Socialist Outlook

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Iraq: end sanctions, bombing!

Socialist Outlook no. 43, March 2001 · 367 words

Middle East

George W may not know where lag is, but he under. stands that it is useful to up the ante against "rogue the nood for Star Wars 2. spending on which formed the centrepiece of his first budget In the months proceding the American a trash bombing of Iraq, coinoding with the 10th anniversary of the Gulf war, too many influental voices had been demanding an ere so sanction sanst the country.

Too many had recognised that the result of these reparations were being wresked men of Iraq and not on Saddam. who looks as secure as he did 10 long, years ago.

The US government was abo concerned abour the attention given to the number of silled personnel from the who had fought in the Bakans, suffering debritaong The depleted uranium and used in these conflicts do not distinguish between friend and toe in treir long term destructive effects. alyptic None of this could be aroweo to stand in the way of Bush's decermination to go Party, ahead with the National Missile Defence project, otherwise knowm as Star Wars 2 cope more do toger And yet again Bomber Blair demonstrated his craven fol. lowing of whatever suits the lowing Bush where no other country would in this outra In the aftermath, the real nationally: arguments begin to come out former Parliament is conveniently in recess. Alter Busti's election, bair nad relused to make arty tatement on Britanis atti tude to NMD. in particular whether the bases at Fyingdales and Merwith Hill new arms race.

Now Blair: song with his trying to peddle the ridiculous é thie NMD will permit a weaponry: It is true that the US plan to take our of commission some will be hardware which is now past portfolio.

move. that what is planned could nake the world a safer place Star Wars 2 is the biggest threat to world peace sire the signing of the Anti-Ballistic of tourism. Missiles Treaty in 1972. China, India and Russia have all responded by stepping up their own programmes (nat non-co-operstion with Star Wars is made a central And, tion - as well as continuing to from call for the lifting of sanctions rainst Bra

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