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29 October Iraq Special Weapons News

  • POWELL-UN / IRAQ VOA 29 Oct 2002-- Secretary of State Colin Powell says he is still holding out hope the U-N Security Council can agree on a resolution demanding new U-N weapons inspections in Iraq and threatening Saddam Hussein's government Iraq with consequences if it failed to disarm
  • PENTAGON/IRAQ VOA 29 Oct 2002-- The man likely to command U-S forces in any attack on Iraq is refusing to be drawn into the debate over whether there are concrete links between Iraq's government and the al-Qaida terrorist organization
  • BUSH / IRAQ VOA 29 Oct 2002-- The White House says time is running out for the U-N Security Council to act on Iraq.
  • White House Hails Arms Inspectors' Statements on Iraq Washington File 29 Oct 2002-- The briefing on Iraq that the two top United Nations weapons inspectors gave the U.N. Security Council October 28 "was notable for what it said about the importance in their judgments about having ... a tough and effective resolution" on Iraq so they can do their jobs, White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer told reporters October 29.
  • CSCE Criticizes Ukrainian President for Iraq Arms Deal Washington File 29 Oct 2002-- Calling "outrageous" and "criminal" Ukraine President Leonid Kuchma's approval of the sale of military equipment to Iraq, leaders of the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) asked in a letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell that he form an inter-agency group to track any financial benefit Kuchma and his associates might derive from the sale.
  • General Franks Says Many Governments See Iraq as Growing Threat Washington File 29 Oct 2002-- The "depth of commitment" by U.S. friends, partners and allies that share the view of Iraq's regime as a growing threat is not fully appreciated, according to U.S. General Tommy Franks.
  • 'Internal Look' to Test CENTCOM Command and Control Capabilities AFPS 29 Oct 2002-- A joint exercise in early December will test U.S. Central Command's ability to provide command and control from a forward-deployed location.
  • U.S. Marines Operating in Horn of Africa AFPS 29 Oct 2002-- U.S. Marines have taken the war on terrorism to the Horn of Africa, a top military official said here today.




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