Re: Iraq Hits Allied Aircraft - BBC [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK]

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HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- This BBC so called "news" item mentions  - quote - "Iraq refuses to recognise the no-fly zones" Interesting that the BBC fails to mention that the fact that excepting the U.S. and Britain, no one else does either! The no fly zone was imposed on Iraq unilaterally by the U.S and Britain. It is in violation of international law and It is not even sanctioned by the U.N  In fact it is totally in violation of both the letter and the spirit of the U.N.charter and is a criminal act! So much for free and fair reporting. The BBC hasn't lied here...they've just left out part of the truth that doesn't fit the needs of their political masters mart   ----- Original Message ----- From: Stasi To: Anti-NATO Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 2:32 PM Subject: Iraq Hits Allied Aircraft - BBC [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK] HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- Wednesday, 26 December, 2001, 18:58 GMT Iraq 'hits' allied aircraft Iraq refuses to recognise the no-fly zones http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/middle_east/newsid_1729000/1729641.stm Iraq has said it "hit" a US or British fighter plane with surface-to-air missiles, according to reports. "Brave Iraqi men in the missile forces hit one of the enemy's planes," the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) quoted a military spokesman as saying. Our heroic anti-aircraft missile units confronted the enemy warplanes Iraq military spokesman The Iraqi report, monitored by Western news agencies, said the aircraft was in a group patrolling a no-fly zone in southern Iraq. A spokesman for the US Central Command, Marine Major Brad Lowell, said "we can account for all our aircraft" in the region, while a spokeswoman for Britain's Royal Air Force said she was not aware any British planes had gone missing in the area. INA quoted the Iraqi military spokesman as saying "enemy warplanes came under missile fire while carrying out raids on the provinces of Muthanna and Najaf". The spokesman said the plane "was seen fleeing toward Saudi airspace" after it was apparently hit. Planes targetted US and British aircraft have been patrolling no-fly zones in northern and southern Iraq since they were set up in 1991 to protect Kurdish and Shia communities. Iraq refuses to recognise the legitimacy of the zones and has stepped up efforts to shoot down allied planes over the past few months. US aircraft have carried out a spate of raids on Iraq's air defences Iraq occasionally claims to have hit allied aircraft, and has said it has shot down three US spy planes this year. In September, Iraq said it shot down a US spy plane over the south of the country. At the time, a spokesman for the US-UK military task force in the Persian Gulf said an unmanned aircraft had been lost. A US spy plane was also lost over Iraq two weeks earlier, although the Pentagon did not confirm the circumstances. The latest report comes at a time of mounting speculation that Iraq will be the next target in America's war against terrorism. Last month, President George W Bush called Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein "evil" and warned him to readmit United Nations weapons inspectors to the country or "find out" the consequences. ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================

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