CAIRO, September 9 (IslamOnline) - The representatives of nationalist popular and political forces, workers unions and professional syndicates in Egypt gathered Monday, September 9, in the headquarters of the Egyptian lawyers syndicate to launch a campaign of resistance against the U.S. administration's planned aggression on Iraq.

The ceremony of launching the campaign entitled "Popular Campaign Of Resistance Against U.S. Aggression On Iraq" was attended by many public and political figures in addition to members of the Egyptian parliament.

"As we announce the launching of this popular campaign, we urge the Arab people to participate with all their energy in its activities, which we will announce sequentially. If all efforts to avert aggression fail, we can expect that popular action will escalate and threatens U.S. interest throughout the Arab lands," said the press release issued by the campaign organizers.

"We recognize that the monumental danger of such aggression does not threaten Iraq alone, but extends to the entire Arab nation, presently and in the future. This campaign emanates from our sense of responsibility to defend and protect our national security and interests," it said.

It added that the aim of U.S. aggression is to use Iraq as a launching pad to fragment and dominate the Arab nation and undermine its future. The (U.S. President George W.)Bush administration's goal is to divide Iraq and transform it into a U.S. protectorate by installing a puppet regime that promotes global corporate interests.

Participants presented their different points of view concerning the role of Arabs in case the U.S. launched its attacks against Iraq.

Some wanted to mobilize the public in all Arab countries to demonstrate and even try to break into U.S. embassies in their countries as soon as the U.S. attacks Iraq, while others preferred to send representatives from all Arab countries to Baghdad to convince Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to allow weapons inspectors in Iraq.

The return of weapons inspectors to Iraq will not stop the Americans from attacking Iraq, said Mostafa Bakri, editor in chief of Al Osbo' newspaper, adding that it is better therefore to keep the spies out of Iraq.

"If America is attacking Iraq for alleged intentions to develop weapons of mass destruction, why are the Americans not bothered that Israel has 200 atomic bombs in Tel Aviv with which it threatens the security of all its neighboring Arab countries," asked Ambassador Mohamed Wafaa Hegazy, former assistant of Egyptian foreign minister.

"The U.S. administration is keen on using its control over Iraq to impose an American-Zionist "solution" of the Palestinian problem. To ensure the U.S. absolute control over the entire Arab nation, the Bush administration will impose its strategic ally, Israel, as the regional power," the release said.