Sunday, February 09, 2003
Shoot for peace
Alert reader Ken sends in another person for the Freepers to boycott: Dallas Mavericks All Star Guard Steve Nash:
On Friday, as players decked out in gold and diamonds spoke of playoffs and slam dunks, Nash didn't hesitate to voice his feelings on the United States' impending war with Iraq.
''I just think that Iraq has been terrorized by the sanctions the United Nations have put on them for 13 years now,'' said Nash. ''They're a depleted and hurt country, there are 5,000 children under the age of five dying each month directly due to the sanctions the U.N. have imposed.
''The mothers and the fathers in that country must just be dying with their children every day.
''For us to go to this depleted country, and to go to war with them is a horrible thing to do, when it's really just one mad leader that we need to curb.''
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