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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


09 September Iraq Special Weapons News

  • Bush Calls World Leaders to Discuss Iraq Washington File 09 Sept 2002-- Also meets with Canada's Prime Minister Jean Chretien
  • Transcript: UN Inspection of Iraq Must Be "Unrestricted, Unconditional and Unfettered" Washington File 09 Sept 2002-- Department of State spokesman Richard Boucher said the September 9 report of the International Institute for Strategic Studies on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction supports a wide body of reporting on Iraq's enduring capabilities and interest in developing its nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.
  • BUSH / IRAQ / CANADA VOA 09 Sept 2002-- President Bush continues to seek support for his tough stand against Iraq, making his case in person to Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien and telephoning other world leaders
  • ANNAN/IRAQ VOA 09 Sept 2002-- U-N Secretary-General Kofi Annan is prodding the Security Council to take a decisive stand on the issue of arms inspections in Iraq, as the Bush administration continues to warn of possible military action to oust Saddam Hussein
  • ZUNES / MYLROIE IRAQ VOA 09 Sept 2002-- The Bush administration has been actively courting support of U-S allies - as well as the international community as a whole - in its bid to drive out Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. The government of British Prime Minister Tony Blair has already given its unqualified support to President Bush. But there are many yet to be persuaded.
  • BRITAIN / IRAQ VOA 09 Sept 2002-- London-based defense analysts say that if Iraq could acquire the necessary radioactive material from abroad, it could build a nuclear bomb within months.
  • IRAQ / ARAB REACT VOA 09 Sept 2002-- Political analysts in Egypt say even if there is compelling evidence Iraq is acquiring nuclear weapons, the Arab world is unlikely to support military action to oust Saddam Hussein
  • SOUTHEAST ASIA / IRAQ VOA 09 Sept 2002-- In Southeast Asia, opinions are divided as to whether the United States should carry out pre-emptive military action against Iraq. Leaders in the predominantly Muslim countries of Indonesia and Malaysia warn against the idea. Others want the United Nations to play a stronger role in heading off a potential conflict
  • Saddam Poses Threat to Neighbors, West AFPN 09 Sept 2002-- Iraq already possesses weapons of mass destruction and is seeking more, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on "Good Morning America" Sept. 9.
  • Rumsfeld, Myers Discuss Iraq Situation On Talk Shows AFPN 09 Sept 2002-- The Defense Department's senior leaders discussed the Iraq situation on the Sunday national television talk shows, just days before the one-year anniversary of 9-11.
  • COALITION FORCES STRIKE IRAQI COMMAND AND CONTROL FACILITY 09 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 near Al Amarah, approximately 170 miles southeast of Baghdad, at 1:30 a.m. EDT.




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