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06 February 1998

• EF-111s make final deployment to SWA February 6, 1998 - by 1st Lt Bernadette Dozier - 27th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
• TEXT: UK FOREIGN OFFICE PAPER ON IRAQI THREAT, WORK OF UNSCOM 06 February 1998 -- The United Kingdom Foreign Secretary released to Parliament a paper on the work done by the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) and the threat from Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
• CLINTON, BLAIR WARN IRAQ IT MUST COMPLY WITH U.N. RESOLUTIONS By Wendy S. Ross USIA 06 February 1998 -- President Clinton and British Prime Minister Blair agree that it is entirely up to Iraq's leader Saddam Hussein as to whether there will be a diplomatic solution to the crisis he has precipitated by denying U.N. weapons inspectors access to Iraqi sites suspected of harboring weapons of mass destruction.
• TRANSCRIPT: CLINTON-BLAIR WHITE HOUSE PRESS CONFERENCE 06 February 1998 -- President Clinton says that he and British Prime Minister Tony Blair "stand together" in their determination to prevent Saddam Hussein "from threatening his neighbors and the world with weapons of mass destruction."
• TEXT: U.S. ISSUES TRAVEL ALERT FOR U.S. CITIZENS IN KUWAIT 06 February 1998 -- The Department of State on February 5 released a warden message from the American Embassy in Kuwait advising American citizens in Kuwait to "maintain readiness in case of an emergency."
• Power Vacuum, War Machine By: Edward Said Letter from Cairo [Egypt State Information Service] No.168 February 6-9, 1998 -- Religion in the United States plays a much greater role than most foreigners are aware, making what has been called Islamic fundamentalism seem like a relatively mild affair. This crisis with Iraq has now lasted for four months without military action, and I think we must conclude that reluctance on the part of the United Nations, the Arab States and the Europeans, plus the problem of what to do after an air strike, have deterred Clinton from unilateral action.
• Yeltsin Warns U.S. Again on Using Force -- Friday, February 6, 1998; Page A36 -- Russian President Boris Yeltsin strongly warned the United States again against using force in Iraq, saying Russia "would not allow" a military strike and reiterating that it could lead to "world war."
• Military Buildup in Gulf Continues -- Friday, February 6, 1998; Page A35 -- A third aircraft carrier, the USS Independence, arrived in the Persian Gulf. Military officials also announced that 2,200 Marines on warships will be sent to the region.
•   Push for Diplomacy Shows Split Over Inspections The New York Times 6 February 1998
•   Congress Willing to Support Clinton, but Wants to Know Goals in Iraq Crisis The New York Times 6 February 1998
•   Top U.N. Arms Monitor Is Said to Call Iraqi Plans to End Crisis Inadequate The New York Times 6 February 1998
•   Hussein Orders Release of All Arab Prisoners The New York Times 6 February 1998