Iraqi PM: 'Terrorists pouring in'
Monday, September 20, 2004 Posted: 1433 GMT (2233 HKT)
There were no international terrorists in Iraq until we went in.
-- British ex-foreign secretary Robin Cook
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has warned that "terrorists" are flooding into his country from across the Muslim world.
His comments on Monday echoed those of UK Prime Minister Tony Blair who said the day before that Iraq was now the "crucible" in which the future of global terrorism would be determined.
Allawi, who is visiting London, told GMTV at the end of one of the bloodiest weeks since the end of major conflict in Iraq: "It's not a second conflict per se, it's really an international conflict.
"Terrorists are coming and pouring in from various countries into Iraq to try and undermine the situation in Iraq. They're coming from Afghanistan, Pakistan, from Europe, from Morocco, from Syria and so on.
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Iraq, after Bush created a de-stabilized, lawless haven AND citizen support. Read Allawi
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