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Hi all, am back on my clueless legal thoughts, but just sent this to BBC Radio 5 who were having a discussion on Iraq and it seemed so obvious. f. 'Surely the west - then backed by UN Resolution - went to war with Iraq in 1991 because it was deemed Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and its attempt to overthrow a sovereign government was illegal in international law. Now America openly says it intends to invade Iraq and overthrow a sovereign government. Never mind the UN Secretary General's pathetic, cowering, deafening silence, when did the rules regarding legality change? I see no difference - and both Kuwait and Iraq have pretty dodgy human rights records, so that doesn't wash as an excuse either. Surely coincidental tho' that the Zapata oil company - George Bush senior's early foray in to the business, was an early driller and invester in Kuwait. Confused from east London. Best, felicity a.' _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk