| Submit your comments on this article |
| Iraq |
| Head of PLO office in Baghdad arrested by US forces |
| 2003-05-28 |
| US occupation forces in Iraq arrested Wednesday a senior Palestinian diplomat outside his office in Baghdad. A witness said the Palestinian Charge D'affaires, Najah Abdul Rahman, and four other Iraqis were handcuffed by American troops. The troops, who prevented anyone from entering the Palestinian mission, said the arrested people were apprehended for carrying three unlicensed weapons. Only three weapons? Frisk'em again. Abdul Rahman has been serving for several years at the PLO office in Baghdad. In a recent press interview, he said that outside of Iraq everyone was certain Saddam Hussein was good to the Palestinians because it sent financial support to the families of suicide bombers and helped rebuild schools the Israeli army damaged and destroyed. The Palestinians in Iraq, on the other hand, never got any such support from the Baghdad regime. Abdul Rahman said all the support for families in the territories was meant to win sympathy in the Arab masses for the Iraqi regime. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #6 I wonder what Abdul Rahman's cut of the "martyr" money was. |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2003-05-28 12:59:19 |
| #5 Paleostianians have consistantly backed losers, had good relationships with losers (e.g., Babywipes Arafat and Sammy). No wonder other Arabs give them lip service support, but do not want them around. The Paleos have a leadership problem and the only support they have is from some EU-niks and people like 'Dozer Corrie and friends. The smart Palistinians get the hell out of their ratholes and go somewhere else to make a living and try to live an honest existance. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-05-28 12:57:45 |
| #4 He's trying to win some sympathy for Palestinians from ordinary Iraqis, who are justifiably resentful at Palestinian support for Saddam. He is also lying about the extent of Saddam's special favors for Palestinians in Iraq. When the full extent of these favors is revealed, Palestinians will probably be evicted from Iraq by ordinary Iraqis, just as they were from Kuwait after the first Gulf War. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2003-05-28 11:15:59 |
| #3 Abdul Rahman said all the support for families in the territories was meant to win sympathy in the Arab masses for the Iraqi regime. Funny how he never brought this up while Sammy was in power (or alive), ain't it? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-05-28 10:23:55 |
| #2 In a recent press interview, he said that outside of Iraq everyone was certain Saddam Hussein was good to the Palestinians because it sent financial support to the families of suicide bombers and helped rebuild schools the Israeli army damaged and destroyed. Of course, nobody even bothered to bring up the question of whether he was good to Iraqis...... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-05-28 10:10:41 |
| #1 Figgered that out all by your lonesome, didja? Any word yet on whether fire is hot? |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-05-28 09:59:53 |