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> > Again, it was confirmed that although "suspension" and/or "partial lifting" of sanctions is > > discussed within the U.N., sanctions cannot be LIFTED until this issue is resolved, For many of us fighting sanctions this is not at all an acceptable line to take. A whole people should not be punished with death, misery and starvation in order to exert political pressure especially on what seems to be a dictatorship. It may well be that about one million of some 20 million Iraqis have died as a result of the 'Gulf Slaughter' and the comprehensive sanctions. Iraq and Iran have still not returned all their prisoners/hostages from their conflict but progress has been made after bilateral talks. I remember being surprised that there was almost never a mention of the 605 Kuwaiti hostages in our media and Government statements. I am glad that you and others are pressing hard for their release but I suspect that the 605 are a very low priority for them and are only being used as an excuse by the US/UK to prolong sanctions on Iraq. In my own view, the best method of resolving problems is 'jaw-jaw and not war-war'. You ought to pressure our Government and others to enter into dialogue with the Iraqi Government even if only on this very important issue. Mark Parkinson -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To be removed/added, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk, NOT the whole list. Please do not send emails with attached files to the list *** Archived at http://linux.clare.cam.ac.uk/~saw27/casi/discuss.html ***