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02 October Iraq Special Weapons News

  • Joint Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq White House 02 Oct 2002 -- Whereas in 1990 in response to Iraq's war of aggression against and illegal occupation of Kuwait, the United States forged a coalition of nations to liberate Kuwait and its people in order to defend the national security of the United States and enforce United Nations Security Council resolutions relating to Iraq
  • President, House Leadership Agree on Iraq Resolution White House 02 Oct 2002 -- Today I'm joined by leaders of the House and the Senate from both political parties to show our unity of purpose in confronting a gathering threat to the security of America and to the future of peace
  • Reply of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Blair's Report UK prime minister Mr. Tony Blair on 24 Sept. 2002 released a report on the so-called acquisition by Iraq of weapons of mass destruction (nuclear , chemical and biological). The report was disputed by many governments as well as British sources for being a list of unsubstantiated assumptions and allegations or merely a propaganda sheet. Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs present this report to clarify the points misleadingly addressed in Mr. Blair's report.
  • BUSH / IRAQ / CONGRESS VOA 02 Oct 2002-- President Bush says the resolution introduced in the U-S Congress authorizing the use of force in Iraq sends a clear signal to Saddam Hussein that time is running out for him to comply with U-N resolutions
  • CONGRESSMEN IN BAGHDAD VOA 02 Oct 2002-- The debate over how to deal with Saddam Hussein's arsenal, believed to contain weapons of mass destruction, has spawned a parallel political storm. Three members of the U-S House of Representatives have visited Baghdad and made what some papers are calling statements supportive of Mr. Hussein. The visit has caused a minor furor in the U-S press, which is vying with the central Iraq debate for attention.
  • CONGRESS / IRAQ VOA 02 Oct 2002-- U-S Congressional leaders say they hope to move quickly to debate and approve a resolution authorizing President Bush to undertake military action against Iraq.
  • PENTAGON/IRAQ VOA 02 Oct 2002-- U-S intelligence officials say Iraq has begun a new effort to conceal evidence of its weapons of mass destruction program.
  • RUSSIA / IRAQ VOA 02 Oct 2002-- Russia now says it might be willing to consider a new United Nations resolution on weapons inspection in Iraq
  • IRAQ / KURDS VOA 02 Oct 2002-- The leaders of the two main Kurdish factions in northern Iraq are expected to meet to signal the end of their long-running rivalries
  • IRAQ / TURKEY VOA 02 Oct 2002-- Iraq's deputy prime minister, Tariq Aziz, has appealed to Turkey not to take part in a U-S led attack against his country
  • FRANCE/GERMANY VOA 02 Oct 2002-- The leaders of France and Germany are preparing to discuss increased cooperation on issues such as the European Union's future and Iraq
  • IRAQ INSPECTORS VOA 02 Oct 2002-- There has been heated international debate about the agreement on renewed weapons inspections in Iraq which was reached Tuesday in Vienna between Iraqi and U-N officials.
  • INDONESIA IRAQ VOA 02 Oct 2002-- An Iraqi official says the United States' opposition to a deal on arms inspections shows that Washington still intends to topple Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein
  • BRITAIN / IRAQ VOA 02 Oct 2002-- Britain says an agreement to let U-N weapons inspectors back into Iraq is defective. British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says his country will oppose the return of inspectors without a tough new Security Council resolution in place
  • IRAQ WRAP VOA 02 Oct 2002-- Iraq is agreeing to allow a return of United Nations weapons inspectors without restrictions or conditions on where they may search for suspected weapons of mass destruction. But the Bush administration says it will work to keep inspectors from going back until the Security Council approves a new, tougher resolution setting out what Baghdad must do to comply and the potential military consequences if it doesn't
  • Congress, President Agree on Iraq Resolution AFPS 02 Oct 2002-- President Bush and leaders of the House and Senate gathered at the White House Wednesday to endorse a bipartisan resolution on Iraq.




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