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AP. 17 September 2002. Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Accuses U.S. of Pursuing Iraq's Oil. BAGHDAD -- In Iraq's first public comments since agreeing to allow the unconditional return of U.N. weapons inspectors, Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz questioned whether that retreat would end the crisis. "The issue does not end with Iraq's acceptance of the return of the inspectors," Aziz said at the opening of a "solidarity conference" in Baghdad attended by lawmakers and other delegates from around the world. "The aim of the American policies is the oil in the Gulf," Aziz added in his brief remarks. Iraqi officials, citing comments from top members of President Bush's administration, had speculated in the past that the United States would attack even if U.N. inspectors were allowed to return to determine whether Iraq was stockpiling nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and the missiles to deliver them. On the streets of Baghdad, there were echoes Tuesday of Aziz's questions about whether Iraq's decision to allow in weapons inspectors would defuse the crisis. "They will strike us, they already said they question our acceptance," said 48-year-old bookseller Ahmed Noori, adding "They are after the region's oil, not weapons." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ProletarianNews http://www.utopia2000.org --------------------------- 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 ==^================================================================
