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[ Presenting plain-text part of multi-format email ] In a message dated 12/02/03 16:52:37 GMT Standard Time, lila.patel@ntlworld.com writes: > I heard a bit of PMQ this afternoon. Mr Blair said that because of the > way Saddam has implemented sanctions, which has cost the Iraqi people > dear, it was necessary to go to war (my interpretation). Ie we must > bomb Iraq out of humanitarian concern...a quick death or a lingering > death...but the death option. > > I have been well informed by CASI over the years about sanctions on > Iraq. The last conference I attended in 2001 was about dealing with > sanctions as a foreign policy. > I have heard this sort of comment by sanctions apologists before but have not taken them seriously. What exactly does Blair mean when he talks about how Saddam operates sanctions? Chris _______________________________________________ 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