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| U.S. Ambassador Bolts Debate on Iraq War |
| 2003-03-27 |
| Today at the future League of Nations... The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations walked out of a debate on the Iraqi war Thursday after Iraq 's ambassador accused the United States of trying to exterminate the Iraqi people. Yes! So long , folks. It's been great. I'm outta here. "I did sit through quite a long part of what he had to say but I'd heard enough," U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte said. Iraq's U.N. envoy Mohammed Al-Douri charged that the United States had arranged for contracts to rebuild Iraq in 1997, six years before the U.S.-led war began last week. Wouldn't that be when a certain Mr. Clinton was president? So you know that's gotta be bullshit. Negroponte got up and walked out as Al-Douri continued speaking, accusing the United States of a military campaign to wipe out the Iraqi people. "I don't accept any of the allegations," Negroponte said. Al-Douri said the United States had even planned the carving up of Iraq before Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990.Almost spluttering, he said the United States now was using the issue of humanitarian aid to hide its "criminal aggression." So I guess we're winning. Doesn't sound like they think it's a quagmire. The Iraqi envoy urged the Security Council to halt the war in Iraq, saying ending the conflict was even more important than getting humanitarian assistance into the region. ...and because we're getting our asses kicked. Al-Douri was the last of more than 80 speakers at the first open Security Council debate on Iraq since the war began last week. About a dozen countries that are not on the council supported the U.S. position, but the vast majority opposed the war and expressed regret that Iraq's disarmament could not be achieved peacefully. 80 speakers. At the UN? That's probably why he left. Talk about cruel and inhumane... "Britain and the United States are about to start a real war of extermination that will kill everything and destroy everything," Al-Douri warned. "And then their regret will be of no use.If the humanitarian issue is very important, it is more important" to halt the war, he said. Sounds like Mo's worried about swing at the end of a rope soon, right next to Sammy and the boys. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #14 If Saddam would tell Al-Douri to come back to Baghdad, would he return? I wonder... |
| Posted by: RW 2003-03-27 22:29:02 |
| #13 All of the nation sin the UN that express regret that the disarmament of Iraq could not of proceded peacefully should of had the balls to tell the French to stuff it three to four weeks ago. The Third World Debating Society is the organization that is driving itself into nonrelevance. While something like the UN is needed I question wether or not the organization itself can be saved. It is ludicrus that in the general assembly a nation the size of India has exactly the same voting power as say Fiji. |
| Posted by: Someone who did NOT vote for William Proxmire 2003-03-27 22:22:01 |
| #12 While this is one of those days where I really wonder if the administration has its shit together, I still look forward to when Saddam's surviving henchmen try to explain the stupid statements they uttered when they were pillars of the regime. |
| Posted by: Hiryu 2003-03-27 16:25:33 |
| #11 I Overheard this at a bar yesterday:, ( TV showing footage of the market that we supposedly hit with a tomahawk ) "If we wanted to kill ya, you'd be dead, jackass" |
| Posted by: Frank Martin 2003-03-27 15:47:12 |
| #10 "Britain and the United States are about to start a real war of extermination that will kill everything and destroy everything," Al-Douri warned. Yeah, kill and destroy anything and everything Saddam. For some reason, I don't have much of a problem with that.... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-03-27 15:34:53 |
| #9 So what is going to happen to the present Iraqi delegation to the UN when Sammy is gone? Is the new gov't going to demand extradition to New Baghdad? When do we get to muck through all the goodies in the Iraqi Embassy? |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-03-27 15:25:06 |
| #8 This coming from a guy who hasn't been able to pick up his voice mail for a week now. He should be thankful he was "away on business" when the music started. |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2003-03-27 15:02:21 |
| #7 It would be rather apropos if Al-Douri was found one morning, hanging by his thumbs in Central Park, with his throat slit. "Just another mugging, nothting serious, just move along, now..." |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-03-27 14:42:05 |
| #6 It would be rather apropos if Al-Douri was found one morning, hanging by his thumbs in Central Park, with his throat slit. "Just another mugging, nothting serious, just move along, now..." |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-03-27 14:41:15 |
| #5 ah.. al-Douri can't really help it.. His family is 'being protected' back in Baghdad... like all Iraqi diplomats. |
| Posted by: Dishman 2003-03-27 14:38:49 |
| #4 "... Al-Douri continued speaking, accusing the United States of a military campaign to wipe out the Iraqi people." Wait - isn't exterminating the Iraqui people Saddam's job? He's so d**m good at that. |
| Posted by: Tadderly 2003-03-27 14:30:13 |
| #3 "Britain and the United States are about to start a real war of extermination that will kill everything and destroy everything," Al-Douri warned. Yeah, kill and destroy anything and everything Saddam. For some reason, I don't have much of a problem with that.... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 3/27/2003 3:34:53 PM |
| #2 So what is going to happen to the present Iraqi delegation to the UN when Sammy is gone? Is the new gov't going to demand extradition to New Baghdad? When do we get to muck through all the goodies in the Iraqi Embassy? |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 3/27/2003 3:25:06 PM |
| #1 It would be rather apropos if Al-Douri was found one morning, hanging by his thumbs in Central Park, with his throat slit. "Just another mugging, nothting serious, just move along, now..." |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 3/27/2003 2:41:15 PM |