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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-03-06 09:52 AM
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7. Civil war 'more likely' in Iraq: outgoing British ambassador
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's outgoing ambassador to
Iraq has warned that civil war is the "more likely" outcome there than a transition to stable democracy, according to details obtained by the BBC.

William Patey reportedly told British government ministers in a confidential memo that Iraq was likely to break-up along ethnic lines because of the continuation of sectarian violence.

The ambassador made the assessment in his final telegram -- which the BBC said it had seen -- before leaving the Iraqi capital last week.

It was addressed to Prime Minister
Tony Blair and senior ministers, including the foreign and defence secretaries plus military top brass, it added.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060803/wl_afp/iraqunrestbritain
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