Worldwide support voiced for the Iraqi people

A poll survey carried out by the French Audiovisual Council showed that 63 percent of the French people objected to the US-British attacks on Iraq, and 13% refused to comment on the aggression.

In Hanoi, former UN chief Boutros Boutros Ghali, who is also current President of the Organization of Francophonic States, said the London -Washington strikes at Iraq have weakened the UN.

The roving world official was quoted by AFP as saying on Tuesday that dialogue with Baghdad is the only way to settle the Iraqi crisis. Ghali also added the UN Security Council was perceived to be approving the attacks indirectly. " It is however, important to resume negotiations between Baghdad and the UN," Ghali said. He called for providing humanitarian aid to the Iraqi people, who are still suffering from the economic sanctions and the recent military attacks.

In Rabat, the chief of the Moroccan council of consultants (parliament), Muhammad Jalal al-Saeed denounced the American -British aggression on Iraq. In a speech he gave during a session held by the parliament on Tuesday, al-Saeed said the aggression "is a grave precedent in dealing with the world nations, and was but a gross violation of the UN and the Security Council."

Moreover, and in a statement issued in Rabat on Tuesday, the Federation of Arab Economists strongly denounced the attacks and called for lifting the embargo on Baghdad and for ending the ordeal of the Iraqi people.

For his part, the chief of the Moroccan Lawyers Union, Abdul Hamid al-Qasimi said in a Tuesday protest held by the Union, the attack on Iraq is an aggression on the Arab nation. He also called for an immediate lifting of the sanctions.

The foreign affairs committee at the Lebanese parliament condemned the strikes against Iraq. With the attendance of Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss, the committee held an extraordinary meeting and declared its opposition to the double standard policy regarding the implementation of international resolutions. The committee indicated that, "While Iraq was bombed and destroyed in searching for the alleged existence of weapons, we see Israel continues to build its nuclear arsenals and prevents the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from inspecting its nuclear reactors."

Moreover, in Bangkok, Muslims in Thailand said they would boycott US and British products in protest against the aggression on Iraq. The Chinese news agency, Xinhua quoted the Thai Islamic Organization as saying in a Tuesday statement that quick aid would be rendered to the Iraqi people. The statement voiced support for all Muslims confronting the aggression on Iraq. It also called for carrying out an investigation into the UN's failure to prevent the use of force against Baghdad.