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Arab League Warns Against Attacking Iraq

The head of the 22-member Arab League said on Tuesday that Arabs would not stand for any attack on Iraq as an extension of the U.S. "war on terrorism" and said such a move would destroy the present global coalition.


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The head of the 22-member Arab League said on Tuesday that Arabs would not stand for any attack on Iraq as an extension of the U.S. "war on terrorism" and said such a move would destroy the present global coalition.

Amr Moussa, secretary-general of the inter-government body and a former Egyptian foreign minister, was speaking a day after President Bush demanded Baghdad let international arms inspections resume or face unspecified consequences.

"We do not accept striking Iraq or any other Arab country," Moussa said in remarks carried on the Web site of Egypt's official MENA news agency and monitored by the BBC.

"Launching military action against any Arab state would spell the end of consensus in the international alliance against terrorism."

He said that this Arab position would not be changed by Bush's comments. The U.S. president did not specify what consequences Iraq might face but said President Saddam Hussein, long an avowed enemy of Washington, would "find out."

Arab leaders have repeatedly said they oppose expanding the U.S. campaign, which has focused on removing the Taliban Islamic militia from power in Afghanistan, to include any Arab state.

There have been concerns in the region that Washington might launch strikes against Arab countries such as Sudan, Libya, Iraq and Syria, which Washington includes on an official list of states it believes sponsor terrorism.







League Of Arab States
The establishment of the League of Arab States in March 22nd ,1945 came in response to the common attitude of public opinion in all Arab countries. This explains why the Charter of the League of Arab States, though signed by the seven independent Arab states of that time, has explicitly asserted that the setting up of the League was meant to carry out the following: Serve the common good of all Arab countries, Ensure better conditions for all Arab countries, guarantee the future of all Arab countries and fulfill the hopes and expectations of all Arab countries.
The League is a national and regional organization that seeks to promote closer ties among member-states and co-ordinate their policies and their economic, cultural, and security plans with a view to developing collective co-operation, protecting national security and maintaining the independence and sovereignty of member-states; thereby enhancing the potential for joint Arab action in all fields
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