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Iraq to treat U.S. troops as mercenaries
Information Minister Mohammed Said Sahhaf declared Thursday that Iraq will treat U.S. and British prisoners of war as mercenaries over whom no international law applies. Sahhaf, speaking to journalists, said the U.S.-led air attack early Thursday local time coincided with dawn prayers. "At that time exactly, the mercenaries dropped their bombs and missiles on our country and peaceful people, challenging the international community and international laws."Terrible. Just terrible. We should be so ashamed... Why, oh why, can't I feel ashamed? The United States and Britain, Sahhaf told journalists, were the "tyrants of the century and criminals who committed the stupidity of attacking Iraq and its peaceful people." He vowed that the U.S. and British invaders will face a ferocious war that will end with their defeat and Iraq's victory. I thught I just felt some shame, but then I decided it was the chili... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-03-20 |
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