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| Iraq |
| Jordan dumps five Iraqi diplos |
| 2003-03-23 |
| Jordan expelled five Iraqi diplomats on Sunday on security grounds in the first such move by an Arab country following a recent request from the United States. State news agency Petra said the diplomats were asked to leave for security reasons after they undertook activities "incompatible to their status of diplomats." Oi! Trying to raise a little ruckus, were they? "The diplomats were asked to leave by the Jordanian foreign ministry within 24 hours," Iraqi embassy spokesman Jawad al-Ali told Reuters. "They left this morning for Baghdad." Eagerly, we're sure... The diplomats asked to leave were the commercial attache, the cultural attache and three staff from the consular section. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 Lucky they have enough for the car pool lane.Otherwise they would be behind one hell of a traffic jam to Bagdad. |
| Posted by: Brew 2003-03-23 23:16:58 |
| #1 Anybody laying a guess on how far these chaps will get on their Baghdad junket? We may want to talk with them for a spell. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-03-23 12:22:56 |