Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
05 September Iraq Special Weapons News
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- CHINA-IRAQ VOA 05 Sept 2002-- China says it is worried about growing signs that the United States may attack Iraq. This comes as Washington attempts to explain to China and other countries its belief that Baghdad's weapons of mass destruction pose a threat to the world.
- COALITION FORCES STRIKE AIR DEFENSE COMMAND AND CONTROL SITE 05 Sept 2002-- In response to recent Iraqi hostile acts against Coalition aircraft monitoring the Southern No-Fly Zone, Operation SOUTHERN WATCH Coalition aircraft used precision-guided weapons today to strike an air defense command and control facility at a military airfield 240 miles west and slightly south of Baghdad, at approximately 2:30 a.m. EDT.
- CONGRESS/IRAQ VOA 05 Sept 2002-- Lawmakers from both Houses of Congress are holding more consultations with Bush administration officials on Iraq
- BUSH / IRAQ VOA 05 Sept 2002-- President Bush continued to make his case for action against Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein Thursday
- PENTAGON / IRAQ VOA 05 Sept 2002-- Senior Bush administration officials led by Vice President Dick Cheney have met at the Pentagon with a large group of Senators to discuss the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction.
- ARABS / IRAQ VOA 05 Sept 2002-- Foreign ministers of the Arab League have voted (Thursday) to support a resumption of U-N weapons inspections in Iraq, but they have rejected the use of military force against Iraq
- BRITAIN / U-S / IRAQ VOA 05 Sept 2002-- British officials say they have helped convince President Bush he needs to line up more international support before launching a military strike against Iraq. The president will meet Saturday with British Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss how to deal with the Iraq crisis
- Powell Calls Iraqi Non-Compliance with UN a Concern for All Washington File 05 Sept 2002-- Iraq's refusal to comply with United Nations resolutions "is something
that is of concern to us unilaterally, and we believe it should be of
concern to all of the international community multilaterally," said
Secretary of State Colin Powell during a press briefing on September 5
in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- World Can't Be Blackmailed By Leaders Like Saddam, Bush Says AFPS 05 Sept 2002-- President Bush today implied Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein would eventually try to blackmail the world by using weapons of mass destruction.
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