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From: NK <nick4idu@yahoo.com> Kuwait launch sporting embargo against Iraq Wednesday, 26-Jan-2000 3:10PM DUBAI, Jan 26 (AFP) - The Kuwaiti government have launched a sporting embargo against Iraq in a bid to free prisoners held since the Iraqi invasion a decade ago, Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah, head of the Kuwaiti Olympic Committee confirmed Wednesday. "I think that we can free our brothers detained in Iraq, by putting sporting pressure on the Iraqi regime," Sheikh Ahmed told a press conference in Dubai. Kuwait are demanding the immediate liberation of some 600 of its citizens and other nationals they claim are being held since the Iraqi withdrawal after nine months' occupation in February 1991. "We believe that the sports embargo played a decisive role in the question of apartheid in South Africa and the Israeli occupation of our Arab territories. These measures had great success," he said. Sheikh Ahmed said that while Kuwait would continue to participate along with Iraq in events organised under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee they would not participate in Arab competitions. "We have reservations about Arab competitions which are within the scope of the Arab League, a political organization, because our participation can be exploited politically by the Baghdad regime," he added. Kuwait have systematically boycotted most Arab sporting events in which Iraq have participated since Iraqi forces invaded and occupied Kuwait for seven months before their expulsion in February 1991 by a US-led international coalition. Iraq admits they did take prisoners following their retreat, but claim they lost trace of them during Shiite unrest in 1991 in the south of the country. They claim that a 1,000 of their citizens went missing in Kuwait. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- Get what you deserve with NextCard Visa. Rates as low as 2.9 percent Intro or 9.9 percent Fixed APR, online balance transfers, Rewards Points, no hidden fees, and much more! Get NextCard today and get the credit you deserve! Apply now! Get your NextCard Visa at <a href=" http://clickme.onelist.com/ad/NextcardCreative2CL ">Click Here</a> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Iraq List is member of Sindbad Communications' Media Group Iraq_L unsubscribe: mailto:Iraq_L-unsubscribe@onelist.com -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full archive and list instructions are available from the CASI website: http://welcome.to/casi