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16 October Iraq Special Weapons News

  • Iraq's Statement at the Security Council 10-16-2002 - The deterioration in international relations has reached a point where the American Administration unabashedly declares its plans to invade and occupy Iraq, using military force and even appointing an American governor, therein changing the map of the region by force and putting their hands on the sources of energy there. I believe that everyone knows that there are no nuclear, chemical or biological weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and that Iraq implemented many years ago the disarmament requirements set out in paragraphs 8 to 13 of resolution 687 (1991).
  • LONDON/IRAQIS VOA 16 Oct. 2002-- London has become a haven for members of Iraq's intellectual and business elite seeking refuge from decades of political turmoil. Nearly 200-thousand strong and growing, London's Iraqi community is one of the most significant groups of Iraqi exiles in the world. As the talk of a possible U-S and British-led attack on Iraq dominates the headlines, London's Iraqis are watching developments more anxiously than ever.
  • BUSH SHARON VOA 16 Oct. 2002-- President Bush says he thinks Israel will respond if it comes under an unprovoked attack from Iraq
  • U-N / IRAQ DEBATE VOA 16 Oct. 2002-- The United Nations Security Council opened a public debate Wednesday on the question of weapons inspections in Iraq. Many governments are urging a peaceful resolution of the crisis. The special meeting was called to give the general U-N membership a chance to express their views, as the United States pursues U-N approval of the use of force.
  • WILL IRAQ FIGHT? VOA 16 Oct. 2002-- The United States Congress has voted to support President George W. Bush in using military force if necessary to confront Saddam Hussein. And the United Nations continues to work on a resolution to enforce demands that Iraq get rid of its weapons of mass destruction. Iraq's failure to give U-N weapons inspectors unfettered access raises the possibility of a U-S-led coalition strike on Saddam Hussein's regime. Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz warned that his nation was ready to fight back "within an hour." If there's a war, how will coalition forces move on Baghdad and will Saddam's military fight? I'll ask my guests: Edward Atkeson, retired major general in the U-S army and now a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Thomas McInerney, retired lieutenant general and former vice chief of staff in the U-S air force; and Jon Wolfsthal, deputy director of the non-proliferation project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
  • RUTH WEDGEWOOD on IRAQ VOA 16 Oct. 2002-- The United Nations Security Council is holding an open meeting to discuss calls for a new U-N resolution on Iraq. South Africa - the current chairman of the 130-member Non-Aligned Movement - requested the meeting to give U-N members, other than those on the Security Council, a chance to air their views on Iraq. Ruth Wedgewood is an expert on the United Nations at the Council on Foreign Relations
  • BUSH / IRAQ VOA 16 Oct. 2002-- President Bush has signed a Congressional resolution that authorizes him to use force in Iraq if he determines it is necessary
  • RUSSIA / IRAQ VOA 16 Oct. 2002-- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is ready to work with other U-N members to come up with a new resolution on Iraq, if necessary
  • U.N.'s Annan Says Iraqi Weapons Inspections Must Be Effective, Credible Washington File 16 Oct. 2002-- Security Council holds debate on new resolution
  • Text: Bush Praises Congressional Resolution on Iraq Washington File 16 Oct. 2002-- President Bush has praised the congressional resolution authorizing the use of force, if necessary, against Iraq, saying the resolution shows that the United States speaks with one voice in dealing with this matter.
  • White House Daily Briefing Transcript Washington File 16 Oct. 2002-- U.N./resolution, Middle East/occupied territories, Iraq/President's remarks, ballistic fingerprinting, Sharon meeting/topics, Florida election, military tax relief bill, Secretary Rumsfeld/Washington Post story, sniper/terrorism
  • Bush Signs Joint Resolution Authorizing Military Force in Iraq Washington File 16 Oct. 2002-- Bipartisan Congressional leaders were present for signing
  • U.N. Security Council Discussions On Iraq Resolutions Are "Intense" Washington File 16 Oct. 2002-- Discussions among the permanent five members of the U.N. Security Council on a resolution regarding Iraq are "intense" and "ongoing," said State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher October 15 at the regular department briefing.
  • Force Necessary Adjunct to Diplomacy, Deputy Says AFPS 16 Oct. 2002-- No one should believe Saddam Hussein will give up his weapons of mass destruction without the threat of force, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said today.
  • Bush Signs Resolution Authorizing U.S. Force Against Saddam AFPS 16 Oct. 2002-- With a few pen strokes this morning, the chief executive set the nation on course for possibly another major military confrontation with Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.




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