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13 September Iraq Special Weapons News

  • RFE/RL Iraq Report, Volume 5, Number 29 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 13 September 2002 -- SPECIAL REPORT: THE AL-QAEDA IN IRAQ / PUK PRIME MINISTER ON 'WAR FOR IRAQ,' AL-QAEDA... / ...AND A KDP OFFICIAL ON TALKS WITH U.S. AND TURKISH-KDP RELATIONS / KDP, PUK AGREE TO REVIVE PARLIAMENT / UKRAINE SUPPLYING RADAR STATIONS TO IRAQ? / BAGHDAD-BASRA OIL PIPELINE PROGRESSES APACE / 'CHEMICAL ALI' REPRESENTS SADDAM IN ALGERIA / SUDANESE SPEAKER OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RETURNS FROM IRAQ / BELARUSIAN OFFICIAL QUESTIONED ON RETURN FROM IRAQ / IRAQI CULTURE DAYS OPEN IN AMMAN / ASSYRIAN NUN MURDERED IN BAGHDAD / KURDS PROPOSE NEW IRAQI, KURDISH CONSTITUTIONS
  • POWELL / IRAQ VOA 13 Sept 2002-- U-S Secretary of State Colin Powell says any new United Nations resolution on Iraq must contain a tight deadline for the return of arms inspectors to the country. Mr. Powell met with the 15 members of the Security Council Friday to try to forge a common strategy toward Baghdad
  • IRAQ/RUMSFELD VOA 13 Sept 2002-- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says those demanding fresh evidence of the military threat posed by Iraq are misguided or seeking to delay possible international actions against Baghdad
  • ISRAEL-IRAQ VOA 13 Sept 2002-- A leading Israeli strategic expert says President Bush's U-N address on Iraq contained veiled warnings to Israel to show restraint in its conflict with the Palestinians
  • BUSH / ARAB REACT VOA 13 Sept 2002-- An Iraqi official has denounced President George Bush's speech to the United Nations General Assembly (on Thursday), saying it was full of lies about Iraq
  • POWELL-U-N-IRAQ VOA 13 Sept 2002-- Secretary of State Colin Powell is meeting fellow foreign ministers at the United Nations today (Friday) as he begins a diplomatic push for a Security Council resolution requiring Iraq to disarm. Mr. Powell says such a resolution should include a deadline for Iraq to comply or face possible military action
  • RUSSIA / U-S / IRAQ VOA 13 Sept 2002-- A senior U-S official says he is confident that Russia and the United States will be able to reach agreement over Iraq
  • ROD LYON ON IRAQ VOA 13 Sept 2002-- Among the many people listening to President Bush's U-N speech (Thursday) was Rod Lyon, who teaches international relations at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Next week, Australia will begin a parliamentary debate on what role it would play in a possible U-S-led military attack against Iraq
  • BRITAIN / IRAQ VOA 13 Sept 2002-- British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says the showdown with Iraq must not be focused on toppling Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, but on destroying his weapons of mass destruction. Mr. Straw spoke as the British military gears up for a possible confrontation with Iraq
  • BUSH AT UNGA: EVEN CRITICS NOTE 'SKILLFUL' STRATEGY ON IRAQ Foreign Media Reaction 13 Sept 2002-- In contrast to their pervasive skepticism beforehand, the majority of the world's media reacted positively to Pres. Bush's UN address, citing his willingness to go through UN channels on Iraq.
  • Bush Doubts Iraq Will Fulfill Resolutions, Wants Deadlines AFPS 13 Sept 2002-- President Bush said it is "highly doubtful" that Saddam Hussein will meet U.S. demands that Iraq live up to the U.N. Security Council resolutions
  • Powell Pleased with European Reaction to Bush UNGA Speech Washington File 13 Sept 2002-- After meeting with EU ministers in New York September 13, Secretary of State Colin Powell said that he was "pleased with the reaction so far" to President Bush's speech to the UN General Assembly on Iraq.
  • Bush Asks U.N. to Act Quickly on Resolution on Iraq Washington File 13 Sept 2002-- President Bush, as he sat down early September 13 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York for a meeting with Central African Leaders, was asked by reporters to discuss Iraq.
  • Response To Bush's UN Speech "Quite Favorable," Says Armitage Washington File 13 Sept 2002-- Response has been "quite favorable" from the international community following President Bush's September 12 address at the United Nations, said Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage September 13 in an interview with Fox & Friends' E.D. Hill.
  • Powell Begins Talks on U.N. Iraqi Resolution Washington File 13 Sept 2002-- U.S. wants deadline for Iraqi compliance
  • President Bush's Task to Secure Congressional Support for Iraq Policy Washington File 13 Sept 2002-- Republicans control House and Democrats hold narrow majority in Senate
  • Bush Seeking "Teeth" Behind U.N. Resolutions on Iraq Washington File 13 Sept 2002-- White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer said September 13 that the "world is watching" the United Nations response to the President's speech, and that the administration hopes to see strong support, in the form of strong U.N. resolutions, from them.
  • U.N. Security Council to Deal with Iraq Washington File 13 Sept 2002-- Iraq's failure to comply with U.N. Security Council resolutions "is a serious matter" and the foreign ministers of China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States have begun consultations on how to deal with the issue to ensure compliance, according to a statement released September 13 by the United Nations.
  • Official Says Iraq Lacks Only Fissile Material for Nuclear Weapons Washington File 13 Sept 2002-- A senior Defense Department official says Iraq could produce a nuclear weapon within a year if the Iraqis acquire fissile material and decide "that's what they're going to do with it."
  • Armitage Underscores "Sense Of Urgency" To Deal With Iraq Washington File 13 Sept 2002-- There is a "sense of urgency" in President Bush's request that members of the United Nations Security Council "act deliberately and decisively" against Iraq, said Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage September 13 on NBC's Today Show.
  • Powell Seeks Support for "Tough" UN Resolutions on Iraq Washington File 13 Sept 2002-- Secretary's comments on morning talk shows September 13




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