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Times Sun, Sep 25, 2005 - Page 7　News List  Iraq hurtling to
disintegration, Saudis warn US, UK    Saudi fears of a break-up
were voiced by Prince Saud al-Faisal, the foreign minister, in
an interview that was published yesterday, and at a meeting on
Thursday night with the US media, including the New York Times
and the Washington Post. He said: "The impression is gradually
going toward disintegration. There seems to be no dynamic now
that is pulling the country together. All the dynamics there are
pushing the people away from each other."     Saudi Arabia sits
on a council with other Iraqi neighbors -- Iran, Jordan, Kuwait,
Syria and Turkey -- and Prince Saud said the main worry is that
the break-up of Iraq "will draw the countries of the region into
conflict."    He expressed scepticism about US predictions that
security in Iraq will improve after the election. A referendum
on Iraq's new constitution is planned for Oct. 15 and a general
election