Nations urge citizens to quit Iraq after abductions (Reuters\Forbes)

[WillyT]

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PARIS, April 13 (Reuters) - France and Russia, which opposed the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, urged their citizens on Tuesday to leave the country or postpone travelling there following a spate of kidnappings and a resurgence of violence. The Czech Republic, which has sent troops to Iraq, called on all non-military citizens to leave as officials tried to locate three Czech journalists believed kidnapped in a roadside ambush.

Dozens of foreign nationals have been kidnapped in Iraq in recent days. Five Ukrainians and three Russians were freed on Tuesday, a day after they were seized.

But others were still being abducted. Four men described as Italians were being held by a hitherto unheard-of Iraqi Islamist group, the Mujahideen Brigades, which demanded Italy withdraw its forces from Iraq, according to a tape aired by Al Jazeera television. In Paris, Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin told parliament he was "extremely worried" about what was happening in Iraq.

"I call on all nationals who are in Iraq to come back and I call on all those who plan a trip to Iraq to postpone it," Raffarin said. "The situation (in Iraq) developed as we have feared since the start of the crisis," he added.

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Link: http://www.forbes.com/business/newswire/2004/04/13/rtr1330597.html

So... Even the Mercenaries\Contractors are being told to get the hell out of there. When do we buy a clue???

Yikes!!!

:nuke::scared::nuke::scared::nuke::scared::nuke::scared::nuke:

[WillyT]

1. Damn... This Story Is All Over The Place Here:

Link: http://news.google.com/news?q=iraq&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wn

Did you guys already discuss it???

:shrug:

[Laughing Mirror]

2. Sorry, self deleted.

nt