January - Iraq Special Weapons News

06 January Iraq Special Weapons News

COALITION FORCES TARGET IRAQI MILITARY MOBILE RADARS 06 Jan 2003 -- 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 two Iraqi military mobile radars. The radars were located near Al Amarah, approximately 165 miles southeast of Baghdad. The strikes occurred at approximately 3:30 p.m. EST

PENTAGON/TROOPS VOA 06 Jan 2003-- A Navy hospital ship has set sail for the Persian Gulf region, the latest sign of U-S preparations for a possible war with Iraq
U.S. Navy Hospital Ship Departs Baltimore Navy Newsstand 06 Jan 2003-- U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) sailed from Baltimore today (Jan. 6) in support of the global war on terrorism. Comfort, maintained in reduced operating status in a Baltimore berth, departed with a core element of its medical staff aboard to prepare the medical treatment facility (MTF) in the event it is needed for future contingencies.

White House Daily Briefing White House 06 Jan 2003
Bush Calls Saddam Hussein Accusation "Discouraging News" Washington File 06 Jan 2003-- President Bush January 6 characterized as "discouraging news" a statement earlier in the day by Saddam Hussein alleging that United Nations weapons inspectors in Iraq are engaged in intelligence work.
Daily Press Briefing State Department 06 Jan 2003 -- Accusations of Inspectors Engaging in Intelligence Gathering / Status of Inspections and Meeting With Inspectors / Planned Visit of Turkish Officials to Iraq / Reports of U.S. Requests for Canadian Assistance / Potential Exile of Saddam / Oil Supplies
BUSH / IRAQ UPDATE VOA 06 Jan 2003 -- President Bush says he finds Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's latest words and deeds discouraging. Mr. Bush is once again calling on Baghdad to disarm, saying there is still time for Iraq to comply with U-N demands
BUSH IRAQ VOA 06 Jan 2003-- The White House is taking strong issue with Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's latest comments on weapons inspectors and suicide bombings in Israel
Transcript: White House Briefing, January 6, 2003 Washington File 06 Jan 2003-- FLEISCHER: Helen, I think you know very well that the President's position is that he wants to avert war, and that the President has asked the United Nations to go into Iraq to help with the purpose of averting war.

Tracking the Inspections 06 January 2003RFE/L 06 Jan 2003 -- A total of 60 inspectors visited six sites on 6 January.
UN inspectors fan out across Iraq to probe for evidence of arms programmes UN News Centre 06 Jan 2003 -- Teams of United Nations inspectors fanned out across Iraq today and over the weekend to continue their probe of facilities for possible evidence of weapons of mass destruction
IAEA/IRAQ VOA 06 Jan 2003-- The International Atomic Energy Agency has denied charges by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein that its inspectors are spying in Iraq
UNMOVIC IAEA Press Statement on Inspection Activities in Iraq UNMOVIC/IAEA 06 January 2003

SADDAM SPEECH VOA 06 Jan 2003-- Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has accused United Nations weapons inspectors of doing intelligence work, and says Iraq is prepared for a possible military attack by the United States.
JAMES PHILLIPS, MIDDLE EAST ANALYST VOA 06 Jan 2003-- Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is accusing United Nations weapons inspectors of conducting "pure intelligence work," rather than searching for weapons of mass destruction. In a televised speech Monday, the Iraqi leader said inspectors are compiling lists of Iraqi scientists and asking questions about legitimate military operations -- at a time when the United States is considering action against Iraq. The Iraqi leader leveled the same kind of charges against weapons inspectors last time they were in Iraq in the late 1990s

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