Topic: Attack on Iraq would just be punishment

topic by
John Calvin
12/18/2001 (16:48)

Date: 2001-12-18 Time: 11:06:10

Secretary of Tavseh Daily Newspaper International desk:
The U.S. attack on Iraq would be just a punishment act

ISNA - Tehran
Service: Foreign Policy

'Probable attack of America on Iraq will be limited to penalize party of this country,' said Hassan fathi.
'After September 11 attacks, America announced that international campaign with terrorism would not be just restricted to Afghanistan.
So that, along with Afghanistan some other countries like Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and Iraq were put in black list of terrorists. Therefore, it is more probable America attack on Iraq,' remarked Fathi.
He expressed that Americans believe Iraq deserves a wide spread strike for its efforts of gain mass destruction weapons and relation with Bin Laden.
Calling on this point that America attack on Afghanistan was carried out under UN sanctions, he pointed that it seems UN shows negative reaction to America strike on Iraq.
He specified that America attack on Iraq will put at stake Middle East peace process because Iraq is an oil rich Arabic state.
'In other word America has not a suitable pretext to strike on Iraq like the past. So, this attack con intensify anti - America acts in Palestine and among Arabic states.' He said.
He finally added that Turkey and Kuwait will support American's attack but Syria, Saudi Arabia will adopt a critical stance towards America, however these stances would remain as a slogan or a declaration.
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