Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
23 September Iraq Special Weapons News
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- Human Performance of Military Tasks While Wearing Chemical Protective Clothing By Bernard J. Fine, 23 September 2002 -- "The purpose of this letter is to provide you with a brief overview of the ability of U.S. troops to function in a chemical-biological warfare environment in the hope that it will raise in your mind the advisability of asking certain questions of those in the administration who are so eager to wage war using other people's children (...) A worst case scenario can only predict a disaster of major proportions. Wearing chemical protective clothing while under enemy fire in a hot ambient temperature is a stress of the very highest order"
- Transcript of Al Gore's Speech "Iraq and the War On Terrorism" 23 Sept 2002-- Gore: The problem with preemption is that in the first instance it is not needed in order to give the United States the means to act in its own defense against terrorism in general or Iraq in particular. But that is a relatively minor issue compared to the longer-term consequences that can be foreseen for this doctrine. To begin with, the doctrine is presented in open-ended terms, which means that if Iraq if the first point of application, it is not necessarily the last. In fact, the very logic of the concept suggests a string of military engagements against a succession of sovereign states: Syria, Libya, North Korea, Iran, etc., wherever the combination exists of an interest in weapons of mass destruction together with an ongoing role as host to or participant in terrorist operations. It means also that if the Congress approves the Iraq resolution just proposed by the Administration it is simultaneously creating the precedent for preemptive action anywhere, anytime this or any future president so decides.
- CONGRESS IRAQ VOA 23 Sept 2002-- Debate is expected to continue on Capitol Hill Tuesday on possible military action against Iraq. On Monday, lawmakers took to the Senate floor to air their views.
- BUSH IRAQ VOA 23 Sept 2002-- President Bush is again calling on the United Nations to take a tough stand on Iraq
- PENTAGON/IRAQ VOA 23 Sept 2002-- Pentagon officials, led by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, are refusing to discuss planning for a possible attack on Iraq.
- BRITAIN / IRAQ VOA 23 Sept 2002-- Britain says that within a few days the U-N Security Council will get a new resolution spelling out requirements for Iraq to submit to weapons inspections
- UN Arms Inspectors Will Be Guided By UNSC Resolutions Washington File 23 Sept 2002-- Secretary General Annan says Iraq must abide by resolutions
- Bush Vows to Deal with Saddam Hussein, Terrorists AFPS 23 Sept 2002-- "We will not allow the world's worst leaders to threaten us with the world's worst weapons," President Bush vowed Monday.
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