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Unlike our own government, the US seems to be quite open in attributing the humanitarian disaster in Iraq to the sanctions, as seen in these quotes from the Consular Information Sheet last updated on June 25, 1997 (http://travel.state.gov/iraq.html): 'Iraq's economy was seriously damaged in the 1991 Gulf War. UN sanctions have also affected the economy, including increased crime and decreased availability of medical services.' 'Basic modern medical care and medicines may not be available.' -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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