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An analysis of SCR1284 has been posted by Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies (see <http://www.leb.net/epic/News/bennis.html>). Ms. Bennis toured the U.S. with Denis Halliday last spring, and helped initiate the Congressional aides' tour of Iraq last fall. In this context, note CASI's own SCR1284 briefing document remains online <http://www.cam.ac.uk/societies/casi/briefing/ob2.html> and includes this stunning observation (emphasis added): "The 'fundamental objective' of the suspension is 'improving the humanitarian situation in Iraq'; THE RESOLUTION THEREFORE ADMITS TO THE LINK BETWEEN THE SANCTIONS AND IRAQ'S HUMANITARIAN CRISIS." In other matters, the Red Cross has today released its report on Iraq (as discussed last week by Reuters, CNN, et al). The document can be found here: <http://www.redcross.org/news/inthnews/00/2-7-00.html>. Regards, Drew Hamre Golden Valley, MN USA -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full archive and list instructions are available from the CASI website: http://welcome.to/casi