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...State Department usually dreads sending Congressmen overseas because they can be loose cannons in sensitive negotiations. Even Richardson has been known to commit a diplomatic faux pas. During his Baghdad meeting with Saddam to free Daliberti and Barloon, the Iraqi leader stormed out briefly when Richardson crossed his legs and showed his shoe sole--a sign of disrespect in Arab culture. "We connected because I was honest and tough,'' says Richardson. "I didn't apologize, even when I crossed my legs...
...Iraqi Foreign Minister said David Daliberti and William Barloon, the two Americans sentenced to eight years in prison for illegally crossing into Iraq, "can, and maybe will, appeal their case to a higher court." The two civilian aircraft mechanics were reported to be in good health by a Polish diplomat and a reporter who were allowed to visit them...
Last Saturday, two Americans, David Daliberti of Jacksonville, Florida, and William Barloon of New Hampton, Iowa, were each sentenced to eight years in prison by an Iraqi court for illegally entering Iraq. The U.S. condemned the sentences, arguing that the two men, both employees of U.S. defense contractors in Kuwait, strayed over the border accidentally. The Iraqi action comes just as the U.S. is preparing to support a U.N. resolution permitting Saddam to sell more oil--so long as at least 50% of the proceeds go to humanitarian relief and the rest to compensate Gulf War victims...
...Clinton Administration has branded as "hogwash" a claim by the speaker of the Iraqi parliament that thetwo Americans arrested just inside Iraqlast week were U.S. saboteurs. The two, civilian workers William Barloon and David Daliberti, were sentenced Saturday to eight years in prison for entering the country illegally, though they said they were visiting a friend just across the border from Kuwait. At home, the White House fought GOP calls to consider a military rescue mission if Iraq does not release the men. Sunday, presidential candidate Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) said President Clinton should publicly weigh military options, while...
...crossed the border from Kuwait, are "safe" and "well-treated." Then he criticized the U.N. for maintaining a trade embargo that was imposed on Iraq when its army invaded Kuwait in 1990. Saleh said Iraq has not decided whether to try David Daliberti, 41, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Bill Barloon, 39, a New Hampton, Iowa native, for illegally crossing the border. The crime is punishable by up to 20 years behind bars. "We have laws in Iraq, as there are laws in the United States," Saleh said...