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CLINTON HELD TO ACCOUNT OVER SANCTIONS ON IRAQ May 25th 2001 Former US President Bill Clinton was button-holed by an anti-sanctions protestor today during his walkabout in Oxford. The former US President, who was in Oxford to receive an honorary degree, was engaged in heated debate by Andrea Needham (35) - an Oxford resident and two-time voices delegate [1]. As US President from 1992 - 2000, Mr Clinton was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi children [2]. "It was completely spontaneous," Ms Needham said. "I just saw him walking down the High Street and thought, I've got something to say to him. Secret service agents tried to push me out of the way but Clinton stopped them. We then argued for several minutes." "Unfortunately, Mr Clinton's mind was completely closed: he simply wished to air the same tired old soundbites. After a while I told him that he should be indicted for war crimes and he walked away." CONTACT : 0845 458 9571 [1] Voices in the Wilderness campaigns to end the economic sanctions on Iraq and has sent seven sanctions-breaking delegations to Iraq (www.welcome.to/voicesuk) [2] According to UNICEF the economic sanctions on Iraq have contributed to the death of 500,000 children since 1990. Save the Children UK have called it 'a silent war against Iraq's children.' -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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