Aid agencies say they may pull out of Iraq ("The flights are full")

[Barrett808]

Aid agencies say they may pull out of Iraq
Sophie Arie in Rome and Luke Harding in Baghdad
Thursday September 9, 2004
The Guardian

The remaining international aid agencies in Iraq are considering pulling out of the country after the kidnapping of four humanitarian workers, including two Italian women, from their headquarters in Baghdad, it was claimed yesterday.

Jean-Dominique Bunel, a coordinator for the agencies, said the abduction on Tuesday had already prompted some aid workers to leave and others would follow by the end of the week. "We are reviewing the situation," he told Reuters.

Speaking to Agence France-Presse, he said: "It seems that most of the international non-governmental organisations are preparing to leave Iraq and some expatriate already left this morning.

"More will follow in coming days. The flights are full until Friday."

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1300204,00.html

[LuminousX]

1. Does this mean we are winning?

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Yep, and it is such a sweet victory

all them do gooders taht pay attetntion to what we ar doing are leaving

I'd say it is a tragic successs.

Of course this would be the case if my name was George Bush, aka Bunnypants, so I say it again BRING IT ON!

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So if what I wrote above, and I would not pass it over any neo con, is your point of view, yes we are winning.... send in the flowers and candy now

HIT THE DECK!

[maxsolomon]

3. seems like sun tzu has been translated into arabic

unless we're willing to go col. kurtz on islam (i'd bet the russians are), we should get the fuck out NOW.

[struggle4progress]

4. Oh! This must be the "good news" that the Republicans ...

... keep telling us about: now private firms will seek lucrative contracts to do the same work.