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From: AP Online
Date: 20011018
Author:ROBERT BARR, Associated Press Writer
ROBERT BARR, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
10-18-2001
Britain: War Pause Not Necessary
LONDON (AP) -- Humanitarian aid can flow into Afghanistan without a pause in the U.S.-led military campaign, a British official said Thursday, rejecting calls from some assistance organizations for a moratorium.
``It isn't true to say if the bombing stopped there wouldn't be any problem in moving humanitarian supplies. To say we can't do anything until the bombing stops is factually not true,'' said Clare Short, who is secretary for international development in the British Cabinet.
``It is not true to ...
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