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17 September Iraq Special Weapons News

  • IRAQ / BLIX VOA 17 Sept 2002-- Iraq has agreed to meet with chief U-N arms inspector Hans Blix in Vienna 10 days (Sept-27)from now to make final arrangements for resuming inspections, after a nearly four-year hiatus. The two sides met in New York Tuesday after Baghdad said it would permit the inspectors to return.
  • CONGRESS/IRAQ VOA 17 Sept 2002-- Congress is moving ahead with preparation of a resolution to support possible military action against Iraq
  • PENTAGON/B-2 VOA 17 Sept 2002-- The Pentagon says it has received permission from Britain to base B-2 stealth bombers on the British island of Diego Garcia
  • BUSH / IRAQ VOA 17 Sept 2002-- President Bush says it is time for the U-N to take action on Iraq
  • POWELL / IRAQ VOA 17 Sept 2002-- U-S Secretary of State Colin Powell says the United States will try to get a the U-N to pass a tough new resolution on Iraq, even though Baghdad said Monday it would permit weapons inspectors to return, after a four-year absence
  • PENTAGON / WAR VOA 17 Sept 2002-- A senior U-S military commander is warning that combat will be a problem in a country like Iraq with suspected chemical and biological weapons
  • IRAQ / EURO REACT VOA 17 Sept 2002-- European officials are welcoming Iraq's decision to readmit U-N weapons inspectors. But they differ over whether the international community should take Baghdad at its word or seek further action to make sure it complies with existing U-N resolutions on the matter
  • U.S. Still Wants Security Council Resolution on Iraq Washington File 17 Sept 2002-- Powell says resolution needed despite renewed weapons inspections
  • Republican Senators Back Bush's Message to United Nations on Iraq Washington File 17 Sept 2002-- Lawmakers say Saddam Hussein is threat
  • White House Chronicles Past Iraqi Obstruction of Inspections Washington File 17 Sept 2002-- Last week, the President of the United States focused the world's attention on Iraq's continued defiance of UN resolutions. Saddam Hussein's regime claimed yesterday that Iraq would comply unconditionally. While this new statement is evidence that world pressure can force the Iraqi regime to respond, it is also a return to form. Time after time, "without conditions" has meant deception, delay, and disregard for the United Nations.
  • LIFE IN BAGHDAD VOA 17 Sept 2002-- Iraq's announcement that it will allow U-N weapons inspectors to return has done little to slow the talk of possible war. The United States and other western countries are seeking U-N approval for action against Iraq if it continues to block inspections it agreed to a decade ago
  • CHINA ASIA IRAQ VOA 17 Sept 2002-- China welcomes Iraq's decision to allow the unconditional return of United Nations weapons inspectors
  • IRAQ/ARAB REACT VOA 17 Sept 2002-- The Arab world is reacting positively to Iraq's announcement that it will allow the return of U-N weapons inspectors without conditions. But Arab states are also eager to see how the United States will respond to Iraq's offer
  • BRITAIN / IRAQ REACT VOA 17 Sept 2002-- Britain says the world should be skeptical about Iraq's offer to allow U-N weapons inspections to resume. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw discussed the matter with reporters before emergency talks on the Iraq crisis with Prime Minister Tony Blair




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