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| Iraq |
| Iraqi FM calls Sheikh Zayed son ’’Zionist agent’’ |
| 2003-03-02 |
| Iraq's foreign minister called a United Arab Emirates Cabinet minister a "Zionist agent" and accused the Gulf state of speaking for Israel by making the first public call by an Arab country for Saddam Hussein to step down. "This is a paper that comes from (Israeli Prime Minister) Ariel Sharon," Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri told reporters Saturday in reaction to a letter United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan submitted to an Arab League summit proposing that Saddam step down to avert war. "This is a trivial paper and it found its way quickly to the garbage pail," Sabri said, according to AP. "There's not one honest Arab who will accept a message from Sharon to the summit." "If you could find an honest Arab at the summit, that is!" Sabri took a personal swipe at Sheikh Zayed's son, Emirates Information Minister Sheik Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. "This Zionist agent child called Abdullah Zayed, who spoke to the reporters, he spoke of matters over his head," Sabri said. Them's fight'n words in this neck of the woods. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #3 "I know you are, but what am I?" |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-03-02 23:46:44 |
| #2 Maybe he and Sabri will have a duel with a couple of Afghan Bagram Fowling Pieces. That's the 250 mm fowling piece, right? I might pay to see that. I'd even let their seconds help the principals point the damned things. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-03-02 20:43:14 |
| #1 Ah, sowing dissention in the ranks, are yeh? We will just have to see how Sheik Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan takes it. Maybe he and Sabri will have a duel with a couple of Afghan Bagram Fowling Pieces. Or maybe Sabri will be indisposed in the near future.... |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-03-02 15:17:37 |