Iraq denounces US 'viper' in verse
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Iraq sees Ms Albright as the main force behind the United Nations sanctions, still in force against Iraq four years after the Gulf war. The Iraqi media often refer to her as "the viper".
A 15-stanza poem by the Iraqi poet Ghazay Dira al-Tai, published in al- Jumhouriya, advised Ms Albright: "Before you speak about Iraq, wash out your mouth."
The fourth stanza runs:
Albright,
your heart is black.
But love is white.
The facts are bright,
But you put off the light
In the middle of the night.
Albright,
You can't climb the Iraqi
palm
Because of its height.
Albright,
All you say about Iraq
Is not right.
Iraq is not the house of
dark,
It is the source of light.
The 10th stanza adds:
Albright,
Before you go to bed,
Remember that many thousands
Of Iraqi children will become
dead
Because of the blockade.
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