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• PENTAGON / IRAQ VOA 09 Jan 2003 -- Tens of thousands of U-S Marines could be sent to the Gulf region in the event of a new war with Iraq

US Policy

• White House Daily Briefing White House 09 Jan 2003
• Daily Press Briefing State Department 09 Jan 2003 -- Consultations with Turkey on Iraq / Reports on Base Agreements and Elements of Cooperation / Plan Crash and Process of Positive Identification of AmCit / Dr. Blix's Study of the Declaration and Outstanding Activity / Facts of Level of Cooperation/Gaps in Information / Effort to Interview Scientists / Secretary Powell's Meeting with Dr. EL Baradei / Statement on the Iraq Inspectors and Possible Disagreements
• U-S-Iraq Wrap VOA 09 Jan 2003 -- The United States accused Iraq Thursday of wide-ranging violations of its disarmament obligations under last November's U-N Security Council resolution. Administration spokesmen, however, said President Bush has no timetable for determining whether to forcibly disarm Iraq
• White House, State Department Say Iraq Not Disarming as Required Washington File 09 Jan 2003-- Say Blix interim report to U.N. gives cause for concern
• Iraq in "Further Material Breach" of U.N. Resolution, U.S. Says Washington File 09 Jan 2003-- U.N. inspectors: no "smoking gun," but no help from Iraq
• Iraq Declaration 'Deliberate Effort to Deceive' AFPS 09 Jan 2003-- After reviewing Iraq's declaration to the U.N. Security Council for a month, U.S. officials feel the document is "a deliberate attempt to deceive by material omissions."

United Nations

• Tracking the Inspections 09 January 2003RFE/L 09 Jan 2003 -- A total of 66 inspectors visited eight sites on 9 January.
• UN/IRAQ INSPECTIONS VOA 09 Jan 2003 -- The United Nations' top weapons inspectors told the Security Council today (Thursday), there are no indications yet that Iraq possesses weapons of mass destruction. But, as Correspondent Barbara Schoetzau reports, the weapons inspectors said Baghdad has left too many questions unanswered
• UNSC-IRAQ REACT VOA 09 Jan 2003 -- The United Nations Security Council expressed its full support for the weapons inspections team in Iraq after a briefing from team leaders, Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei.
• Many holes in Iraqi arms declaration but no 'smoking gun,' UN inspectors say UN News Centre 09 Jan 2003 -- The top United Nations weapons inspectors today said there were still many unanswered questions in Iraq's arms declaration although investigations on the ground so far have not uncovered any "smoking guns."
• UN arms experts press forward with inspections in Iraq UN News Centre 09 Jan 2003 -- As the chief United Nations inspectors briefed the Security Council today in New York, UN arms experts in Iraq pressed forward with their probe on the ground
• Security Council voices full backing for work of UN arms inspectors in Iraq UN News Centre 09 Jan 2003 -- After hearing a briefing from the chief United Nations weapons inspectors on the international probe into evidence of Iraq's weapons programme, Security Council members today voiced their full support for the work of the arms experts
• UNMOVIC IAEA Press Statement on Inspection Activities in Iraq UNMOVIC/IAEA 09 January 2003

Foreign Reactions

• FRANCE / IRAQ VOA 09 Jan 2003 -- A new survey shows three-quarters of all French citizens oppose a war on Iraq. The poll was conducted as President Jacques Chirac appears to be trying to prepare public opinion for a possible conflict with Baghdad
• BRITAIN / IRAQ VOA 09 Jan 2003 -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair says U-N weapons inspectors need more time to do their job in Iraq, and there will be no deadline on January 27th when an inspectors' report is due. Mr. Blair discussed the issue with his cabinet Thursday
• TURKEY / IRAQ VOA 09 Jan 2003 -- Turkey has agreed to allow a U-S military survey team access to Turkish bases and ports in order to assess their possible use in a war against Iraq
• CHINA / IRAQ VOA 09 Jan 2003 -- China again is urging a diplomatic solution to the crisis over Iraq's suspected weapons of mass destruction. The appeal was made during meetings between the French foreign minister and Chinese officials in Beijing

News Reports

• IRAQ/WEAPONS VOA 09 Jan 2003 -- Iraq has denied that there are gaps in its weapons report, submitted to the U-N Security Council. It also says it will complain to the United Nations about what it calls unjustified activities by arms inspectors
• IRAQ: WEIGHING 'LOOMING' WAR'S JUSTIFICATION AND CONSEQUENCES Foreign Media Reaction 10 Jan 2003-- Observers worldwide view a U.S.-led war with Iraq as "inevitable," regardless of Blix' findings, but most remain unconvinced that a sufficient casus belli has been established / Writers in all regions are increasingly resentful of perceived U.S. "imperial ambitions" and the argument that the U.S. is motivated by oil interests is gaining currency. / Writers in Europe and Asia warned of potential consequences of regional destabilization; African and Latam papers denounced the U.S. position on regime change as "hypocrisy." / Arab and Muslim outlets censured Arab regimes for bowing to Washington pressure.