- NICOSIA - For the first time,
Iraq has specifically threatened Israel with retaliation for any U.S.-led
campaign against the regime of President Saddam Hussein.
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- A senior Iraqi diplomat said Saddam has seven million
combatants called the Quds Army. The diplomat said Iraq would "swallow
Israel up" if his country is attacked.
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- "The Palestinian cause and liberation of Jerusalem
as well as campaign against Israel is a fundamental issue for Iraq, just
like many other Islamic states," Iraqi charge d'affaires in Teheran
Abdul Sattar Izzeddin Rawi said. The warning came hours after Iraqi
President
Saddam Hussein convened his defense chiefs on late Sunday. The Iraqi News
Agency said the meeting focused on Iraqi preparations for any U.S.-led
war against Baghdad.
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- Last week, Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri suggested
that Iraq would target Israel. But Sabri did not mention Israel by name.
On Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz said Iraq is prepared for a
ground war should the United States attack but did not threaten
Israel.
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- At the same time, Rawi told the official Iranian news
agency IRNA that Saddam has sent three messages to the United States and
its European allies. The messages warned against any attack on
Baghdad.
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- The diplomat said Kurds in northern Iraq would suffer
greatly if they cooperate in any U.S.-led effort to topple Saddam. For
a decade, the Kurds have maintained self-rule in the north.
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- Rawi warned that the United States would not achieve
anything in an attack on Iraq. He reiterated Iraq's refusal to allow the
return of United Nations weapons inspectors in his country.
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