[Take with at least a box of salt.]

Tehran Times

TEHRAN -- In a speech at the American University of Beirut, George Galloway, a British Labour MP, revealed what he called were joint U.S. and British plans for breaking up Saudi Arabia and Sudan.

"American and British leaders are in the process of carrying out plans to break up Saudi Arabia and Sudan, and also expand Jordan's borders to areas in central Iraq," Galloway said in his speech published by the Lebanese daily ***Al-Bayan*** and quoted by IRNA in a dispatch from Beirut yesterday. Galloway, a Scottish member of Parliament who is known for his views opposing the imperial policies of the United States, also sharply criticized some Arab leaders and organizations and called on Arabs in certain countries to "overthrow their oppressive governments."

"The entire world has protested against and condemned the United States and its policies, but you do nothing. How do you watch the current events and don't take any action in opposing them?" Galloway asked his audience of university students. Meanwhile, in a related story, a Syrian lawyer said yesterday the U.S. is planning to break up "certain countries of the region once it has attacked Iraq."

IRNA quoted Mamdouh Rahmoun in Beirut as calling on Middle Eastern countries to promote solidarity among themselves in face of continuing U.S. and Israeli warlike policies in the region.

He also said that Turkey will never survive the hostile policies of the White House, and that the U.S. is planning to break up Turkey as well.

-- Anonymous, October 14, 2002