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Deployments

• Military cargo ships load in Corpus Christi Military Sealift Command 28 Jan 2003 -- Three civilian-crewed, non-combatant Ready Reserve Force cargo ships, MV Cape Taylor, MV Cape Texas and MV Cape Trinity, remain in Corpus Christi, all with U.S. Army cargo on board as part of the repositioning of U.S. forces in support of the global war on terrorism and to prepare for future contingencies as may be directed. MV Cape Taylor completed loading cargo and is awaiting sail orders, pending an improvement of the weather. The other two Ready Reserve Force ships continue to load Army cargo

US Policy

• Hussein Stands Out as Threat to World Peace, Rumsfeld Says AFPS 28 Jan 2003 -- Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is in a league of his own as a threat to world peace, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told business and community leaders here today.
• BUSH / IRAQ / STATE OF THE UNION VOA 28 Jan 2003 -- President Bush says he will give the United Nations evidence that Iraq is hiding weapons of mass destruction. The president's annual State of the Union address Tuesday evening also included a warning about North Korea's nuclear weapons program
• Powell Says U.S. Will Soon Show Evidence against Iraq Washington File 28 Jan 2003 -- In an interview with European journalists in Davos, Switzerland January 26, Secretary of State Colin Powell said the United States has "a number of intelligence products" on Iraqi programs to develop weapons of mass destruction, and "we hope in the next week or so to make as much of this available in public as possible."
• EDITORIAL: POWELL ON IRAQI DANGER VOA 28 Jan 2003 -- As U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said, the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein poses "a grave danger to international peace and security." That has become increasingly evident as the Baghdad regime continues to violate the trust of the United Nations, the Iraqi people, and Iraq's neighbors
• BUSH / IRAQ VOA 28 Jan 2003 -- President Bush will address the nation tonight (EDS: 9:01 PM) to try and build support for possible military action in Iraq. The administration says it would prefer a second U-N resolution authorizing the use of force, but the president is prepared to act without it
• U-S / IRAQ / INTELLIGENCE VOA 28 Jan 2003 -- The Bush administration is considering a public release of intelligence information to buttress its case that Iraq is hiding weapons of mass destruction from U-N inspectors
• CONGRESS / IRAQ VOA 28 Jan 2003 -- A key Democratic U-S Senator is urging President Bush to use his State of the Union address to explain why military action might be necessary to disarm Iraq

United Nations

• Tracking the Inspections 28 January 2003 RFE/L 28 Jan 2003 -- The Iraqi Foreign Ministry's daily briefing notes that the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) requested an interview with an Iraqi scientist.
• IRAQ / U-N OVERNIGHTER VOA 28 Jan 2003 -- The United Nations Security Council holds closed door consultations Wednesday (today) on the next steps in the arms inspection process in Iraq. The discussion is on whether inspectors should be given more time to do their job, despite growing pressure from the United States. The talks come two days after the chief U-N weapons inspector said Iraq has failed to account for a range of weapons program
• Planned interview with Iraqi cancelled as inspections continue, UN says UN News Centre 28 Jan 2003 -- A planned interview of an Iraqi by United Nations officials did not take place today after the individual insisted on having a witness present during the questioning, a spokesman for the UN said in Baghdad
• IRAQ/U-N RESPONSE VOA 28 Jan 2003 -- In Iraq's first detailed response to Monday's U-N weapons inspectors' report to the Security Council, a senior Iraqi official insisted Iraq has been free of weapons of mass destruction since 1991
• UNMOVIC IAEA Press Statement on Inspection Activities in Iraq UNMOVIC/IAEA 28 January 2003

Foreign Reactions

• RUSSIA / IRAQ VOA 28 Jan 2003 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia may shift its position on how to deal with Iraq if the United Nations arms inspectors encounter new difficulties in their work. Mr. Putin spoke during a visit to neighboring Ukraine
• AUSTRALIA / IRAQ / U-N VOA 28 Jan 2003 -- Australia is urging the United Nations to take action against Baghdad, a day after U-N weapons inspectors presented what Canberra calls a "damning" report on Iraq. Australia is one of three nations that have already sent troops to the Persian Gulf to prepare for a possible military campaign to disarm Iraq
• IRAQ / EGYPT / INSPECTIONS VOA 28 Jan 2003 -- Egypt has called on Iraq to comply with U-N weapons inspectors or face certain war. The warning came as the U-N inspectors continue their work and Iraqi civilians train for war
• BRITAIN / IRAQ VOA 28 Jan 2003 -- Britain says a report by U-N weapons inspectors shows that Iraq is in material breach of disarmament resolutions and the prospect of war is closer than it was

News Reports

• DAVOS/IRAQI OPPOSITION VOA 28 Jan 2003 -- Iraqi opposition leaders say they are united in seeking regime change and democracy for Iraq
• DAVOS/WRAP VOA 28 Jan 2003 -- Amidst jitters over a possible war in Iraq, The World Economic Forum has launched global initiatives on health and good governance