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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


21 November Iraq Special Weapons News

  • BUSH IRAQ VOA 21 Nov 2002 -- President Bush is keeping up pressure on Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to disarm, warning again that the United States and its allies are willing to use force, if necessary, to do the job. He spoke at the start of a meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Prague
  • A COALITION AGAINST IRAQ? VOA 21 Nov 2002 -- Is the world united against weapons of mass destruction in Iraq?
  • DENMARK/IRAQI GENERAL VOA 21 Nov 2002 -- former senior Iraqi military general, who defected and sought asylum in Denmark, has been placed under house arrest, after announcing he wanted to return to Iraq to lead an effort to topple Saddam Hussein. Peter Heinlein in Copenhagen reports, Danish authorities are investigating war crimes charges against the former general, including the use of chemical weapons against Iraqi Kurds
  • RICE - IRAQ VOA 21 Nov 2002 -- President Bush's National Security Advisor says the White House remains deeply skeptical that Iraq will ever comply with U-N demands to disarm. Condoleezza Rice made the remarks in Prague, where NATO leaders are wrapping up the summit meeting
  • IRAQI WOMEN / OPPOSITION VOA 21 Nov 2002 -- Representatives from a variety of Iraqi women's groups in the West held a conference in London Thursday to call for a change of government in Baghdad
  • COALITION FORCES STRIKE IRAQI AIR DEFENSE RADAR 21 Nov 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 target an Iraqi air defense radar site.
  • COALITION FORCES STRIKE IRAQI AIR DEFENSE RADAR 21 Nov 2002-- The radar was located near Ash Shuaybah, approximately 245 miles southeast of Baghdad. The strikes occurred at about 4:20 a.m. EST.
  • NATO Summit Demands Iraq Disarm Under U.N. Resolution Washington File 21 Nov 2002-- Leaders of the 19-nation NATO alliance called on Iraq November 21 to disarm in line with the resolution recently adopted by the U.N. Security Council, and said they stand united in their commitment to "take effective action to assist and support" U.N. efforts to ensure compliance.
  • Bush, Blair Say Iraq's Saddam Hussein Will Be Disarmed Washington File 21 Nov 2002-- President Bush and Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair said that Iraq's Saddam Hussein will be disarmed one way or another. They made their remarks to reporters at the start of their bilateral meeting in Prague November 21.
  • Two Soldiers Shot in Kuwait; Coalition Returns Fire Again in Iraq AFPS 21 Nov 2002-- Two U.S. soldiers were shot this morning in Kuwait. Defense Department officials described their injuries as not life- threatening.
  • Administration Officials Brief at NATO Summit Washington File 21 Nov 2002-- SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: This question came up yesterday, and a senior administration official suggested that December 8th was not a trigger; December 8th was an important date, but the senior administration official said that some of the journalists were asking a hypothetical squared -- that is a hypothetical American response to a hypothetical Iraqi response on December 8th. And that was just too much for the senior administration official to handle, so he decided not to. That remains the case. It is a hypothetical.




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