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| Arab League: Attacks against Arab states "unacceptable" |
| 2001-09-23 |
Arab League chief Amr Mussa warned here on Sunday after meeting with King Abdullah II that US strikes against any Arab states in retaliation for the September 11 terrorist attacks would be "unacceptable." "There are different ways of fighting against terrorism and it must be the subject of consultations" among Arab countries, the head of the 22-country grouping told reporters. "Clearly, we would never accept a strike against an Arab country, no matter what the circumstances," he said. Mussa said he had discussed with Abdullah, the current head of the Arab summit, "the possibility of holding very soon a meeting of Arab foreign ministers" to find a common Arab position on the terror attacks. Also asked whether he thought the increasing number of US troops in the Middle East was a prelude to a new attack on Iraq, Mussa said that "a strike against an Arab country would entirely destabilize the situation." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |