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[ Presenting plain-text part of multi-format email ] It seems to me that Yasser's assertion that Iraq is a unique case(and therefore merits a unique solution - ie USUK invasion) does not bear scrutiny. Racist South Africa, which treated the majority of its citizens as subhuman for decades, and , according to UN figures, caused 1m or was it 1.5m deaths in surrounding countries through it's aggression in the 1980's alone, is a similar case. And Suharto, of Indonesia, who killed maybe 1m people, mainly peasents, in the US backed coup in which he came to power in 1963, and carried on, Saddam-style, until he wss overthrown a few years ago, onstitutes another similar case. Please note that change in these countries was brought about, not by a US invasion leading to a comprador regime, but mainly by the people of South Africa and Indonesia themselves. Best wishes, TIm _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk