"Damned good idea, Charlie. You're not as dumb as those ears make you look!"
Posted on 04/02/2003 12:28:24 AM PST by kattracks
Bahrain expels Iraq diplomat for alleged blast link
MANAMA, April 2 (Reuters) - Bahrain on Wednesday expelled an Iraqi diplomat it accused of having links to a blast that occurred near a U.S. Navy base in the capital Manama last week.
The official Bahrain News Agency said the foreign ministry asked Iraqi First Secretary Nadim Jawad Ali to leave the kingdom because of his alleged ties to an Iraqi man suspected of carrying out the March 24 blast.
There was no immediate comment from the Iraqi embassy.
A small cooking gas cylinder exploded near the gateway of the headquarters of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, causing no damage or casualties. The cylinder had been inside a waste bin.
The Gulf Arab state, a key ally of Washington, has witnessed many anti-U.S. demonstrations since the start of the war on Iraq.
The United States had recently asked 60 countries to expel Iraqi diplomats engaged in what it called espionage. It was not immediately clear if Bahrain was one of the nations.
04/02/03 03:29 ET
"Damned good idea, Charlie. You're not as dumb as those ears make you look!"
BTW, you're confusing me with Chuckie Windsor. ;-)
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