Iraqi Envoy Criticizes Other Arab Nations

[maddezmom]

Wednesday August 24, 2005 6:01 AM


CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Iraq's envoy to the Arab League criticized other Arab states Tuesday for being slow to send ambassadors to Baghdad, despite the kidnapping and killing of three Arab diplomats in the city last month.

The Iraqi government will shortly define a secure area for embassies and diplomatic housing in Baghdad, Raad al-Alousi told reporters after a meeting at the league's headquarters in Cairo.

After that has been done, ``no one can use the security aspect as an excuse'' for not sending ambassadors to the Iraqi capital, al-Alousi said.

Al-Alousi, who is Iraq's representative to the Arab League, indicated his government was disappointed that more Arab governments did not already have ambassadors and fully staffed embassies in place.

more:http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5229694,00.html

[jsamuel]

1. why won't you send diplomats to the death trap?!!!

geez guys... feeling lonely...

[HKTech]

2. They are

if you include Suicide Bombers as ambassadors.

[ConcernedCanuk]

3. "define a secure area " - . in Iraq???? - ya gotta be kidding

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even the so called "Green Zone" ain't secure

the US fustercluck over there ain't got nothing to do with security for the Iraqis

if I remember right

wasn't the OIL Ministry one of the first things they secured??

but it's not about oil . .

that's just my deluded Canuk brain a'wanderin' . . .

musta been them Palaces the Military likes so much

leastaways the ones they din blow up

(sigh)

[Briar]

4. Considering how many

Iraqi government ministers, officials and apologists spend as much of their time as possible abroad, this is interestingly ironic!

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

5. Reminds me of a headline from The Onion's "Our Dumb Century"

Picture of FDR with the headline "Why does our joyless president never dance?"