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Here's one... aerocontrols - 26/04/2004 02:11:10 PM

I'm just curious as to if you know any specifics?

You might examine the draining of the southern marshes and the persecution of the Marsh Arabs. The refugees are returning and their marshes are being refilled. (This is going to be a slow process, unfortunately. Saddam told Turkey and Syria to take as much of the water of the Euphrates as they liked, and it's going to be tough to get them to relinquish their claim to it.)

Human Rights Watch has a backgrounder.

or this from the Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A10572-2003Oct10&notFound=true

I wouldn't argue that the Marsh Arabs were "Saddam's own people", however.

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The Iraqi Government Assault on the Marsh Arabs

The Iraqi Government Assault on the Marsh Arabs

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Blair is fair game at the moment excalibur - 26/04/2004 11:48:47 AM 28 Views

It's interesting they are all former diplomats too excalibur - 26/04/2004 11:52:36 AM 15 Views

You seem to kind of answer yourself here snoopster - 26/04/2004 12:05:24 PM 11 Views

That's a good point - I guess I did

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That is true snoopster - 26/04/2004 12:18:33 PM 7 Views

Pretty much so snoopster - 26/04/2004 12:04:24 PM 9 Views

Re: Pretty much so excalibur - 26/04/2004 12:16:17 PM 8 Views

Re: Pretty much so snoopster - 26/04/2004 12:20:30 PM 6 Views

Blair is incredibly well respected here excalibur - 26/04/2004 12:27:03 PM 8 Views

Seems odd as a contrast with over here snoopster - 26/04/2004 12:30:15 PM 11 Views

heheh. Aviendha - 26/04/2004 12:50:47 PM 8 Views

It's the same anywhere excalibur - 26/04/2004 01:04:25 PM 8 Views

Did anyone else find this bit amusing? excalibur - 26/04/2004 11:56:26 AM 30 Views

I don't know about that snoopster - 26/04/2004 12:00:45 PM 12 Views

True, but what principles have changed? excalibur - 26/04/2004 12:19:30 PM 10 Views

It is hard to tell snoopster - 26/04/2004 12:23:33 PM 6 Views

I thought that the policy has been up until Bush excalibur - 26/04/2004 12:33:39 PM 8 Views

No, you're right. aerocontrols - 26/04/2004 12:38:39 PM 13 Views

However, he has forced Blair to abandon his own position, right? *NM* Monotonous Mantra - 27/04/2004 07:55:26 AM 2 Views

Plus snoopster - 26/04/2004 12:28:24 PM 6 Views

That's always been the case excalibur - 26/04/2004 12:37:55 PM 10 Views

But this time snoopster - 27/04/2004 04:22:21 AM 4 Views

We are discussing that in my Intl Security class. Aviendha - 26/04/2004 12:53:32 PM 23 Views

Atrocities such as...? Monotonous Mantra - 26/04/2004 01:42:38 PM 18 Views

I gave Saddam as an example... Aviendha - 26/04/2004 02:01:45 PM 14 Views

I was wondering if you meant Saddam or Israel-Palestine Monotonous Mantra - 26/04/2004 03:07:29 PM 12 Views

I wasn't talking about a particular war. I'm talking about my class.. Aviendha - 26/04/2004 06:55:53 PM 10 Views

Re: I wasn't talking about a particular war. I'm talking about my class.. Monotonous Mantra - 27/04/2004 07:29:32 AM 3 Views

Re: I gave Saddam as an example... the kumquat warrior - 27/04/2004 12:32:10 AM 9 Views

Re: I gave Saddam as an example... Aviendha - 27/04/2004 07:56:36 AM 7 Views

Here's one... aerocontrols - 26/04/2004 02:11:10 PM 15 Views

Thanks for the link and address *NM* Monotonous Mantra - 26/04/2004 03:08:16 PM 2 Views

Yes, I did Moridin_2000 - 26/04/2004 03:36:22 PM 11 Views

Bush is the only US president aerocontrols - 26/04/2004 12:29:08 PM 30 Views

Re: Bush is the only US president snoopster - 26/04/2004 12:31:34 PM 21 Views

That's what I'm saying though ... excalibur - 26/04/2004 12:35:04 PM 19 Views

It has to do with the policy reversal Monotonous Mantra - 26/04/2004 12:38:35 PM 21 Views

Re: Bush is the only US president p hart - 26/04/2004 02:51:45 PM 13 Views

... aerocontrols - 26/04/2004 03:27:18 PM 14 Views

and yet.... wads - 26/04/2004 05:17:07 PM 12 Views

The BBC has now published most of the letter excalibur - 26/04/2004 01:02:26 PM 20 Views

52? wads - 26/04/2004 05:18:59 PM 10 Views

Re: 52 Diplomats slam Blair on Mid-East Columbo - 26/04/2004 05:21:06 PM 10 Views

I feel sorry for Blair. chorabliss - 26/04/2004 06:53:42 PM 11 Views

Here is most of it. excalibur - 26/04/2004 08:09:20 PM 9 Views

Well, it is self inflicted snoopster - 27/04/2004 04:24:50 AM 5 Views

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