26_September [Archives:2003/624/Press Review]

20 FEB. 2003.

Main Headlines:
– President Saleh lands relations with Germany and its stand opposing war
– Unified criteria must be applied in dealing with international resolutions
– Al-Mouyad issue to be decided end of March, German authorities a waiting American evidence
– World insurance companies delegation due in Sana'a this week
– Committee on preparation of national aligning charter, convenes Monday
– GPC party selects more than 85 percent of its candidates to parliamentary elections

“26 September” editorial says the balance of the exchange of interests and benefits the international relations are founded on, is at present placed at crossroads. This situation is caused by developments and escalations of the situation in the region and the world. The United States of America insists on waging war on Iraq despite the latter's commitment implementation of international resolutions, the latest of which is resolution 1441, which president Bush claims that Iraq has not implemented and not cooperated with UN inspectors, using this allegation as reason for stepping up the option of war and for seeking another UN resolution to warn Iraq. The new U.S. direction leads to more dangerous aggravation of the situation and threatened world stability, security and peace.
Upon this U.S. feverish tendency to war could we understand the European and world stands rejecting the war, under pretext of disarming Iraq of its alleged mass destruction weapons.
Reports of UN chief inspectors, briefing the UN security council meeting on 14 February have given preponderance to views and stands of the forces opposing the war is so vital and sensitive region of the world with an important strategic situation for all world interests. Hence comes the rational and courageous German and French stand against the war and calling giving priority to the peaceful solution to the present crisis between Iraq and the U.S., supported by Britain.
France, Germany and other world countries that follow suit, have not taken this stand but out of their realization of danger of the situation with regards to the war catastrophic impact and to undermining of the UN and international law, if America insisted to go to war without a UN mandate.
The U.S. administration hawks insist on their war policy although the facts on the ground show that UN inspectors regarding mass destruction weapons are performing their tasks in Iraq very well and with tangible Iraqi cooperation.
All this confirms there is not any reason for launching a war on Iraq. This is supported by several world countries, mainly France, Germany, Russia, China and Belgium, that adopt stands stemming from a political, moral and humanitarian vision and from their understanding of disasters, tragedies and pains wars would leave behind to humanity.
These countries have their bitter experiences with wars, unlike the U.S. that has not experienced such calamities within its borders. In this context, all should realize that the war is of no interest to anyone and would also lead to dismantling the international alliance against terrorism, which up till now the U.S. is leading.

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