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From: 34AEJ7D@CMUVM.BITNET (Bill Gorman)
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Subject: Re: Persons Disabled in Gulf War
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Date: 19 Apr 91 03:06:42 GMT
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While the intent of this appeal sounds commendable, one must remember
taht there is no guarantee that any of these supplies will reach
anyone other than the Iraqi Army. Reports smuggled out of Iraq indicate
that the Iraqi Army has confiscated all such supplies from civilian
hospitals in the past.

Sending such supplies by convoy through Jordan, an Iraqi ally during
the recent hostilities and ongoing genocide of the Kurds, does not
inspire confidence.

I cannot help wondering if such an effort might eb more effective if
directed toward the refugee camps in Turkey and Iran which have been
receiving thousands of people fleeing Iraqi gunships.

W. K. (Bill) Gorman