1.   Condemned Iraqi occupation of Kuwait, hostage-taking and mistreatment of the Kuwaiti population.

2.   The spokesman added that a number of other unspecified nationals were also being held on charges of collaboration during the Iraqi occupation.

3.   The war in the Gulf was not fought to liberate Kuwait from a medieval fiefdom, it was fought to liberate it from Iraqi occupation.

4.   And every Kuwaiti has a tale of their life under or flight from Iraqi occupation.

5.   But once a U.S.-led coalition began preparations to expel Iraqi occupation forces from Kuwait, oil prices tumbled and the stock exchange regained strength.

6.   Even Kuwait, which was liberated from Iraqi occupation by the Persian Gulf war, has stopped short of endorsing the latest U.S.-led military action.

7.   They have not forgotten that the United States led the coalition that freed them from Iraqi occupation.

8.   Political recognition will allow Iraq and Kuwait to talk directly, potentially clearing up the issues of prisoners and property plundered during the Iraqi occupation.

9.   But al-Bawi, who spent most of the Iraqi occupation in hiding, said a safe basement has become a must in new houses.

10.   But Baghdad says it released all its prisoners after the war, which liberated Kuwait from a seven-month Iraqi occupation.