sexual_chocolate Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 So Turkey isn't even considering a re-vote on its parliamentary rejection of US' war plans. Perhaps they can't risk further embarrassment and turmoil, since 94% of Turkey's population opposes any US war effort. Plus, Iraq is complying fully with UN requests to destroy the AL-Samoud rockets. What will Bush, Inc. do? It certainly seems right now that its house of cards charade is crumbling fast, but the company hasn't been run with too much responsiveness to outside opinion (I think its CEO, George Bush, believes this course to be prudent, since he never had a mandate anyways, losing the general election). My heart continues to hope against hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vegetablebelay Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 Setbacks indeed. Some British 'Human Shields' Flee Iraq Sunday, March 02, 2003 LONDON — Some of the peace activists who went to Iraq to serve as human shields in the event of war returned home, fearing for their safety, a spokesman said Sunday. The human shields are mostly European activists who drove from London to Baghdad in two double-decker buses last month, intending to guard civilian sites from a U.S.-led military attack. Those who returned home had safety or financial concerns, spokesman Christiaan Briggs said. "The aim was always a mass migration and if we had had five to ten thousand people here there would never be a war," he said. "We do not have those numbers." The Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported that nine of the 11 British human shields in the bus convoy had left Baghdad. Briggs said about a dozen Britons remained in Iraq alongside several dozens from other countries. He told Britain's Press Association news agency that Iraq limited the sites that human shields could visit. "Now we are being told we cannot go to certain sites, such as hospitals, so we are reassessing our strategy," he said. U.S. officials have said that it is a war crime to use civilians as human shields and that there's no way of guaranteeing their safety. On Friday, the head of Sweden's largest peace organization urged human shields to leave Iraq, saying they were being used for propaganda purposes by Saddam Hussein. Maria Ermanno, chairwoman of the Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society, cited reports that Iraqi officials were arranging transportation, accommodations and news conferences for the human shields. "To go down to Iraq and live and act there on the regime's expense, then you're supporting a terrible dictator. I think that method is entirely wrong," Ermanno told Swedish Radio. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,80019,00.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_W Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 hahaha!!! What pussies! So much for their convictions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual_chocolate Posted March 3, 2003 Author Share Posted March 3, 2003 So after intense US pressure, looks like Turkey will take it back to the parliament. I guess the IMF is threatening to stop loan payments, along with a total cut of US aid. It's funny how these issues, not even related to the potential war, are being used to threaten economically challenged countries into compliance. I'm curious as to how the second vote will come out, and what the population's reaction might be if a change is made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnGoat Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 There's no reason those issues should not be used as leverage points. If you expect aid or money from someone, you need to accept that their choice of when to cut that money off is also within their power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle_Tricky Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 Yup, friends and allies don't come cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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