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10 November 1998

• DoD News Briefing Tuesday, November 10, 1998 -- Q: Ken, it's alleged or reported in the International Herald Tribune today that the answer, the response that Secretary Cohen received in his tour of the Gulf states, the Saudis and the Arab Emirates as well, was something like we can't afford to let your planes use our bases if they're going to drop a few bombs and leave, but if you mean business, we're with you.
• Secretary Cohen News Briefing Tuesday, November 10, 1998 -- I think that we've all indicated that time is running out on this, and it can't go on forever. That diplomacy always should have every opportunity to dance. But at some point, a dance has a beginning and an end.... we certainly would consider the possibility of degrading his capability of manufacturing these weapons of mass destruction or the means of delivering them and posing a threat to the region.
• White House Briefing November 10, 1998 Our objective and preference is that Saddam Hussein reverse course and this can be done in a peaceful way, and allow UNSCOM to resume their aggressive monitoring regime in order to pursue our policy of limiting his ability to reconstitute his weapons and threaten his neighbors.
• IRAQ ACTION DIGEST 10 November 1998 -- This digest contains more local events around the nation, a press release from Kathy Kelly, a new sample letter to the editor by Perry Keidel of Veterans for Peace, and a new web site in the UK with sanctions information. Please continue to post events and actions. Those cities without planned events are especially encouraged to schedule protests.
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing November 10, 1998 -- We've stated very clearly that it is up to Saddam Hussein to comply with the resolutions of the Security Council that lay out the needs and requirements, including weapons of mass destruction -- coming back into compliance with those resolutions, including Kuwaiti prisoners, Kuwaiti equipment; and, in short, demonstrating his peaceful intentions -- in which case we are prepared to see an adjustment in the sanctions regime. If Saddam continues to block UNSCOM and we do not respond, he will be able to reconstitute his weapons of mass destruction in a matter of months, not a matter of years. Our policy goal has been to prevent Saddam Hussein from threatening his neighbors and the world. If the use of force were to occur, it would be in furtherance of that objective.
• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL 10 November 1998 -- Did the Secretary-General feel let down by the Iraqis? The Memorandum of Understanding concluded in February had provided not only for the inspection of the presidential sites, which had been the main purpose of the Secretary-General's trip to Baghdad, but had also reaffirmed Iraq's intention to cooperate fully. "So yes, it's a disappointment."
• ALBRIGHT: SADDAM CAN'T DICTATE TERMS USA TODAY 10 November 1998 - At the moment, UNSCOM isn't functioning, or it hasn't been, so we want UNSCOM back in there. But absent that, or if it can't, then obviously we want sanctions.
• CLINTON MEETS 90 MINUTES ON IRAQ WITH FOREIGN POLICY TEAM USIA WHITE HOUSE REPORT, NOVEMBER 10, 1998 Lockhart said it was "a broader discussion" than what he had told the press at the morning session with reporters in his office, when he thought the meeting included predominately a discussion of military options. He only learned later, he said, that Secretary of State Albright was at that meeting.
• CLINTON MEETS WITH FOREIGN POLICY TEAM ON IRAQ By Wendy S. Ross USIA 10 November 1998 -- President Clinton discussed Iraq for 90 minutes with his principal foreign policy advisers the morning of November 10.
• U-N / IRAQ / ANNAN Voice of America 10 November 1998 -- AT THE UNITED NATIONS, DIPLOMATS SAY THEY DO NOT FORESEE ANY ATTEMPT BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN TO INTERCEDE IN THE LATEST IRAQ CRISIS.
• KUWAIT / U-S / IRAQ Voice of America 10 November 1998 -- ONE OF KUWAIT'S TOP MILITARY COMMANDERS HAS VOICED SUPPORT FOR A U-S ATTACK ON IRAQ IN THE FACE OF BAGHDAD'S CONTINUED REFUSAL TO COOPERATE WITH U-N WEAPONS INSPECTORS.
• CLINTON/IRAQ Voice of America 10 November 1998 -- PRESIDENT CLINTON HAS CONFERRED WITH U-S MILITARY CHIEFS AS THE ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO RATCHET-UP THE PRESSURE ON IRAQ TO END ITS DEFIANCE OF THE U-N WEAPONS INSPECTIONS REGIME.
• COHEN / IRAQ Voice of America 10 November 1998 -- SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WILLIAM COHEN IS ORDERING TWO GROUPS OF WARSHIPS TO SPEED THEIR ARRIVAL IN THE PERSIAN GULF.