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Havel parts with troops leaving for Kuwait March 18, 2002 PRAGUE, March 18 (CTK) - President Vaclav Havel tonight parted with the 226 members of the Czech chemical unit who are to leave for Kuwait before midnight to take part in the Enduring Freedom mission. [Don't read two hours after eating] The Czech participation in the anti-terrorist operation shows that the Czech Republic feels co-responsibility for the state of the world and stands on the side of freedom and human dignity against barbarism, Havel said at the Ruzyne airport. Chief-of-staff Jiri Sedivy said that the members of the chemical unit from Liberec, north Bohemia, were experienced soldiers. On March 7 the first group of 20 soldiers left for Kuwait to prepare conditions for the arrival of the remaining troops. A total of 250 Czech soldiers, including eight women, will take part in the action. The main task of the Czech troops deployed within Enduring Freedom will be to protect the organising staff in Kuwait. The Liberec chemical unit is also ready to join fight against mass destruction arms and will cooperate with German chemists. Sedivy ruled out that the Czech troops could take direct part in a possible attack on Iraq. The mission is to last six months and is estimated to cost around half a billion crowns. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B 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 ==^================================================================
