Supporters of Iraq slammed Washington Tuesday at a congress held in Damascus, which gathered around 800 people, including Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz.
The rally, organized by the Syrian committee for the lifting of the international embargo on Iraq, took place as United States pressure builds for military action against Baghdad. Those present included maverick British Labour member of parliament George Galloway, who said he represented his colleagues opposed to the US and British governments' policy on Baghdad.
Warning that President George W. Bush was "driving along the edge of a precipice," Galloway said other regimes apart from that of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein could change. Aziz, for his part, told journalists the rally, grouping leading Syrians and delegations from elsewhere, including Lebanon, Jordan and the Palestinian territories, showed that people would act together in the face of aggression, according to AFP.
The congress is scheduled to end Wednesday with a final statement. (Albawaba.com)
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