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Iraqi Leadership on UNSC, Bounty for US/UK Planes, Pilots

Iraq News, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1999

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I.  IRAQI LEADERSHIP REJECTS UNSC COMMITTEES, IRAQ RADIO, JAN 31
II. SADDAM OFFERS BOUNTY FOR US/UK PLANES, PILOTS, AFP, FEB 1
I.  IRAQI LEADERSHIP REJECTS UNSC COMMITTEES
Baghdad Republic of Iraq Radio Network in Arabic 1130 GMT 31 Jan 99 
[FBIS Translated Text] His Excellency leader President Saddam Husayn, 
may God watch over him, has chaired a meeting attended by a number of 
officials. The meeting discussed the memorandum issued by the president 
of the Security Council Saturday evening, 30 January, 1999, regarding 
Iraq.
   After the end of the meeting, an authorized spokesman made the 
following statement: The Security Council's formation of three 
committees on Iraq, whose work will last several months, means only 
procrastination and maintaining the unjust embargo on Iraq. Iraq demands 
that that aggression be condemned and stopped and that its sovereignty 
and national security be respected. It also demands abstention from 
interfering in its internal affairs, and lifting the blockade on it 
immediately and without any conditions. All the Security Council's 
permanent members should respect the UN Charter and implement the 
international law fairly and without discrimination. This includes 
issues related to security and stability in the region and weapons of 
mass destruction.
   The spokesman added: Iraq was not consulted over the formation of 
these committees. Thus, this measure does not concern us at all.
  The meeting was attended by 'Izzat Ibrahim, vice chairman of the 
Revolution Command Council; Vice President Taha Yasin Ramadan; 'Ali 
Hasan al-Majid, member of the Revolution Command Council; Muhammad 
Hamzah, member of the Revolution Command Council; Dr. Sa'dun Hammadi, 
speaker of the National Assembly; Foreign Minister Muhammad Sa'id 
al-Sahhaf; and Information and Culture Minister Humam 'Abd-al-Khaliq.