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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


24 September Iraq Special Weapons News

  • Transcript of Parliament Meeting 24 Sept 2002-- Blair: So the only question remaining is whether he has the motive to strike against Britain, and I believe that it is fair to assume that he would. We have repeatedly supported Security Council resolutions against Iraq, we were a major component of the allied coalition during the Gulf war, and today British forces are still engaged in Iraq policing the no-fly zones to protect Kurds in the north of the country and Shi'ite Muslims in the south.
  • BRITAIN / IRAQ VOA 24 Sept 2002-- British Prime Minister Tony Blair says Iraq has plans to use chemical and biological weapons that pose what he calls a "serious and current" threat to world peace. Mr. Blair has released a 55-page dossier on Iraq's weapons program
  • Text: British Dossier Says Iraq Has 'Military Plans' for Use of WMD Washington File 24 Sept 2002-- Iraq has "military plans" for the use of chemical and biological weapons, Britain said September 24, in a dossier of evidence about Iraq's development of weapons of mass destruction.
  • Byliner: Waiting to Hear From Saddam Hussein Washington File 24 Sept 2002-- This column by Nick J. Rahall II, a Democrat, who is a U.S. Representative from West Virginia, first appeared in The New York Times on September 24, 2002 and is in the public domain
  • Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Assessment of the British Government (PDF, 427K)
  • CONGRESSMEN/IRAQ VISIT VOA 24 Sept 2002-- Two U-S lawmakers are going to Iraq in what they call an effort to assess the humanitarian situation there and try head off military conflict with the United States.
  • U-S/UKRAINE/IRAQ VOA 24 Sept 2002-- The United States is suspending tens of millions of dollars in aid to Ukraine after determining that the government of President Leonid Kuchma approved the sale of an advanced anti-aircraft radar system to Iraq
  • GORE / IRAQ VOA 24 Sept 2002-- Former Vice President Al Gore has stirred the political debate over Iraq, warning that a military campaign aimed at ousting Saddam Hussein could distract the United States from the war on terrorism
  • IRAQ / U-N / INSPECTORS VOA 24 Sept 2002-- As the United Nations debates the best way to rid Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction, a key question is how to achieve full Iraqi compliance with U-N demands, without resort to invasion
  • AFRICA / URANIUM VOA 24 Sept 2002-- In the British government dossier released Tuesday, Prime Minister Tony Blair accuses Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein of trying to acquire substantial quantities of uranium from Africa, as part of his effort to develop nuclear weapons
  • BUSH / IRAQ VOA 24 Sept 2002-- President Bush says British Prime Minister Tony Blair is showing strong leadership with his stand on Iraq. At the same time, Mr. Bush is discounting a warning from Former Vice-President Al Gore, who contends an attack on Iraq could damage the war on terrorism
  • IRAQ/REACT VOA 24 Sept 2002-- Iraq officials are dismissing British Prime Minister Tony Blair's report that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, is capable of launching attacks throughout the region, and is just a few years away from developing a nuclear bomb
  • Bush Urges Congress to Pass Iraq Resolution Promptly Washington File 24 Sept 2002-- President Bush called on the Congress September 24 to pass the Iraq resolution promptly. He spoke with reporters in the Cabinet Room, following a mid-morning meeting with his Cabinet.
  • U.S. Continues "Close and Intensive Discussions" on Iraq at U.N. Washington File 24 Sept 2002-- The United States is continuing "close and intensive discussions" with other U.N. Security Council members about the language of a resolution on Iraq, State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher said.
  • Deputy Defense Secretary Says Iraq Issue Part of War on Terrorism Washington File 24 Sept 2002-- The United States sees the issue of Iraq and its defiance of the United Nations as "part of the war on terrorism," not a diversion from it, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz told a group of journalists from NATO countries September 20.
  • Byrd Assails Bush Administration's Iraq Resolution Washington File 24 Sept 2002-- Senate must not grant such a wide-ranging authorization to use force
  • Lawmaker Submits Resolution on Use of Force Against Iraq Washington File 24 Sept 2002-- Representative Alcee Hastings (Democrat of Florida) introduced a resolution to the House of Representatives September 23 which would allow the Bush Administration to use force against the regime of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, but only if certain conditions were met.
  • U.S. Briefs NATO On Iraq's Relationship With Terrorism AFPS 24 Sept 2002-- There's a connection between Iraq, terrorists and weapons of mass destruction, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told reporters here today.
  • British Intel Details Scope of Saddam's Weapons AFPS 24 Sept 2002-- President Bush today praised British Prime Minister Tony Blair for releasing a report in London that further makes the case Saddam Hussein is a threat to peace in the world.
  • COALITION FORCES STRIKE IRAQI AIR DEFENSE COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY 24 Sept 2002-- In response to Iraqi hostile acts against Coalition aircraft monitoring the Southern No-Fly Zone, Operation SOUTHERN WATCH Coalition aircraft used precision-guided weapons today to strike Iraqi air defense facilities near Al Amarah, approximately 165 miles southeast of Baghdad, and Tallil, approximately 170 miles southeast of Baghdad, at approximately 2:15 p.m. EDT.




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