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Current Operations

• COALITION FORCES TARGET IRAQI COMMAND AND COMMUNICATION SITES 22 Feb 2003 -- In response to Iraqi threats to Coalition aircraft monitoring compliance of United Nations Security Council Resolutions, Operation SOUTHERN WATCH Coalition aircraft used precision-guided weapons today to target six unmanned cable repeater sites that can be used for communications in targeting Coalition aircraft. The cable repeater sites were located between Al Kut, approximately 95 miles southeast of Baghdad, and Al Basrah, approximately 245 miles southeast of Baghdad. The strikes occurred at approximately 2:45 p.m. EST.

Deployments

• CJTF-HOA small craft det keeps Army's Spearhead free from danger USMC News 22 Feb 2003 -- "Since the U.S.S. Cole was attacked, the enemy knows a small boat attack is an effective form of terrorism. It's our job to make sure that doesn't happen," said Sgt. Erick J. Hodge, the noncommissioned-officer-in-charge of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa small craft detachment.

US Policy

• Bush, Aznar Discuss Possible Wording of Next U.N. Resolution Washington File 22 Feb 2003 -- White House Spokesman Ari Fleischer briefed the media at President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, on February 22. The transcript of the briefing follows
• U.S. Trying to Prepare for a Post-Saddam Iraq That Will Work Washington File 22 Feb 2003 -- Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith was interviewed February 21 by the Washington Post concerning arrangements the U.S. government is making for a possible post-war situation in Iraq. The transcript of that interview follows
• Transcript: U.S. Believes Saddam's Failed Track Record Continues Washington File 22 Feb 2003 -- A senior administration official briefed members of the media on background after President Bush and Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar spoke to the media on February 22 at Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas. The text of the background briefing follows
• BUSH/IRAQ VOA 22 Feb 2003 -- President Bush met Saturday with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar to discuss possible military action against Iraq. The two men discussed plans to present another U-N resolution in the coming week that would accuse Iraq of violating U-N demands that it give-up suspected stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons.

United Nations

• UN inspectors in Iraq probe missile development facilities UN News Centre 22 Feb 2003 -- As the United Nations continued its arms inspections in Iraq today, experts from the world body probed further into the country's missile development capacity.
• IRAQ/MISSILES VOA 22 Feb 2003 -- Iraq has yet to directly respond the U-N chief weapons inspector Hans Blix's demand that it destroy banned Al-Samoud-two missiles.
• Tracking Inspections in Iraq RFE/L 22 Feb 2003

Foreign Reactions

• UN: Russia Affirms Objection To Second Resolution On Iraq RFE/L 22 Feb 2003 -- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Yurii Fedotov is quoted today as saying his country opposes any new UN resolution authorizing the use of force against Iraq.
• MALAYSIA / N-A-M VOA 22 Feb 2003 -- Ministers from the world's developing nations call on Iraq to rid itself of weapons of mass destruction, while expressing "grave concern" over U-S threats to use force against Baghdad. Their document will be presented to the heads of states at the summit on Monday.
• MALAYSIA/N-A-M VOA 22 Feb 2003 -- Non-Arab ministers at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Malaysia are hoping for a communiqué demanding that Baghdad surrender any weapons of mass destruction, while Arab delegates are lobbying for a more softly-worded resolution. But the delegates are apparently united in a condemnation of U-S plans to attack Iraq.

News Reports