning from US secretary of state-designate Colin Powell that >> President Saddam Hussein's rule was coming to an end. >> >> >> "Powell's threats do not frighten us and they will not make us bow," >> the commander of Iraq's air defences, General Shahin Mohammad Yassin, >> said at a news conference in Baghdad. >> >> >> "Let him make threats. Others have done the same before him," Yassin >> said, referring to the outgoing administration of US President Bill >> Clinton. Such threats only "make us (Iraq) more determined." >> >> >> On Saturday, president-elect George W. Bush, who is to take office in >> January, nominated Gulf War hero and former chairman of the joint >> chiefs of staff, retired General Colin Powell, as his secretary of >> state. >> >> >> Powell, joining a team that also includes vice president-elect Dick >> Cheney, who was defence secretary during the 1991 war against Iraq, >> promptly delivered a blunt warning to Iraq's leadership. >> >> >> "Saddam Hussein is sitting on a failed regime that is not going to be >> around in a few years' time," he said. "The world is going to leave >> him behind, and that regime behind", Powell added. >> >> >> "I don't know what it will take to bring him (Saddam) to his senses, >> but we are in the strong position, he is in the weak position," >> Powell said. >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >______________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ><!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> ><html>STOP NATO: °NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK > ><P> ><HR><CENTER><STRONG>ListBot Sponsor</STRONG></CENTER><HR><P> ><b></b> ><br><b>Which is a totally accurate description of the General who said</b> ><br><b>"The number of dead (Iraqis) don't interest me." This is the >sadist</b> ><br><b>who proudly buried thousands of Iraqis alive in the desert, >and</b> ><br><b>prevailed over the infamous "Highways of Death." It is also</b> ><br><b>an appropriate and accurate definition of our vice president elect,</b> ><br><b>our current president and his secretary of state, his nationial >security</b> ><br><b>advisor and the secretary of defense (i.e. secy. of war), just as >it is of our</b> ><br><b>notorious Mr. Kissinger, all of whom will never see their day</b> ><br><b>in an international court of justice for their war crimes....which >is</b> ><br><b>exactly WHY the US will not sign on to the court. The Guarantee >that our</b> ><br><b>war criminals have total immunity is their license to continue killing >and</b> ><br><b>destroying the powerless and defenseless around the world >with</b> ><br><b>"gung ho" American enthusiam and "pride."</b> ><br><b>nels</b> ><br>--------------- ><p>Francisco Javier Bernal wrote: ><blockquote TYPE=CITE>STOP NATO: ¡NO PASARAN! - <a >href="HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK">HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK</a> ><p>=========================== ListBot Sponsor ========================== ><br>Start Your Own FREE Email List at <a >href="http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb">http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb< >/a> ><br>====================================================================== ><p>Iraq brands future US secretary of state as `war criminal` ><p>BAGHDAD, Dec 18 (AFP) - An Iraqi government newspaper on Monday ><br>branded the US secretary of state-designate, retired General Colin ><br>Powell, as a "war criminal" and said his nomination was a sign that ><br>American diplomacy was in decline. ><br> ><p>"The choice of Colin Powell, an arrogant military man who understands ><br>nothing of how to manage political affairs, ... proves the new US ><br>administration has nothing new to offer, except for continued ><br>aggression ><br>against the will of independent peoples," charged Al-Jumhuriya. ><br> ><p>It accused Powell of being a "war criminal," apparently for his ><br>leading role in the 1991 Gulf conflict which evicted Iraqi occupation ><br>forces from Kuwait. ><br> ><p>"All the indications are that American diplomacy is in a state of ><br>decline in the face of the forces defying the agressiveness of the ><br>United States," said the Iraqi daily. ><br> ><p>On Saturday, US President-elect George W. Bush nominated Powell, a ><br>Gulf War hero for the United States and former chairman of the joint ><br>chiefs of staff, as his secretary of state. ><br> ><p>Powell promptly delivered a blunt warning to Iraq's leadership. ><br> ><p>"Saddam Hussein is sitting on a failed regime that is not going to be ><br>around in a few years' time ... We are in the strong position, he is ><br>in the weak position," said Powell. ><br> ><p>"We will work with our allies to re-energize the sanctions regime," ><br>which has been in force since Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, he added. ><br> ><p>An Iraqi information ministry spokesman said Sunday Powell had ><br>"ignored the fact that the (US-led Gulf War) coalition has fallen ><br>apart" and that only Britain continued to support the hard line ><br>against Iraq. ><br> ><p>"The current international mood is against US policy and maintaining ><br>the embargo," he said. ><p>-------------- ><br>Iraq shrugs off warning from Colin Powell ><p>BAGHDAD, Dec 17 (AFP) - An Iraqi military official on Sunday shrugged ><br>off a warning from US secretary of state-designate Colin Powell that ><br>President Saddam Hussein's rule was coming to an end. ><br> ><p>"Powell's threats do not frighten us and they will not make us bow," ><br>the commander of Iraq's air defences, General Shahin Mohammad Yassin, ><br>said at a news conference in Baghdad. ><br> ><p>"Let him make threats. Others have done the same before him," Yassin ><br>said, referring to the outgoing administration of US President Bill ><br>Clinton. Such threats only "make us (Iraq) more determined." ><br> ><p>On Saturday, president-elect George W. Bush, who is to take office in ><br>January, nominated Gulf War hero and former chairman of the joint ><br>chiefs of staff, retired General Colin Powell, as his secretary of ><br>state. ><br> ><p>Powell, joining a team that also includes vice president-elect Dick ><br>Cheney, who was defence secretary during the 1991 war against Iraq, ><br>promptly delivered a blunt warning to Iraq's leadership. ><br> ><p>"Saddam Hussein is sitting on a failed regime that is not going to be ><br>around in a few years' time," he said. "The world is going to leave ><br>him behind, and that regime behind", Powell added. ><br> ><p>"I don't know what it will take to bring him (Saddam) to his senses, ><br>but we are in the strong position, he is in the weak position," ><br>Powell said. ><p>______________________________________________________________________ ><br>To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]</blockquote> > > ><hr> >To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]<br> ></html> > > _______________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi _______________________________________________________ Kominform list for general information. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anti-Imperialism list for geopolitics. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________
