Embassy Takeover
Charles Johnson
Tue Aug 20, 2002 at 7:32 am PDT • Views: 169
An Iraqi group opposed to Saddam Hussein has apparently taken over Iraq’s embassy in Berlin.
BERLIN (Reuters) - An Iraqi opposition party said on Tuesday it was occupying the Iraqi embassy in Berlin and police confirmed an incident at the embassy.
A group calling itself the Democratic Iraqi Opposition of Germany issued a statement in German saying it was launching a “peaceful and temporary” action to press its demands for an end to the rule of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
“In the name of the Iraqi people and their legitimate leadership, the Iraqi opposition, we declare that the liberation of Iraqi soil begins today. We are taking over the Iraqi embassy in Berlin and with this the first step in the liberation of our beloved fatherland.”
This is going to be a huge embarrassment for German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who has been stepping up his criticism of the United States Iraq initiative, pandering to the German left in a shameless bid for reelection.
Frank says: