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Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 1:42 PM
Subject: US, Britain accused of burning Iraqi crops [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK] > --------------------------- > > http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s564516.htm > > > Australia Brodcasting Company > Monday, May 27, 2002. Posted: 05:58:49 (AEDT) > > US, Britain accused of burning Iraqi crops > > -According to Baghdad, US and British air strikes have > killed 1,477 people and injured 1,358 since the two > zones were imposed. > > > > Iraq's Agriculture Minister has accused US and British > warplanes enforcing "no-fly" zones, of burning crops > in northern Iraq. > > Baghdad Radio reports Abdel Ilah Hamid says the planes > are dropping incendiary bombs. > > "US and British planes dropped incendiary bombs on > fields in the Nemrud region of Niniveh province on > Friday, burning crops of wheat and barley," he said. > > "Through these acts, the enemy prove their implacable > hatred for the Iraqi people." > > Incidents in the skies over Iraq are an almost daily > event, as US and British warplanes overfly no-fly > zones imposed on the north and south of the country > after the 1991 Gulf war. > > Iraq does not recognize the zones, which are not > covered by any UN Security Council resolution. > > According to Baghdad, US and British air strikes have > killed 1,477 people and injured 1,358 since the two > zones were imposed. > > > > > __________________________________________________ > --------------------------- > ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST > > > > > |
