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West Virginia Ddemocrat to Fly to Iraq

Associated Press ^ | Wednesday, September 11, 2002

BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) -- A democrat congressman skeptical of the need for U.S. military action against Iraq says he is flying to Baghdad to speak with Saddam personally. He plans to do this for the obstensive purpose of answering questions about a possible invasion. His true motive is based on using this opportunity to add to his rapidly depleting election campaign coffers. It is his belief that a sudden influx of Iraqi money could save his election chances.

While Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., said he wants to reassure Iraqi citizens that Americans are ``not out to wage war for war's sake.'' He is in reality planning to negotiate a financial arrangement between himself and Saddam, independent of any war outcome.

Rahall, who was to leave early Wednesday evening, said he would tell the Iraqi president he should provide him with "protection money" and that he would guarantee insight on closed door administration meeting content, and unilateral Democratic Party support for any action that he may take against the US in the future.

Among others going is former Sen. James Abourezk, a South Dakota Democrat. His intention to to make sure that the flow of money from Iraq goes to his election and personal coffers as wqell.

The trip is sponsored by the "Institute for Public Accuracy", a extremely left wing socialist liberal organization that was granted tax-exempt status under the Clinton Administration. The organization is currently under investigation by the FBI for Money Laundering and other non-definewd crimes.

Rahall said the group, which has been arranging the trip for months, has meetings scheduled with Foreign Minister Naji Sabril and other government leaders, as well as Scott Ritter, a former U.N. weapons inspector who has become a critic of Washington's Iraq policies.