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Rethinking Pelosi's Visit, British Naval Discipline

Submitted by Hayden Ataune, Apr 7, 2007 00:30

Several inaccurate points are present in your article:

The British never claimed that their inspection was a mandate of UN from the 1990's. This is simply because it is not true: the UN mandate was terminated after the fall of Baghdad and a new mandate was voted in by unanimity in 2004.

The Iranians captured in Irbil were simple "consular" agents issuing visa. According to both Iraki President (Talebani) and Iraki Kurdish Autonomous Region President (Barzani) American forces were looking for higher ranking Iranians which had already left the region, these dignitaries were in official visit to Iraki Kurdistan region.

Rafik Harriri was not pro-American; he was receiving enormous amount of money and investment from Saudi Arabia.

Perhaps we should look at your resume in the Fandy & associate site which describes you as being "...recruited by Sir John Brown, the CEO of BP, to become the Advisor on Middle East Affairs and the New York based Vice President Head of Media in North and South America. During these assignments, [you] helped foster relationships with Saudi Arabia and Iran ...". to pounder further about these semi-lies.

Regards

Hayden Ataune.


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