We are writing to confirm that Iraq is going to be further isolated from the wider world as they are going to have there telephones, internet and other items of communication and need cut off, from (what sources have told us) the 4th January 2005 until after the elections on the 30th.

This was confirmed to the Iraq Solidarity Campaign by a source in Baghdad early this morning 2/1/05 who also informed us that she will also be isolated from her father, brother and sisters who now live out side of Iraq.

This will also effect many other Iraqi's, as there is a population of a around three million people all over the world who do not live inside of Iraq and they too will also be isolated and seperated from friends and loved ones.

What you can do to Help!

The Iraq Solidarity Campaign would like to encourage all people to contact their members of parliament, local press, radio and TV stations, community and religious organisations, Trade Unions and Anti-War Groups to inform and protest against this act by the USA of isolating an entire country from the world and seperating families and loved ones.

We also advise that members of the Iraqi Community should also contact their friends and families before the 4th January (although we have not yet had confirmation that this is the exact date) and seek to maintain some kind of contact until after the elections. We would also ask that members of the Iraqi Community also write and make phone calls of protest to their nearest re-opened Iraqi Embassy aswel as to their members of the British Parliament.

The Iraq Solidarity Campaign condemns this act of, what can only be termed as aggression by the occupying authorities and we demand that all communications be maintained at all times without interference.

yours sincerely,

Mr. Hussein Al-Alak
Chair,
The Iraq Solidarity Campaign (UK)

Iraq Solidarity Campaign (UK)
C/o Bridge 5 Mill, 22a Beswick Street,
Ancoats, Manchester, M4 7HR, the UK.

Tel: 0161 882 0188 / 07946 783 801

Web: www.iraqsolidaritycampaign.blogspot.com