Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
26 September Iraq Special Weapons News
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- COALITION FORCES STRIKE IRAQI SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSLE SITES 26 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 two Iraqi surface-to-air missile sites near Qalat Sikur, approximately 130 miles southeast of Baghdad, and Tallil, approximately 170 miles southeast of Baghdad, at approximately 3:45 and 4:30 p.m. EDT.
- U-S/IRAQ VOA 26 Sept 2002-- The Bush administration moved closer on two fronts Thursday to gaining the approval -- at home and abroad -- that it needs to take military action against Iraq.
- PENTAGON/IRAQ/AL-QAIDA VOA 26 Sept 2002-- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the United States has solid evidence of contacts between the al-Qaida terrorist group and Iraq, going back as far as a decade
- IRAQ DEBATE VOA 26 Sept 2002-- President Bush and Democratic congressional leaders sought to calm the political waters Thursday, one day after the top Democrat in the Senate accused the president of politicizing the debate over Iraq. A congressional vote authorizing the president to use military force against Saddam Hussein is expected within the next few weeks.
- BUSH / IRAQ / CONGRESS VOA 26 Sept 2002-- President Bush says he is close to agreement with Congress on authorizing the use of force against Iraq
- MUBARAK / IRAQ VOA 26 Sept 2002-- Egypt's president says he has warned Iraq to fully implement U-N resolutions if it wants to avoid a U-S led military attack
- BRITAIN/IRAQ/TROOPS VOA 26 Sept 2002-- Britain says it is pulling about 28-hundred troops from firefighter training, so they can be deployed, if necessary, to Iraq. Military experts say the move is intended to put more pressure on Iraqi President Saddam Hussein
- Transcript: Bush Sees "Strong Resolution" Developing on Iraq Washington File 26 Sept 2002-- President Bush discussed Iraq with bipartisan Congressional Leaders in
the Oval Office the morning of September 26, then took them into the
Rose Garden of the White House to speak to reporters.
- If Necessary, Oil-Rich Iraq Can Rebuild Itself, Energy Expert Says Washington File 26 Sept 2002-- Daniel Yergin comments on post-Saddam Iraq at Heritage Foundation
- U.S. Has 'Solid Evidence' of Al Qaeda Operating in Iraq AFPS 26 Sept 2002-- The United States has "solid evidence" senior al Qaeda operatives have been in Baghdad, Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said today. He could not confirm whether such individuals are still in Iraq.
- Bush Says Saddam Hussein 'Must Be Stopped' AFPS 26 Sept 2002-- Saddam Hussein "must be stopped" before he has the means to terrorize and dominate the region and to threaten the United States, its friends and allies, President Bush said today.
- BRITAIN / IRAQ REACT VOA 26 Sept 2002-- A new British government dossier on Iraq's weapons program has aroused debate about how much of a threat is posed by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein
- TURKEY / IRAQ VOA 26 Sept 2002-- Turkey is a key strategic and political ally in the U-S-led war on terrorism, and is expected to play a key role in any military action against Iraq
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