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Iraq strike 'would open hell's gates' (BBC, 5 September, 2002)

Arab foreign ministers have warned that a military strike on Iraq would "open the gates of hell".

Amr Moussa , Secretary-General of the Arab League, which is meeting in Cairo, told a news conference that no Arab states would join a US-led attack on Iraq.

And he said that if an attack took place, it would cause major instability in the region.

The association of 22 Arab states is hoping to head off an attack by pressing the return of UN weapons inspectors to Iraq.

None of the 22 has a democratic government; why should we want them stable? Posted by Orrin Judd at September 5, 2002 7:01 PM