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very relevant - did u get a reply and especially to last para? felicity. ---------- >From: "Mark Parkinson" <mark@bodmin-comm-coll.demon.co.uk> >To: soc-casi-discuss@lists.cam.ac.uk >Subject: The 605 and sanctions >Date: Thu, Jul 13, 2000, 12:13 am > > > I sent this some time ago but it still seems to be relevant. > > From: Mark Parkinson <mark@bodmin-comm-coll.demon.co.uk> > To: KUWAIT605@aol.com > Subject: Re:Voices UK Letter-writing Campaign draft letters > Date sent: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 14:12:35 +0100 > > Hi Moonirah > > Thank you very much for the information. It is my view that the 605 > are casualties of US/UK policy on Iraq (whilst not excusing SH of > course). That policy has focussed on isolating the Government of > Iraq from diplomatic activity, bombing its territory and maintaining a > genocidal sanctions regime. > > Here are some steps that the Kuwaiti Government could take: > > 1) asking the allies NOT to police the no-fly zones from Kuwait > (use Saudi Arabia or carriers instead). From an Iraqi perspective, > Kuwait is actively supporting attacks on its sovereignty, territory and > people - without UNSC approval. Who is the zone protecting > anyway? There is a cost implication of course. It is a shame the > zone was extended - as punishment for actions in the North. This > makes it more necessary to use Kuwait. > 2) try to cooperate with Iraq concerns about Iraqis missing in > Kuwait. > 3) ask for the suspension or reduction of the 30% that is being > taken away from Iraqi oil earnings until such time as the economy > and population recover. This 'dirty' money is being earnt at the > expense of civilian lives - 6000 a month. > 4) begin to restore diplomatic relations with Iraq. It has been > US/UK policy to rubbish the Iraqi Government (there are many bad > ones around the world). If we treat them as dirt then can we expect > them to behave any better? > 5) most importantly, press the US/UK to remove the 605 as a > precondition for lifting sanctions. Then hopefully this would become > a humanitarian issue NOT a political football. > > Making the release of the 605 a condition for lifting these > murderous sanctions is tantamount to murder itself. Anyway it has > not worked. I do hope that the Russian will make progress - this > was a good move in my view. > > It appears that the US/UK/Kuwait Governments are quite content to > see 6000 Iraqis perish every month as well as the misery that the > rest are going through. Do they really care about the 605 or are they > more interested in having them as yet another reason to keep > sanctions in place? > >> Could you please explain whether you or HELP are in favour of keeping >> the economic sanctions on Iraq until the 605 are released? > > ------- End of forwarded message ------- > Mark Parkinson > Bodmin > Cornwall > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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