{"id":10098,"date":"2024-06-03T12:25:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T12:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=10098"},"modified":"2024-06-03T12:27:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T12:27:51","slug":"secret-american-document-reveals-australias-sending-of-infected-sheep-shipment-to-iraqis-in-2003","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2024\/06\/03\/secret-american-document-reveals-australias-sending-of-infected-sheep-shipment-to-iraqis-in-2003\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret American Document Reveals Australia&#8217;s Sending of Infected Sheep Shipment to Iraqis in 2003"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-A secret American document dated October 1, 2003, revealed that Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammad Al-Sabah complained to American Ambassador Richard Jones that Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer tried to pressure him into accepting a shipment of infected Australian sheep for slaughter in Kuwaiti abattoirs and subsequent free distribution in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>The Kuwaiti minister noted that Saudi Arabia had refused to allow the shipment into its territory after inspecting and discovering the disease, so how could Kuwait accept it? This is also against the laws of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which prohibit a state from accepting a shipment rejected by another Gulf state.<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cIraq doesn\u2019t need sheep\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>He then questioned how the press would react if they learned of the matter, calling it a \u201cdeath shipment\u201d and writing: \u201cPoisoned meat offered to Iraqis through Kuwait!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The document, numbered (03-kuwait 4486-A-7237), mentioned that the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister sarcastically commented, \u201cWe understand the Australians\u2019 excessive generosity, but Iraq doesn\u2019t need sheep; sheep there are sold for a single banana.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Khaled Al-Babtain, the Director of the Americas Department at the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry, then intervened, saying the problem might be about to move away from Kuwait, as the Australians had understood to stay away from Kuwait and go back to the Saudis or send the sheep to Africa!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10100\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10100\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10100 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alexander-Downer-with-U.S.-Secretary-of-State-Condoleezza-Rice-in-2007.jpg\" alt=\"Diplomatic tensions\" width=\"600\" height=\"823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alexander-Downer-with-U.S.-Secretary-of-State-Condoleezza-Rice-in-2007.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alexander-Downer-with-U.S.-Secretary-of-State-Condoleezza-Rice-in-2007-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alexander-Downer-with-U.S.-Secretary-of-State-Condoleezza-Rice-in-2007-150x206.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alexander-Downer-with-U.S.-Secretary-of-State-Condoleezza-Rice-in-2007-450x617.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexander Downer with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in 2007<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>He strongly supported Australia&#8217;s participation in the Iraq War.<\/h3>\n<p>Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, who tried to pressure the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister into participating in his heinous crime, is considered one of the worst Australian politicians in history. In 2002, this minister was accused of failing to pass on intelligence reports he received before the 2002 Bali bombings, which killed 88 Australians.<\/p>\n<p>This minister was also behind the decision to prevent the MV Tampa ship from docking on Australia&#8217;s Christmas Island, carrying 433 refugees who had been rescued earlier, endangering them and leading to some deaths, for which Australia faced severe international criticism.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10101\" style=\"width: 316px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10101 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Australian-Foreign-Minister-Alexander-Downer-from-1996-to-2007.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Downer with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in 2007\" width=\"316\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Australian-Foreign-Minister-Alexander-Downer-from-1996-to-2007.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Australian-Foreign-Minister-Alexander-Downer-from-1996-to-2007-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Australian-Foreign-Minister-Alexander-Downer-from-1996-to-2007-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer from 1996 to 2007<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Downer also strongly supported Australia\u2019s participation in the Iraq war, saying that Iraq, the Middle East, and the world \u201cwould be better off without Saddam Hussein\u2019s regime.\u201d He asserted that weapons of mass destruction would be found in Iraq!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-A secret American document dated October 1, 2003, revealed that Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammad Al-Sabah complained to American Ambassador Richard Jones that Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer tried to pressure him into accepting a shipment of infected Australian sheep for slaughter in Kuwaiti abattoirs and subsequent free distribution in Iraq. 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