Abdul Aziz Al Hakim Compensate Iran

Juan Cole 12/26/2003

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Abdul Aziz al-Hakim: Compensate Iran

‘ Jordanian Press Highlights 25, 26 Dec 03
Jordan — FBIS Report in Arabic 26 Dec 03
FBIS REPORT
Friday, December 26, 2003

Amman Al-Ra’y in Arabic on 25 Dec carries a 400-word article on page 18 and 11 by Dr Bassam al-Umush criticizing Iraq’s Abd-al-Aziz al-Hakim’s statements that Iraq should compensate Iran for its losses. Article says: “This statement by Al-Hakim is not acceptable, particularly that he spoke about Iran that gave him refuge in the past for sectarian considerations.” ‘

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Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page