In the meantime, the USA set about tightening the network of the imperialist alliance in the interests of forging a political and military US-Atlantic alliance with the aim of dealing a blow to lraq and controlling the region when the opportunity to achieve this aim presented itself with the lopsided balance represented in the USSR becoming preoccupied with internal developments.

         O Iraqis, O Arabs, O Muslims, O freemen of the world: The events of 2nd August 1990, in substance and goal, were not as portrayed by the US and colonialist propaganda, or as were described by the treacherous rulers, followers of America. They were a national, pan-Arab and Islamic uprising against the conspiracy and conspirators - an uprising against injustice, immorality, corruption and imperialist-Zionist colonialist hegemony of the region and against the plotters whose role in the US-Zionist conspiracy became exposed. Thus, the imperialist- Zionist-Atlantic alliance revealed its true goals and intentions from the very first hours of those events. The alliance massed armies and forces and organized the biggest and most malicious campaigns of misinformation, lies and deception witnessed by the world in the modern age.

         This oppressive and sly imperialist-Zionist-Atlantic alliance manipulated the UN to issue with unparalleled swiftness a series of unjust and unprecedented resolutions, although this body had failed, throughout several decades, to fulfil the simplest demands of the Arab nation and preserve the simplest rights of the Arabs in Palestine, despite the obviousness of the Arab right and the severity of the tragedy of the struggling Palestinian people, from which other Arabs, including the oppressed Lebanese people, have suffered.

         This tyrannical alliance has forced its will on the world. It has pursued terrorist and extortionist tactics, as well as bribery, not to mention the malicious means of lying and deception found in the pouch of imperialism, Zionism and colonial powers, to pave the way for the aggression against Iraq.

         O glorious Iraqis, O dear Arabs, O faithful Muslims, O freemen and honorable people throughout the world, the aggression that has been launched on Iraq, the courageous, proud, mujahid, faithful and patient country, is unprecedented in history. The entire history of mankind (? will) never record such an alliance in which the USA as well as two big powers participated, not to mention several other countries numbering 30, against the mujahid, courageous and patient Iraq, whose population does not exceed 18 million people. It is an evil, (? rancorous), malicious and atheistic alliance against the bastion of faith and principles, against the center of freedom where the call for justice and fairness is made.

         Over the past month, the USA, its allies, along with the Zionist entity, which has taken part in the aggression from the beginning, have launched savage and destructive raids on the Iraqi people; on their economic, scientific, cultural and service property; and also on their religious centers and the sites of ancient civilizations in Iraq. These raids are unprecedented in history in terms of the gigantic firepower used and in terms of the means of killing and destruction used in a manner that contravenes the UN Charter, the false international legitimacy and the new world order, which they wanted to use as an order for US-Atlantic hegemony over the world.

         The United States and the partners in the evil alliance, the planes that fire their missiles from a distance and the long-range missiles, have dropped huge quantities of bombs and explosives on women, children and old people in all Iraq's cities and villages and even on the

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