Tuesday, 5. November 2002

Austria's Haider in Iraq Visit Flap


Joerg Haider, Austria's far-right populist, came under fire Sunday for meeting with high-ranking members of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s government in Iraq. Haider, former leader of the Freedom Party and governor of the southern province of Carinthia, met Sunday with Iraq's Foreign Minister Naji Sabri and was set to meet with Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz before wrapping up a two-day visit to Baghdad on Monday.

¬> <a href="story.news.yahoo.com"target="_blank">Associated Press

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