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29.12.03, 20:15
www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/article.asp?ID=1120
When Sweden?s foreign minister Anna Lindh was brutally stabbed by an unknown assailant while shopping in an upscale Stockholm department store, it marked the third murder in 55 years of a high-level Swedish opponent of Zionist aggression in Palestine.
While the controlled press was quick to point out an unidentified suspect, later released, with alleged ties to ?neo-Nazis,? it has virtually ignored the historical precedents that suggest that the killing of Lindh may have been an assassination aimed at silencing an influential political opponent of the Zionist extremists who control the Israeli government and wield great influence in Washington.
Anna Lindh?s Sweden ?has had more of an impact on Palestinian history than closer or greater powers throughout the world,? Hanan Ashrawi, the Palestinian professor and negotiator, wrote after the murder.
The death of Lindh and the late UN representative in Baghdad, Sergio Vieira de Mello, represents the loss of ?two voices who called with determination for salvaging the UN?s role in Iraq and for implementing its resolutions in Palestine,? Bouthaina Shaaban, a minister in the new Syrian government, wrote in The Daily Star (Lebanon).
Shaaban noted that Lindh had:-
? Called upon the European Union, on April 3, 2002, to sever ties with Israel in protest against Israeli practices;
? Called on US President George W. Bush to deny Sharon unconditional support, as this would inflame the Middle East;
? Stressed that the only solution in the Middle East rested in ending the Israeli occupation (otherwise everybody would become a hostage to the conflict);
? Played an important role in shaping the EU?s decision to adopt a policy toward Palestinian President Yasser Arafat different from that of the U.S.;
? Confirmed the importance of Arafat as a partner in the peace process, rejecting Washington?s claims that he supported terrorism;
? Stood firmly against the war on Iraq;
? And warned of the dangers of changing another country?s regime without the support of international law.
Regarding weapons of mass destruction, Lindh called for the creation of a Middle East free of such weapons, including Israel. Lindh strongly opposed the Anglo-American aggression and occupation of Iraq.