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05/13/2004:

"Europe Growing Uneasy over Alliance with U.S."

by Julio Godoy

PARIS - European officials seem agreed that the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. and British forces rule the two countries out of an international peace initiative. But they stop short of considering a European policy independent of the United States.

At the least the pictures of abuse and torture of Iraqi prisoners have further undermined the already weak European backing for the war and occupation. Earlier supporters of the United States are now in withdrawal mode. Full Article