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Queen of England, other world figures to travel to Baghdad on ''extended vacation''

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Sunday February 09, 2003 01:20author by Irish Times

Cold fury in Washington as group of respected world leaders plan travel to Baghdad to prevent war

The Queen of England plans to join Pope John Paul II, former US President Jimmy Carter, the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela in halting a war in Iraq by residing in the Iraqi capital for a period of several months.

Jimmy Carter, other world figures to travel to Baghdad on ''extended vacation''

Cold fury in Washington as group of respected world leaders plan travel to Baghdad to prevent war.

The Queen of England plans to join Pope John Paul II, former US President Jimmy Carter, the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela in halting a war in Iraq by residing in the Iraqi capital for a period of several months.

Immediate reaction at the White House was shock and dismay. A very senior adviser speaking on condition of anonymity bemoaned the action, saying "There's no way in hell we're going to bomb the Pope or the Queen. And Tony Blair is going to be out of the picture for sure, now". He added, "We're looking for ways to respond behind the scenes to the participants of this action." Then I woke up from my dream and remembered that in the modern world there is no longer such a thing as honour or personal courage.

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Koo-fi de de den.. ko-fi ko-fi
author by ollie - Katalyzerpublication date Sun Feb 09, 2003 03:39author address author phone

so simple, so true, so possible, so not being done so surely there are some people out there famous enough to do this....come on people - think!

Bertie the Bush Kangaroo?

Darn, if ONLY Princess Di was still around....

OK, if she's not available, and Bertie is bouncing around Shannon...
Kofi Anan it has to be....

Abe Lincon though, the whole governments not banks printing money and corporations being the enemy of the free republic - he was shot 3 days later...

the weird thing is I doubt she stays in england during war time.
author by iosafpublication date Sun Feb 09, 2003 15:05author address author phone

would you? "panic rooms" and all?
i dont expect many public engagements from Mrs SaxeCoburgGoetheWindsor in hotspot London during the War, she will prob. be hiding out up the hills just like me.

Is this what Rummy meant by 'Old Europe'?
author by god save the queenpublication date Sun Feb 09, 2003 17:06author address author phone

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/news3.html

''A SERIOUS rift has opened up between Prince Charles and the government because he is seen to be AGAINST a war on Iraq and AGAINST America.

Whitehall also believes the prince is sympathetic to the view of his Arab friends that war on Saddam Hussein is a bid by the US to grab a stake in the Middle East's oil.

Yet despite being colonel-in-chief to 17 regiments, Charles has shown little public support for the soldiers, airmen and sailors who are about to risk their lives in a Gulf conflict.

There are also worries that he makes no secret of his anti-American views in conversations with members of Arab royal families and their leading officials.

A Whitehall source said: "Downing Street tries not to involve the prince in anything— because they have concerns over how he will react.

"He has this lunatic view he is the voice of the people." ''

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