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Cosgrove and Sergio Vieira de Mello in East Timor.
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CDF
General Peter Cosgrove has spoken with sad affection of UN envoy
Sergio Vieira de Mello, killed in last month’s UN Headquarters
bombing in Iraq.
GEN Cosgrove, who had worked with Mr Vieira de Mello in East Timor,
said the UN envoy was a friendly and charismatic leader.
“He was such a charming and likeable man that you wanted
to do things simply because he was Sergio,” he said. “The
world has lost one of its primary agents for peace.”
Mr Vieira de Mello had arrived in Baghdad on June 2 on an assignment
intended to last four months. His aim was to establish an Iraqi
government with more than advisory status.
The truck-bomb that wrecked the UN compound on August 19 killed
24 people and left 86 others seriously injured.
The CDF said the terrorists responsible for the attack had brought
the whole world against them.
“They’ve now attacked the very part of the world community
which, without fear, favour or partiality was seeking to bring
assistance to Iraqis in need. They’ve attacked all nations.”
