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03 February 1998

• [EXCERPT] U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing -- 03 February 1998 -- IRAQ Russian Proposal & Negotiating Efforts Expansion of Oil-for-Food Sales / Secretary General's Recommendation / Monitoring Distribution / Bishops' Fast Reports That Saddam Hussein Should Be Target of Air Strikes / U.S. Preferences / Pattern of Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction Invitation to U.S. Congressmen to Visit Presidential Sites / Attempt to Avoid Compliance U.S. Goals Arab League & Arab Ambassadors Involvement IOC Suggestion for Truce During Winter Olympic Games U.S. Contacts with Kuwait and Jordan
• 03 Feb 98 -- TRANSCRIPT: SECSTATE BRIEFING IN RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA FEB. 2
• 03 Feb 98 -- TRANSCRIPT: IRAQ MUST COMPLY WITH UNSC RESOLUTIONS, SAYS ALBRIGHT
• 03 Feb 98 -- TRANSCRIPT: SECSTATE ALBRIGHT REMARKS ON 2/3 MEETING WITH MUBARAK
• 03 Feb 98 -- COHEN: IRAQ RISKS SERIOUS MILITARY BLOW OVER INSPECTIONS
• 03 Feb 98 -- TRANSCRIPT: SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN 2/2 PRESS CONFERENCE
• France, Russia, Turkey Balking on Iraq The Washington Post Tuesday, February 3, 1998; Page A13 -- As Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright continued her mission seeking the support of Persian Gulf states for possible air strikes against Iraq, Russia, France and Turkey intensified separate diplomatic initiatives aimed at averting military action.
• Iraq Resolution Sends Chills Through Some in Congress The Washington Post Tuesday, February 3, 1998; Page A13 -- The broad sweep of a Senate resolution urging President Clinton to "take all necessary and appropriate actions" against Iraq has stirred three-decades-old memories of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution that President Lyndon B. Johnson used to escalate U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
•  Saudis Give U.S. a Statement of Support on Iraq The New York Times 3 February 1998
•  U.N. Council Asked to Ease Curb on Iraqi Oil Sales The New York Times 3 February 1998
•  Russia Announces a Deal; Iraq Says 'No Such Thing' The New York Times 3 February 1998