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| Iraq |
| Arab League Sends Ambassador to Iraq |
| 2008-10-07 |
| The Arab League dispatched an ambassador to Baghdad on Monday, the latest sign of progress for the Iraqi and U.S. effort to ease this country's diplomatic isolation. Hani Khilaf arrived a day after the first visit by an Egyptian foreign minister in 18 years. The previous envoy of the 22-member Arab League quit in January 2007, blasting Arab countries for not doing more to ease Iraqis' suffering. The U.S. government has urged the Sunni-dominated Arab governments in the region to reestablish ties with Iraq's Shiite-led government. Many have been hesitant because of violence here and concerns that they could appear to be endorsing the U.S.-led invasion of 2003. In addition, some nations are wary about the close ties the Iraqi government has developed with Iran. Khilaf, an Egyptian diplomat, told reporters before leaving Cairo that he would try to promote reconciliation in Iraq. Violence has declined here sharply in the past year but is still at staggering levels. "We need a more active Arab role in Iraq," Khilaf said. His arrival ended an embarrassing gap in representation by the Arab League, which groups 21 predominantly Arabic-speaking nations and the Palestinian Authority. The previous ambassador, Mokhtar Lamani, wrote a scathing article after he quit about "the contrast between the enormous suffering I saw daily in Baghdad and the persistent indifference evident in the Arab League meetings in Cairo." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 New restaurant opening? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-10-07 09:39 |
| #2 Hope we are helping Al Quaeda gettong him. The Arab league is trying to keep Irak in the Arab folder. Since Arab motive of pride is islam's conquests, we should hinder such attempts and instead we strive hard to make Irakis, not merly Kurds, but also teh Arabic speaking ones, take their pride in being teh descendants of Summer, Babylon and the people who solved the second degree equation and feeling contempt to the desert barbarians and their faith not to mention that they are they are the people who bomb Irakli markets. We must unrabize Irak. This is the first step for unislamizing it. |
| Posted by: JFM 2008-10-07 08:23 |
| #1 Hope either we or Blackwater are protecting him - he has to be a top target for both Al Qaeda and the Special Groups. This guy is proof that not all Arabs are cowardly. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-10-07 07:41 |