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This is the same revolting Gareth Evans who as Australian Foreign Minister signed the Timor Gap treaty with Indonesia to cash in on Indonesia's mass murderous invasion in 1975. Australia was the only country to recognise Indonesia's annexation of East Timor Eric On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:32:56 -0500 peter kiernan <pvk66@starpower.net> wrote: > The International Crisis group, a political advocacy NGO, has released a > report on the activities of Ansar al-Islam in Kurdish northern Iraq, and its > alleged links with the Baghdad govt. > > One of their conclusions is- > > "This is a region outside Baghdad's control and we see no evidence that > Ansar has a strategic alliance with Saddam Hussein. There is no question > that the group has brought misery to many people in the area it controls, > but it is highly unlikely that Ansar al-Islam is anything more than a minor > irritant in local Kurdish politics". > > For the full report, check www.crisisweb.org. The website also has an > interesting op-ed piece from Gareth Evans, the ICG president and former > foreign minister of Australia, looking at the legality of a state launching > a pre-emptive invasion. > > Peter Kiernan > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > ---------------------- Dr. Eric Herring Department of Politics University of Bristol 10 Priory Road Bristol BS8 1TU England, UK Office tel. +44-(0)117-928-8582 Mobile tel. +44-(0)7771-966608 Fax +44-(0)117-973-2133 eric.herring@bristol.ac.uk http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Politics http://www.ericherring.com/ Join the Network of Activist Scholars of Politics and International Relations (NASPIR)! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naspir/ _______________________________________________ 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