HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- PA NEWS 24th April
2002
BLAIR DEFLECTS IRAQ QUERY Prime Minister Tony Blair today refused to be drawn on the possibility of military action against Iraq. Mr Blair was challenged by Father of the House Tam Dalyell to say whether Kuwait had "indicated support" for action against Saddam Hussein's regime. The Prime Minister said the issue "has not arisen" but to the surprise of some MPs, he described Kuwait's annexation by Iraq in the 1990s as leading to "the first Gulf War". To backbench jeers, Mr Blair added: "We are not at the stage of military action. "When and if that issue arises no doubt we can answer all those questions." Mr Dalyell (Lab Linlithgow), a persistent critic of military action against Iraq, asked: "Has Kuwait indicated support for further military action against Iraq?" Mr Blair said: "We have not got to the stage of military action against Iraq and therefore this issue has not arisen. "I would simply say to you that Kuwait is a country that has as much cause to be fearful of Saddam Hussein as any other. "After all it was part of Saddam Hussein's attempt to annex Kuwait that led to the first Gulf War." --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org 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 ==^================================================================ |
