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20 December Iraq Special Weapons News

  • White House Daily Briefing White House 20 Dec 2002
  • Tracking the Inspections 20 December 2002 RFE/L 20 Dec 2002 -- Two groups totaling 10 inspectors returned to the Al-Tuwaythah site (Tuwaythah Industrial Chemical Research Center), inspecting the "French and Italian projects," the "Russian reactor," and the Al-Shaykhali warehouses, according to the Foreign Ministry.
  • Oil-for-Food Program Office of the Spokesman, Department of State 20 Dec 2002 -- The United States is at the forefront of UN efforts to enable Iraq to use its resources to acquire goods needed to improve the lives of ordinary Iraqis. These international efforts, initiated by the United States and administered by the UN under the Oil-for-Food Program, have prevented a potential humanitarian catastrophe in Iraq. Instead, basic humanitarian needs are being met in Iraq, and the quality of life has been improving since Iraq belatedly accepted the Oil-for-Food Program in 1996. Continuation of this trend is up to Baghdad, and its willingness to cooperate fully with the United Nations. Unfortunately, the UN effort is hampered by Iraqi non-cooperation
  • Daily Press Briefing State Department 20 Dec 2002 -- Analysis of Iraqi Declarations of Weapons of Mass Destruction / Reactions from Secretary Powell, Dr. Blix, and Dr. El Baradei / Interview Process with Iraqi Scientists
  • IRAQ / U-N VOA 20 Dec 2002 -- Iraq has dismissed U-S claims that it has "totally failed" to comply with a U-N disarmament resolution. The country's media today challenged Washington to prove its claims
  • EDITORIAL: IRAQI USE OF TORTURE VOA 20 Dec 2002 -- For more than two decades, Saddam Hussein has brutally silenced those Iraqis who question his rule. As the U.S. State Department points out in a new report, "Iraq: A Population Silenced," torture is routinely and systematically used by the Iraqi security apparatus. Beatings, rape, breaking of limbs, and denial of food and water are common in Iraqi jails. Saddam Hussein's regime has also employed many horrific methods of torture
  • BUSH IRAQ VOA 20 Dec 2002 -- President Bush says Iraq's report to the United Nations on its weapons programs shows that Saddam Hussein is not serious about disarming
  • IRAQ / BLIX VOA 20 Dec 2002 -- Chief U-N weapons inspector Hans Blix says the United States and Britain need to give him more intelligence on where Iraq is hiding suspected weapons of mass destruction. He made his comments on British radio and television
  • BRITAIN / IRAQ VOA 20 Dec 2002 -- Britain is telling its armed forces to get ready for war, in case Iraq fails to comply with a U-N disarmament resolution. Prime Minister Tony Blair delivered the message Friday in a Christmas broadcast to the troops
  • COALITION FORCES TARGET IRAQI AIR DEFENSE COMMUNICATION FACILITIES 20 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 two Iraqi air defense communication facilities. The sites were located near An Nasiriyah and Al Basrah in southern Iraq. The strikes occurred at approximately 2:30 a.m. EST.
  • I MEF concludes Internal Look Marine Corps News 20 Dec 2002-- In the seven years since the I Marine Expeditionary Force command element last deployed, equipment has changed, uniforms are different patterns and many faces are new, but communication is still the key to successfully completing the mission.
  • "Iraq: The Decade After," by Senators Joe Biden and Chuck Hagel Washington File 20 Dec 2002-- The United States will face enormous challenges in a post-Saddam Hussein Iraq, as well as broad regional questions that must be addressed. These are both matters that members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have been focusing on for some time. During a week-long trip to the region, we came away with a better understanding of the possibilities and perils that lie ahead.
  • Operational Updates Out of U.S. Central Command AFPS 20 Dec 2002-- Military operations continue throughout the U.S. Central Command area of operations. Officials in Afghanistan and Iraq reported incidents.
  • UNMOVIC IAEA Press Statement on Inspection Activities in Iraq UNMOVIC/IAEA 20 December 2003




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