Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
16 September Iraq Special Weapons News
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Current Operations
- IRAQ WRAP VOA 16 Sept 2003-- The U-S military says six people claiming to be Americans and two who say they are British and who posed a threat to coalition forces -- are being detained in Iraq.
Deployments
US Policy
- PENTAGON / IRAQ VOA 16 Sept 2003-- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the hunt for Iraqi weapons of mass destruction is proceeding in an orderly fashion - even though no chemical or biological weapons have yet been found.
- IRAQ VOA 16 Sept 2003-- U-S officials in Iraq say they want all independent militias to be dissolved, but they have backed off from setting a deadline for the groups to disband.
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
- U.S.: Forecasts For Cost Of Iraq War Way Off The Mark RFE/RL 16 Sep 2003 -- So far, the cost of the U.S.-led war on Iraq has vastly outpaced the most common estimates that were being circulated in Washington shortly before the fighting began.
- CONGRESS IRAQ ECON VOA 16 Sept 2003-- Bush administration officials say Iraq's oil proceeds can help pay for the costs of the country's reconstruction
- IRAQ: Focus on unbiased textbooks for schools IRIN 16 Sep 2003 -- At Adnan Katan’s school in the Iraqi capital, the students can hardly wait to get their hands on new textbooks, especially in history and geography.
Foreign Reactions
News Reports
- UK MoD accused of playing `Russian roulette` over Kelly IRNA 16 Sep 2003 -- The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) was accused by David Kelly`s family Tuesday of playing a `game of Russian roulette` in releasing the identity of the late Iraq arms inspector.
- IRAQ: NGOs continue work despite threats IRIN 16 Sep 2003 -- Some international NGOs are continuing work in Iraq and are not considering downscaling, despite deteriorating security and threats made to their organisations.
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