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29 January Iraq Special Weapons News
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- Diplomatic Window is Closing for Iraq, U.S. Says Washington File 29 Jan 2003 -- "The diplomatic window is closing" for Iraq and the time for the U.N. Security Council to make a decision "is fast approaching," U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte said January 29.
- Combat Still Occurs in Afghanistan as Iraq Preparations Proceed Washington File 29 Jan 2003 -- Even as the Bush administration prepares for possible military action against Iraq, combat continues to erupt in Afghanistan, Defense
Department officials said January 29.
- Powell Interview with Spanish TV on Iraq, Security Council Washignton File 30 Jan 2003 -- "President Bush will be consulting with heads of state and government in the next few days, and we'll make our presentation next week,"
Secretary of State Colin Powell said January 29 about his upcoming presentation to the U.N. Security Council. "And then we can see what
the Council decides is appropriate and we'll make a judgment as to what the United States believes it should do."
- DEMOCRATS IRAQ VOA 30 Jan 2003 -- Two key Senate Democrats have taken steps to slow U-S efforts toward possible war against Iraq
- Powell-Iraq-Exile VOA 30 Jan 2003 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell says the United States would be willing to try to help facilitate the exile of Saddam Hussein and members of his family and inner circle as a way to avoid war. But he said the United States could not, by itself, make any guarantees of immunity for the Iraqi leader
- 'Reasonable People' Should Be Convinced by Behavior Pattern AFPS 29 Jan 2003 -- Given more than a decade of Iraqi lies and deception, "reasonable people" ought to assume that Saddam Hussein is not going to disarm, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said during a Pentagon press briefing today.
- Bush: Have to Deal with Saddam Hussein "Before It Is Too Late" Washington File 29 Jan 2003 -- President Bush January 29 rejected arguments by war opponents and some allies that United Nations weapons inspectors can contain Saddam Hussein, warning that the Iraqi dictator has been fooling the inspectors and could join with terrorists to attack America "and never leave a fingerprint behind."
- Transcript: Powell Interview on Iraq with German Television Washington File 29 Jan 2003 -- German and U.S. views about how to deal with Iraq constitute "a very strong difference of opinion between and among friends," Secretary of
State Colin Powell said during an interview with Germany's ZDF Television January 29 in Washington, but as discussions continue in the United Nations Security Council "we hope ... that perhaps Germany, its leaders and the German people, will look at this in a different light."
- Transcript: Powell Discusses Iraq with Italian Television RAI Washington File 29 Jan 2003 -- "I would hope that if a conflict comes [in Iraq] Italy would recognize the seriousness of the conflict and would feel an obligation to
participate in ridding the world of these evil weapons [weapons of mass destruction] and this evil regime," Secretary of State Colin Powell told Italy's RAI Television January 29.
- Transcript: Bush Determined to Disarm Iraq, Says Powell Washington File 29 Jan 2003 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell told British ITN television January 29 that President George W. Bush's tough rhetoric towards Iraq in his
January 28 State of the Union address did not signify a "determination to go to war."
- Transcript: Powell to Present Intelligence about Iraqi Weapons Washington File 29 Jan 2003 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell says he will present information and intelligence to the U.N. Security Council next week to help make the
case that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is trying to thwart weapons inspections
- Congressional Response Varied on Iraq Issues in Bush Address Washington File 29 Jan 2003 -- U.S. Senator Joseph Biden says there is ample evidence now to convince everyone of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs and of
Baghdad's links to the terrorist group al-Qaeda, although he said that U.N. weapons inspectors should be given some additional time to
continue their work
- CONGRESS / IRAQ / REACT VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- Members of Congress continue to react to President Bush's State of the Union address. Democrats are linking the president's comments on Iraq with the economic problems Americans face, saying a conflict would have widespread repercussions
- EDITORIAL: IRAQ IS LYING VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- There is no mystery to a country voluntarily disarming. South Africa dismantled its nuclear weapons program and gave full access to inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency. Ukraine and Kazakhstan did the same. Those two countries voluntarily disposed of nuclear weapons, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and bombers inherited from the former Soviet Union
- EDITORIAL: URGING SADDAM TO COOPERATE VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- The United Nations has given Saddam Hussein one last chance to disarm. The U-N Security Council passed a unanimous resolution in November requiring the Iraqi dictator to submit an accurate and complete declaration of his weapons of mass destruction programs
- POWELL / IRAQ / EXILE VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell says the United States would be willing to try to help facilitate the exile of Saddam Hussein and members of his family and inner circle as a way to avoid war
- DEMOCRATS / IRAQ VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- The U-S Senate's top Democrat says President Bush's State of the Union address did not convince him that war may be necessary to disarm Iraq
- PENTAGON/IRAQ VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says there is growing evidence of direct links between Iraq and the al-Qaida terrorist network
- RUMSFELD/IRAQ VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says he foresees a rapid collapse of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's regime. But Mr. Rumsfeld is still concerned about the possible use by Iraqi forces of chemical or biological weapons
- BUSH / IRAQ VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- The Bush administration says it is entering the "final phase" of its push to convince Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to give-up suspected weapons of mass destruction. If Iraq does not disarm, President Bush says he is ready to use force
- "Our Nuclear Talk Gravely Imperils Us," by Senator Edward Kennedy Washington File 29 Jan 2003 -- This byliner by Edward M. Kennedy (Democrat-Massachusetts), is in the
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- BUSH / STATE OF THE UNION VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- President Bush says Iraq's Saddam Hussein is deceiving not disarming and that the United States will provide evidence to that next week, at the United Nations. In his State of the Union address to Congress and the nation, Mr. Bush sought to rally support at home and abroad for possible military action
- DEMOCRATS IRAQ VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- Congressional Democrats opposed to using force to disarm Iraq say President Bush's State of the Union address did not convince them that Iraq poses an imminent threat
- IRAQI DECEPTIONS VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- The U-S Government has issued a report called "Apparatus of Lies" detailing the various deceptions of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein over the years. They range from forged documents to staged propaganda events to just plain misinformation
United Nations
- Tracking the Inspections 29 January 2003 RFE/L 29 Jan 2003 -- The UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) noted in its 29 January briefing that it has submitted a total of 16 requests for private interviews with 13 Iraqi individuals.
- U-N IRAQ-UPDATE VOA 30 Jan 2003 -- After a day of briefings from U-N weapons experts, members of the United Nations Security Council appear no closer to agreement on the next steps in the Iraqi disarmament process. The council is now waiting to be shown classified U-S intelligence about Iraq's weapons programs which the Bush administration says it will present next week. The United States is trying to make its case that force may be the only option left for getting Iraq to give up its suspected weapons of mass destruction
- Security Council meets behind closed doors to discuss situation in Iraq UN News Centre 29 Jan 2003 -- The Security Council, which had been briefed on Monday by the chief United Nations weapons inspectors, met behind closed doors today to continue their discussions on the situation in Iraq
- As Security Council discusses next steps, UN inspectors continue arms probe in Iraq United Nations 29 Jan 2003 -- As the Security Council met in New York behind closed doors to discuss the next steps forward on Iraq, United Nations inspectors continued their visits today to various facilities around the country
- U-N IRAQ VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- After a day of briefings from U-N weapons experts, members of the United Nations Security Council appear no closer to agreement on the next steps in the Iraqi disarmament process and are now waiting for what could be key pieces of intelligence regarding Iraq's weapons programs to be presented by the United States next week
- U-N / IRAQ / ELBARADEI VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- Iraq's Ambassador to the United Nations, Mohammed Aldouri says his country will give active cooperation to U-N weapons inspectors. The Iraqi diplomated rejected assertions that it has failed to disarm
- EUROPE / BUSH VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- Britain has backed the tough stand on Iraq taken by President Bush in his State of the Union address, while the rest of Europe has reacted with more caution
- UNMOVIC IAEA Press Statement on Inspection Activities in Iraq UNMOVIC/IAEA 29 January 2003
Foreign Reactions
- FEATHERSTONE BRITAIN VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- A poll issued Wednesday finds that President Bush's State of the Union address appears to have persuaded many Americans of the need for military action against Iraq. The Gallup polling organization says 67 percent of people who watched the speech believe the president made a convincing case for military action. Before the speech, only 47 percent said Mr. Bush had made his case. But - how was President Bush's comments about Iraq perceived by the United States' European Allies
- IRAQ / BUSH REACT VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- Gulf states and Arab officials Wednesday reacted to President Bush's State of the Union address, saying U-N weapons inspectors need more time to complete their work and that any decision regarding Iraq's fate should be reached by the international community, not the United States alone
- IRAQ/INSPECT/REACT VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- While U-N arms inspectors continued their hunt for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, there were calls from the Arab world to give the inspectors more time to complete their search. And while Kuwait responded positively to President Bush's State of the Union address Tuesday, Kuwaiti officials also said the international community should decide Iraq's fate, not the United States alone
- MOHAMMED ALDOURI VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations Mohammed Aldouri, was interviewed Wednesday (1/29/03). The ambassador was asked what he thought of President Bush's State of the Union address
- U-N / IRAQ / RUSSIA VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- The United Nations Security Council is holding closed door consultations on the next steps in the Iraqi disarmament process, specifically whether U-N weapons inspectors should be given more time to do their job. Russia remains unconvinced of the need for military action
- NATO / IRAQ VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- France and Germany have again delayed planning for a possible NATO role in the event of a war with Iraq. The action comes amid European concerns about undercutting diplomatic efforts to avoid a conflict
News Reports
- BUSH ANALYSIS VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- There are some early indications that President Bush's State of Union Address has bolstered support among the American public for a possible war with Iraq. But the president is likely to have a tougher time swaying international opinion
- WILL SADDAM GO? VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- Regional leaders are reported to be trying to convince Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to go into exile. According to news reports, officials from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Turkey hope that Saddam Hussein will step down if he is offered immunity from prosecution for war crimes and crimes against humanity
- WEDNESDAY'S EDITORIALS VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- President Bush's State of the Union Address to the American people dominates editorial columns. Other commentaries deal with Iraq and the Israeli election results
- PITNEY/SOU VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- Jack Pitney is a political scientist at Claremont-McKenna College in California and the author of "The Art of Political Warfare." He says that while the President put much emphasis on reinvigorating the economy...his emphasis on continuing the war on terrorism and removing Iraqi President Saddam Hussein from power will likely get the most attention from analysts in the days ahead
- BUSH'S SPEECH VOA 29 Jan 2003 -- President Bush's State of the Union speech dealt with a number of proposals, including new H-I-V/AIDS assistance to Africa and additional tax cuts to prod the lethargic U-S economy. But the majority of attention, including that of editorial writers, was on what the president had to say about Iraq
- Text: "Free Iraqis" to Discuss Future of Iraq's Oil and Energy Washington File 29 Jan 2003 -- The State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs will host 15 "Free Iraqis" January 31-February 1 in Washington to discuss Iraq's
oil and energy sector, according to a January 29 press notice.
- Text: "Free Iraqis" to Discuss Future of Iraqi Economy, Infrastructure Washington File 29 Jan 2003 -- The State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs will host 15 "Free Iraqis" January 29-30 to discuss economic policy and
infrastructure issues that Iraq will face in the post-Saddam Hussein era, according to a January 29 press notice
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