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And other dubious statements (extracts) ********** (AP) RIYADH - Secretary of State Madeleine Albright: "There have been 70 violations of the no-fly zones by the Iraqi regime and 20 hits or attempts to hit our pilots,'' Albright said. "We regret the stray missile in Basra that killed some civilians, but we believe that it is essential for the no-fly zones to be protected and for our pilots to be able to defend themselves when they are attacked''. "Using force is not our preferred mechanism,'' Albright said of current tensions with Saddam over northern and southern no-fly zones. Albright stressed that the United States intends to "contain (Saddam's) potential aggression" but also work to improve the condition of Iraqi civilians by expanding the U.N.-approved oil-for-food program. ********** (AFP) During a brief visit to Cairo Wednesday, Albright said "Egypt and the United States share three fundamental goals: preventing Iraq from threatening its neighbours, blocking Saddam Hussein's efforts to reconstitute or use his weapons of mass destruction and easing the sufferings of the Iraqi people." ********** (ABC) Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon called the Iraq strategy [under newly expanded rules of engagement] one of an "aggressive, determined, day-in, day-out attack." -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To be removed/added, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk, NOT the whole list. Archived at http://linux.clare.cam.ac.uk/~saw27/casi/discuss.html