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From: barrak@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (Mohammed F. Hadi)
Subject: Re: Egypt call for fighting fundamentalists, objects to pro-Bosnian steps
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In article <benali.735954392@alcor> benali@alcor.concordia.ca ( ILYESS B. BDIRA ) writes:
> >>	ISLAMABAD (UPI) -- Representatives from 51 Islamic nations were
> >>considering Tuesday a request from Bosnia-Herzegovina for $260 million
> >>and weapons to fight the Bosnian Serbs.
> >....
> >>	The only commitment so far is $20 million from Saudi Arabia, which
> >
> >Thanks Saudia for the pocket change.
> >Compare that to the "Liberation of Q8" and to what they gave to some
> >weird causes.. O.K at least they are paying.

Damned if you do and Damned if you don't!

> >
> >>has already donated $100 million to Bosnia-Herzegovina.
> >>	Sources on the political committee said delegates were in agreement
> >>on the need to help the Bosnian Muslims, but the request for weapons had
> >>delayed a decision.
> >>	``It may interpreted as violating the United Nations' embargo on
> >>supplying arms to Bosnia,'' warned Egyptian Foreign Minister Amer
> >>Moussa.
> >
> >Mr. Amr Moussa was not worried about International law when he tortured
> >to death  many of his citizens and when he shot people praying in a Mosque,
> >or when he is causing trouble to his neighbor just becasue the CIA says so.
> >Why doesn't he just shut up, he won't be involved in any Bosnian effort
> >anyway, or does the west have to be represented even in an Islamic conference?

Just for the record, Egyptian troops were one of the first to be
stationed there. I can't remember the exact date but it was late last
year. In fact, they lost at least one man there as far as I know.


---barrak

