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16 December Iraq Special Weapons News

  • White House Daily Briefing White House 16 Dec 2002
  • Tracking the Inspections 16 December 2002 RFE/L 16 Dec 2002 -- Fifty-five UNMOVIC and IAEA inspectors visited 13 sites on 16 December, according to a statement by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry.
  • QATAR WAR GAME VOA 16 Dec 2002-- If U-S troops go to war with Iraq, the main forward command center is likely to be located inside a massive, sand-colored warehouse at a heavily-guarded desert military base in the Gulf state of Qatar.
  • IRAQ / OPPOSITION VOA 16 Dec 2002-- Iraqi opposition groups meeting in London have extended their debate on who should get seats on a committee to plan Iraq's political future if President Saddam Hussein is deposed
  • COALITION FORCES TARGET IRAQI COMMUNICATION SITE 16 Dec 2002-- In response to Iraqi acts against Coalition aircraft monitoring compliance of United Nations Security Council Resolutions over Southern Iraq, Operation SOUTHERN WATCH Coalition aircraft used precision-guided weapons today to target an Iraqi communication site. The site was located south of Al Kut, approximately 100 miles southeast of Baghdad. The strike occurred at approximately 5:50 a.m. EST.
  • COALITION AIRCRAFT DROP LEAFLETS IN SOUTHERN IRAQ 16 Dec 2002-- Coalition aircraft dropped 480,000 leaflets at about 4 a.m. EST today over southern Iraq.
  • Air and Space Expeditionary Forces Rotate into Operation Northern Watch 16 Dec 2002-- More than 1,000 airmen are replacing Operation Northern Watch veterans as the Air and Space Expeditionary Force system performs its regular three-month rotation from late November through the first part of December.
  • MURHAF JOUEJATI ON IRAQ VOA 16 Dec 2002-- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has discussed Iraq in talks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair in London and concluded that war with Baghdad can be avoided. The Syrian leader told reporters he sees good cooperation from the Iraqi government. Mr. Blair says Britain and Syria did not agree on how to deal with Iraq, but that he believes engagement with Syria is the right way toward a resolution.
  • POWELL / IRAQ VOA 16 Dec 2002-- Secretary of State Colin Powell says the United States expected to have an assessment of Iraq's weapons declaration later this week, and he is signaling strongly that the Bush administration finds the document lacking
  • PENTAGON/IRAQ VOA 16 Dec 2002-- The U-S military has begun propaganda broadcasts directly into Iraq in an evident bid to discredit Saddam Hussein and to turn his troops and people against him
  • IRAQ / OPPOSITION VOA 16 Dec 2002-- Iraqi opposition groups have extended their meeting in London after failing to reach agreement on the makeup of a committee to plan Iraq's political future if President Saddam Hussein is deposed
  • U.S. Continues Its Review of Iraqi Arms Declaration Washington File 16 Dec 2002-- Bush wants examination done in "thoughtful, deliberative way"
  • Experts Say Iraqi Regime's Crimes Exposed by Its Own Documents Washington File 16 Dec 2002-- U.S. government preserved evidence for international and Iraqi use
  • Iraq Group Sees Need for a Development and Reconstruction Council Washington File 16 Dec 2002-- Interview with Nisreen Sideek, Minister of Reconstruction and Development, Erbil
  • Armitage Warns of Dangers from North Korea, Iraq Washington File 16 Dec 2002-- North Korea and Iraq both pose dangers to the world but in different ways, says Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage.
  • U.S., Japanese Leaders Discuss Terrorism, Iraq, North Korea AFPS 16 Dec 2002-- Terrorism, Iraq and North Korea were the main topics of discussions here today between senior American and Japanese officials
  • Iraq Bio Weapons Program Larger Threat Today Than in 1991 AFPS 16 Dec 2002-- The threat posed by Iraqi biological weapons is more serious today than U.S. forces faced in the Persian Gulf War.
  • Coalition Aircraft Strike Iraqi Sites on 3 Consecutive Days AFPS 16 Dec 2002-- Coalition aircraft patrolling the no-fly zone in southern Iraq have struck Iraqi military sites three days running, according to U.S. Central Command officials.
  • UNMOVIC IAEA Press Statement on Inspection Activities in Iraq UNMOVIC/IAEA 16 December 2002




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