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Current Operations

• COALITION FORCES TARGET IRAQI COMMUNICATIONS SITES 09 Mar 2003 -- In response to Iraqi hostile actions toward Coalition aircraft monitoring compliance of United Nations Security Council Resolutions, Operation SOUTHERN WATCH Coalition aircraft used precision-guided weapons today to target five unmanned, underground military communication sites. The communication sites were located near An Numinayah, approximately 60 miles southeast of Baghdad. The Coalition struck those targets at approximately 3 p.m. EST.
• COALITION FORCES DROP LEAFLETS IN SOUTHERN IRAQ 09 Mar 2003 -- Coalition aircraft dropped 180,000 informational leaflets in Iraq earlier today.

Deployments

US Policy

• Powell, Rice Argue For Regime Change in Iraq Washington File 09 Mar 2003 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell said March 9 that there is a "strong chance" that the new U.S.-British-Spanish proposal on Iraqi disarmament before the U.N. Security Council will receive the needed nine votes for passage. The measure, which would set a March 17 deadline for Iraqi compliance with Security Council disarmament demands, is to be voted on in coming days.
• Strong Chance for Passage of Iraq Resolution, Powell Tells NBC-TV Washington File 09 Mar 2003 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell said March 9 that he sees a strong chance that the U.S.-British-Spanish resolution on Iraq now before the U.N. Security Council will pass in coming days, thus setting a deadline of March 17 for Iraqi compliance with Security Council disarmament demands. The Secretary was interviewed on NBC's Meet the Press.
• Powell Says New Iraq Resolution Would Show Unity on Disarmament Washington File 09 Mar 2003 -- Approval of a new U.N. Security Council resolution on Iraqi disarmament proposed by the United States, Britain and Spain would indicate that the international community "is unified behind that effort," Secretary of State Colin Powell said March 9 on CNN's Late Edition. A vote is expected in coming days.
• New U.N. Resolution Would Give Iraq "Last Chance," Powell Says Washington File 09 Mar 2003 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell, interviewed March 9 on Fox News Sunday, said the March 17 deadline in a new U.N. Security Council resolution proposed by the United States, Britain and Spain would set Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's last chance to comply with U.N. disarmament demands. If he does not comply, "I think everybody knows what that means: it's time to force compliance through the use of military force," Powell said.
• U-S/IRAQ VOA 09 Mar 2003 -- U-S Secretary of State Colin Powell says the United States is closing in on the votes necessary to pass a U-N resolution that would pave the way for the use of force to disarm Saddam Hussein. But Mr. Powell acknowledges that France -- one of five permanent members of the Security Council -- could use its veto to kill the measure.
• U-S/IRAQ VOA 09 Mar 2003 -- U-S Secretary of State Colin Powell says he would not be surprised, if France vetoes a U-N Security Council resolution that paves the way for military action to disarm Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. His comments came at a time when Paris and Washington are making all-out efforts to win support for their conflicting stands on Iraq.
• U-S/IRAQ VOA 09 Mar 2003 -- U-S Secretary of State Colin Powell says the United States is coming close to winning the votes needed to pass a U-N resolution that paves the way for the use of force to disarm Iraq. But Mr. Powell concedes the possibility of a veto by France -- one of the five permanent Security Council members.
• Powell: Window Is Closing for Peaceful Solution in Iraq AFPN 09 Mar 2003 -- The window for Saddam Hussein to disarm peacefully "is closing rapidly," Secretary of State Colin Powell said this morning.

United Nations

• UNMOVIC IAEA Press Statement on Inspection Activities in Iraq UNOMIVC / IAEA 09 Mar 2003
• Tracking Inspections in Iraq RFE/L 09 Mar 2003
• Destruction of Iraqi warheads and missiles proceeds under UN supervision UN News centre 09 Mar 2003 -- The United Nations today supervised the destruction of six more Al Samoud 2 missiles and 11 additional warheads in Iraq, according to a spokesman for the world body.
• IRAQ/INSPECTORS VOA 09 Mar 2003 -- Bulldozers continued to crush banned Al-Samoud-Two missiles in Iraq Sunday. In neighboring Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, a senior official suggested Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein resign.

Foreign Reactions

• FRANCE/IRAQ VOA 09 Mar 2003 -- French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin was heading Sunday on a whirlwind trip to Angola, Cameroon and Guinea -- three non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. All three are key undecided votes on a possible U-N resolution giving Iraq a March 17 deadline to disarm, or face military action. France is leading the opposition to it.
• PAKISTAN/IRAQ/PROTEST VOA 09 Mar 2003 -- In Pakistan, tens-of-thousands of protesters gathered in the city of Rawalpindi to show solidarity with the people of Iraq, and protest a possible U-S-led war against Baghdad. The rally was organized by an alliance of six Islamic parties that made a strong showing in parliamentary elections last year. This was the second massive anti-war rally in Pakistan in a week.
• INDONESIA IRAQ PROTEST VOA 09 Mar 2003 -- Thousands of Indonesians prayed for peace in Iraq during an anti-war rally organized by Indonesia's largest Islamic group.
• PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND ISLAM VOA 09 Mar 2003 -- The latest polls taken around the world show a significant drop in support for the United States, even among traditional American allies. This fall is most dramatic in countries with significant Muslim populations despite U-S public diplomacy efforts designed to improve America's image.

News Reports

• TURKEY/POL VOA 09 Mar 2003 -- The head of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, easily won a parliamentary seat in a by-election in the southeastern province of Siirt Sunday, clearing the way for him to become prime minister. The ruling party took all three seats being contested in Siirt.