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<<<<BACKLASH: Some Arab states fear a backlash in the Arab world, already angered by what they see as blind US support for Israel in its fight with the Palestinian Authority>>>> Ya -- sending yearly billions of dollars in military and financial aid to Israel shouldn't be construed as "blind support for Israel". The free media at work, folks. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Rick Rozoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: US Building More Military Camps In Gulf [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK] Date sent: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 02:24:00 -0700 (PDT) Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK > --------------------------- > > http://www.dawn.com/2002/07/23/int1.htm > > Dawn (Pakistan) > July 23, 2002 > > Washington building more mly camps in Gulf > > KUWAIT, July 22 (Reuters): The United States is > completing work on new military facilities in the Gulf > region as the Bush administration pursues its plans to > oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, officials in the > area said. > > They said the facilities were not directly linked to > US calls for a "regime change" in Iraq but were part > of plans to improve and upgrade US installations in > the oil-rich region. These include installations in > Qatar and Kuwait. The United States already has a > military presence in the Gulf waterway and in all six > Gulf Arab states in addition to Turkey. > > Kuwait's Defence Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Hamad > al-Sabah told Reuters on Monday that a new military > camp in the south of the country is almost ready for > US troop deployment. > > Western military sources said the camp would be ready > within weeks while some four tent cities had been > erected in the north, close to the Iraqi border. > > Washington has also replenished its military stocks in > the region after a draw down for use in the war in > Afghanistan, the sources said. > > "The Americans are now using Camp Doha which is rented > out from Public Warehousing. The new camp belongs to > the Kuwait military and will be used for the American > troops," Sheikh Jaber said. "It was built as a > military camp for military use not storage for > companies," he added. "It is ready now and I think > power connections are still pending." > > The United States has maintained warplanes and ground > troops in Kuwait to serve as a deterrent for Iraq > since Washington led the 1991 Gulf War, which ended > Iraq's seven-month occupation of Kuwait. > > US troops use Camp Doha on the outskirts of Kuwait > City as a base for soldiers and pre-positioned heavy > military hardware. > > While the United States builds up its military > facilities in the region, Kuwait has added its voice > to a collective Arab stand which opposes a military > campaign to topple Saddam. But Defence Minister Sheikh > Jaber said Kuwait could support US action if Iraq > threatened Kuwait again or if there was an > "international umbrella ... We will not go against an > international consensus". > > BACKLASH: Some Arab states fear a backlash in the Arab > world, already angered by what they see as blind US > support for Israel in its fight with the Palestinian > Authority, if military action were taken to topple > Saddam. But Western sources familiar with plans to > oust Saddam told Reuters that some Washington planners > believe removing Saddam would rally support for the US > position. > > "Some high up in the (US) administration believe that > getting rid of Saddam will facilitate movement on the > Palestinian issue," a well-placed source said. "Also, > if Saddam is toppled quickly, you will see some Arab > (official) support gradually emerging," the source > said. > > Some sources doubted there would be any US action > prior to the US congressional elections in November. > "After the elections all options will be open and > anything is possible," said a US official of possible > military action against Iraq and the follow-up > political process. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better > http://health.yahoo.com > > --------------------------- > ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST > > --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu 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 ==^================================================================
