-Caveat Lector- ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Rozoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 8:53 AM Subject: Overwhelming Majority Of Russians Opposed To War On Iraq
> http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_198682,00050003.htm > > The Hindustan Times > February 28, 2003 > > Overwhelming majority of Russians opposed to war in > Iraq: Poll > Agence France-Presse > Moscow, February 27 > > > > Some 87 per cent of Russians are opposed to US threats > of military action in Iraq and just two per cent would > support a war to force Baghdad to disarm, according to > a new poll published on Thursday. > Some 45 per cent of those polled by Russia's Public > Opinion Foundation said they believed UN weapons > inspectors should continue searching Iraq for weapons > of mass destruction. > > The poll found that 42 per cent thought Iraq should be > "left alone, international inspections stopped and > international sanctions lifted." > > The Russian government has been one of the most > outspoken opponents to US plans for war in Iraq and > has urged UN weapons inspections to continue. > > Just 30 per cent of Russians believe efforts - notably > by Russia, France and Germany - to sway the United > States away from using force will be effective and 45 > per cent believe the United States is set on launching > war despite staunch opposition. > > The Public Opinion Foundation found that 49 per cent > of the 1,500 Russians polled consider Iraq, a > traditional Soviet-era ally, a "friendly" country - up > from 39 per cent in a February 2002 poll. > -------------------------------------------------------http://www.hinduonn et.com/stories/2003022803291400.htm > > The Hindu > February 28, 2003 > > China, Russia stick to their stand > By P. S. Suryanarayana > > > SINGAPORE FEB. 27. The fault-lines within the > power-sharing bloc of Five Permanent Members (P-5) in > the United Nations Security Council today acquired a > definitive edge as regards the escalating Iraq crisis. > > > China and Russia decided to stand firm against the > United States over its moves towards a declaration of > war on Iraq to disarm it of its stocks and > capabilities to make and deploy weapons of mass > destruction. > > In the face of the U.S.' view on war as a viable > option, China and Russia today reached `a consensus' > on the feasibility of asking the international weapons > inspectors to continue their work. They agreed that > the U.N. Security Council "should intensify its > guidance (of the inspectors) and support the > inspection work." > > Setting themselvesfirmly against war as an option the > Chinese Foreign Minister, Tang Jiaxuan, and his > Russian counterpart, Igor Ivanov, maintained that the > crisis be "resolved within the framework of the United > Nations and through political and diplomatic means." > The U.N. Security Council Resolution 1441, which > covers the dos and don'ts of the ongoing inspections > in Iraq, besides a host of earlier resolutions on this > issue "have provided the necessary legal basis for > handling (this) issue," the two leaders said in a > joint communique at the conclusion of their talks in > Beijing. > > Noting that "war can and should be avoided", the two > underlined that the Security Council should be allowed > to play a pivotal role in resolving the current Iraq > crisis. "All the U.N. member-States should respect and > safeguard the authority of the Security Council,'' > they said, in a transparent reference to the U.S. > President, George W. Bush's frequent assertions that > the U.N. Security Council was now on test as a forum > to settle sensitive political and strategic issues. > > The significance of the latest meeting of minds on the > Sino-Russian turf is that the U.S. would now have to > reckon with not only the anti-war voices across the > globe but also the possible vetoes by China and > Russia. > > On the other major strategic problem concerning North > Korea's suspected programme of making weapons of mass > destruction, Mr. Tang and Mr. Ivanov said they would > "push for a dialogue between the Democratic People's > Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States." The > two leaders emphasised the need for "an equal and > constructive dialogue" between Washington and > Pyongyang on the latter's profiling as a > `proliferator'. > > At the same time, China and Russia did not preclude > the possibility of multilateral talks, involving > countries other than the U.S. and the DPRK too. It is > in this context that the U.S. Secretary of State, > Colin Powell's suggestions for multilateral pressure > on Pyongyang should be seen. > > In Gen. Powell's reckoning, China as also Russia > should play a major role in bringing peace to the > Korean peninsula. > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! 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