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It is worth noting Khidir Hamza's policy proposal: "lift all sanctions from Iraq-provided Baghdad permits its senior nuclear scientists and their families to immigrate to the West." (Jonathan Broder, "Saddam's Bomb," The New York Times Magazine, 1 October 2000, pg. 43 http://www.nytimes.com/magazine/20001001mag-saddam.html) If Hamza was in fact the director-general of Iraq's nuclear weapons program (and was able to give accurate “detailed briefings” to the CIA, Broder, pg. 43), then he knew the nuclear program's details and perhaps also those of the chemical, biological, and ballistic missile programs. Program knowledge would have most likely meant know from whom Iraq acquired non-conventional weapons-directed materials and technology, how that acquisition occurred, and what Iraq did to hide what it did not want known (both before and during UNSCOM's inspections). Assume that Hamza probably knew about Iraq's acquisition and concealment. Hamza still advocates lifting "all sanctions" [quotes for Broder's words] in conjunction with expert immigration. Hamza seems to suggest that current sanctions in and of themselves do not, as the U.S. and UK governments claim, "contain" or impact the Iraqi Government's ability to significantly re-constitute non-conventional programs and weapons. ----------------------------------------------- FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.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 details of CASI's various lists can be found on the CASI website: http://www.casi.org.uk