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20 October Iraq Special Weapons News

  • KUWAIT/IRAQ ARCHIVES VOA 20 Oct 2002-- As part of its effort to get U-N imposed sanctions lifted, Iraq has begun returning tens-of-thousands of documents and other materials stolen when Iraq occupied Kuwait in 1990
  • IRAQ/AMNESTY VOA 20 Oct 2002-- Iraq has begun releasing political in an unprecedented amnesty granted by President Saddam Hussein
  • Iraqi Resolution Will be Presented to U.N. Soon, Powell Says October 20 Washington File 20 Oct 2002-- Powell and NSC Advisor Rice distinguish between Iraqi, North Korean cases
  • Transcript: Secretary of State Colin Powell on NBC's Meet the Press Washington File 20 Oct 2002-- POWELL: I'm quite confident that we'll make progress this week. We've had some progress over the last several days in conversations that I've had with a number of the Security Council representatives, and early this week we will be putting down a full resolution for consideration by all members of the Council.
  • Transcript: Secretary of State Colin Powell on ABC's This Week Washington File 20 Oct 2002-- POWELL: The President has all the authorization he needs if he believes it is necessary to use force to defend the American people.
  • Secretary of State Colin Powell on Fox News Sunday Washington File 20 Oct 2002-- POWELL: It doesn't make any difference whether we knew it or not; we did not use this knowledge in any way to either assist us with an Iraq vote or not assist us with an Iraq vote. We had no conversation at all during that roughly ten-day period where we said, "How will this affect the vote in the Congress?" It was a separate issue of enormous importance and gravity, and no politics were being played with it.




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