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Article: Harsh words for America as Baghdad trade fair opens
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- AP Worldstream
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- November 1, 2002
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Dateline: BAGHDAD, Iraq
The Baghdad International Trade Fair opened Friday with patriotic
songs, praise for Saddam Hussein and condemnation of America. Participation
at the two-week fair was at a level not seen since the 1991 Gulf War.
Saddam's aides hailed the turnout _ nearly 1,200 companies from 49
countries _ as a global show of support for Iraq's struggle against
Washington's "aggressive policies."
But the participants, mostly representing smaller trade firms looking
for lucrative deals once a punishing U.N. trade embargo is lifted,
said they were here to sell _ not to support Saddam's regime.
"We are here not for politics but for pure ...