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| MEMRI Madness. |
| 2003-04-22 |
| The Middle East Media Research Institute has some interesting articles posted. Most are "commentary",but here's their "news ticker" for today. The 'ALL CAPS' format is theirs, not mine. ACCORDING TO THE SAUDI MINISTRY OF INFORMATION'S SAUDI PRESS AGENCY (SPA), THE PLO RECEIVED TODAY MORE THAN SR 1.8 MILLION FROM THE POPULAR COMMITTEE FOR ASSISTING THE PALESTINIAN MUJAHIDEEN, WHICH IS HEADED PRINCE SALMAN BIN ABDULAZIZ, THE GOVERNOR OF THE RIYADH REGION. (SPA, 4/22/03) THE EGYPTIAN DAILY AL-AHRAM DESCRIBED THE AMERICAN PROPOSAL TO LIFT THE U.N. SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ AS A 'CLEAR IMPERIALISTIC PLOY
TO LEGITIMIZE THE AMERICAN IMPERIALISTIC OCCUPATION OF IRAQ
' (AL-AHRAM, EGYPT 4/22/03) THE MATERNAL AUNT OF FORMER IRAQI PM TARIQ AZIZ: LET THE AMERICANS ARREST HIM
(OKAZ, SAUDI ARABIA 4/22/03) ARAB VOLUNTEERS WHO WENT TO IRAQ TO SUPPORT SADDAM'S FORCES ARE WORRIED ABOUT BEING HARASSED WHEN THEY RETURN TO THEIR COUNTRIES. (AL-WATAN, SAUDI ARABIA 4/22/03) RIYADH IS PREPARING TO REPATRIATE IRAQIS WHO FOUND REFUGE IN SAUDI ARABIA SAYING THAT WITH THE FALL OF THE PREVIOUS REGIME THEY WERE NO LONGER REFUGEES. (AL-JAZEERA, SAUDI ARABIA, 4/22/03) LEADER OF THE ISLAMIST 'IRAQI NATIONAL MOVEMENT,' AHMAD 'UBEID AL-KUBEISI, SAID THAT THERE WAS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR THE PRESENCE OF THE AMERICAN FORCES IN IRAQ AT THE PRESENT TIME. (AL-HAYAT, LONDON 4/22/ 03) THE IRAQI-BASED IRANIAN OPPOSITION MUJAHIDEEN KHALQ WELCOMED THE CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT REACHED YESTERDAY WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN IRAQ. (AL-HAYAT, LONDON 4/22/ 03) RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN THE HOLY CITY OF KARBALA DECIDED TO CONCEAL IRAQI INTELLIGENCE DOCUMENTS FOUND IN THE CITY TO PREVENT RETALIATIONS AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE FAILED BA'ATH REGIME. (AL-SHARQ AL-AWSAT, LONDON 4/22/03) A MILITARY SOURCE IN THE PATRIOTIC UNION OF KURDISTAN (PUK) ANNOUNCED THE CAPTURE OF SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE RADICAL PRO-BIN LADEN ANSAR AL-ISLAM ORGANIZATION DURING RECENT CLASHES CLOSE TO THE IRANIAN BORDER. (AL-SHARQ AL-AWSAT, LONDON 4/22/03) ABU MINQASH, THE PEASANT WHO 'SHOT DOWN' AN APACHE HELICOPTER: I NEVER SHOT DOWN ANY HELICOPTER; SIMPLY FOUND IT IN MY FIELD. I SAID I HAD SHOT IT DOWN DUE TO THREATS TO MY LIFE BY IRAQI OFFICIALS. I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY REWARD MONEY FROM SADDAM. (AL-RAI AL-AAM, KUWAIT 4/19/03) ISLAMIC REVOLUTION'S GUARD CORPS COMMANDER BRIG.GEN. YAHYA RAHIM SAFAVI: IF THE US WANTS TO PROVE ITS SINCERITY IN ITS CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERRORISM, IT SHOULD EXTRADITE MUJAHIDEEN KHALQ MEMBERS TO IRAN. (IRNA, 4/21/ 03) DEPUTY COMMANDER OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC GUARD CORPS HASSAN HAMIDZADEH SAID THAT THE IRAQ'S MOTTO TODAY SHOULD BE THE SAME AS IRAN'S IN ITS REVOLUTION AGAINST THE SHAH: 'NEITHER EAST NOR WEST, ISLAM IS THE BEST.' (IRNA, 4/22/03)
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| Posted by:Old Patriot |