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Just thought you might like to know that The Guardian printed the following corrections today to their article on 8th June (see my message to this list on that date). Thanks to those who wrote in. http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/corrections/story/0,3604,330942,00.html Corrections and clarifications Monday June 12, 2000 A report headed Bombing strikes stepped up in 'secret war' against Iraq, page 2, June 8, mistakenly stated that two no-fly zones, policed by British and US planes, were agreed by the UN after the 1991 Gulf war. The Foreign Office says the no-fly zones were set up "in support of" UN security council resolution 688 (1991) which demands that the government of Iraq cease oppression of its civilian population, particularly in the northern Kurdish area. The British and US governments justify the no-fly zones on grounds of "overwhelming humanitarian necessity" - the reasons given for Nato's bombing of Serbia. There is no basis for such intervention in international law. In the same piece we spoke of the Shia minority in Iraq. In fact more than 60% of the population is Shia. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 details of CASI's various lists can be found on the CASI website: http://welcome.to/casi