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Iraq to make a "significant announcement" to UN on weapons inspectors within a few hours
AFP via Babelfish translation ^ | September 16, 2002

Posted on 09/16/2002 12:45:41 PM PDT by HAL9000

Iraq would be on the point of making a "significant advertisement" with UNO (diplomats)

Monday September 16, 2002 - 19h10 GMT

BAGHDAD, 16 seven (AFP) - Iraq would be on the point of making a "significant advertisement" with UNO in the next hours, relating to the question of the return of the inspectors in disarmament, one learned Monday from Western diplomatic source in Baghdad.

The advertisement would be made "in a few hours" in New York by the head of the Iraqi diplomacy Naji Sabri, according to the diplomatic source which affirmed that the declaration "in the good direction" would defuse the crisis on the disarmament of Iraq.

The international community multiplied these last days the calls to Iraq so that it authorizes the return of the inspectors in disarmament of UNO in order to avoid an attack which the United States threatens to launch to reverse the Iraqi mode, marked to develop weapons of massive destruction.

Iraqi president Saddam Hussein chaired Monday a meeting common of the direction of the Baas party (to the capacity) and government and examined with high Iraqi persons in charge the American threats for a military offensive against the country, according to official agency INA.

The agency affirmed that the participants in the common meeting "discussed certain political questions of topicality", without more precision.

Saddam Hussein moreover examined Monday afternoon "a series of questions relating to the current political economic situation", during a second meeting in presence in particular of the number two Iraqi Ezzat Ibrahim, the vice-president Taha Yassine Ramadan, the Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Aziz and Latif Nassif Jassem, member of the Council of command of the révolutionla higher leading authority of the country), according to INA.



TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iraq; saddamhussein; unitednations
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To: johnb838
No, the objective is regime change

Exactly. Voluntary or by force. That's the only option open to Saddam.

101 posted on 09/16/2002 2:34:06 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Dog
Dog.......my guess is he will try the 'dodge' of opening discussions as to HOW to structure the re-introduction of Inspectors/return of prisoners/etc.

Saddam will give a date specific as to when these discussions will take place. The U.N. will praise him for his willingness to meet the Resolutions.

Daschle et al will applaud (and change their skivvies because they have a pant-load).

And GWB will say.........NO!
102 posted on 09/16/2002 2:36:43 PM PDT by justshe
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To: Dog
Only the ones that have been "mouthing" support for the WOT since 911... likely other terrorist supporter states.
103 posted on 09/16/2002 2:37:59 PM PDT by Robert_Paulson2
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
inspections will not be permitted at government sponsored healthcare, environmental or agricultural institutions or other sites deemed as sensitive to local religious populations, including islamic educational centers for children

That would be the first place I'd look....

104 posted on 09/16/2002 2:38:03 PM PDT by Dallas
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Yes, but my point being a Saddam in a bunker in Pakistan is not like a loose Bin Laden somewhere in the world. I don't think Saddam has the attractiveness that OBL has, nor would he last long as a guerrilla.
105 posted on 09/16/2002 2:39:30 PM PDT by johnb838
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To: Dallas
Kinda telegraph the locations doesn't it?
106 posted on 09/16/2002 2:40:05 PM PDT by johnb838
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To: TrappedInLiberalHell
I don't believe we know where he is at all times and never have. During Desert Storm the attack on the bunker that killed all of those women and kids was because we thought he was there. Later, it was discovered that there was another deeper floor where comm gear was. And the story goes "We just missed him!"

I would also point out that we as a country suck at finding one guy. All of the way back to Chief Joseph, Pancho Via, Jefferson Davis, Hitler, Adid, OBL and so one. Our methods and force structure are not set-up to kill one guy!

Going into Bagdad sounds all nice and easy because we kicked their butt's on the open plains. Study the battle for Kafji (sp?) and any Marine who was there will tell you it was a very close thing. We nearly got OUR butt's kicked. That battle lasted for over three days in a relatively small town. I personnally want nothing to do with urban warfare - unless I'm the entrenched force.

107 posted on 09/16/2002 2:41:39 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: HAL9000; Dark Wing
Hey everybody! I put my money on Saddam offering to accept unlimited no-notice inspections by Scott Ritter!

Any takers?

108 posted on 09/16/2002 2:43:14 PM PDT by Thud
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To: The Great Satan
"But that was an easy one. This is not, else Hussein would have been gone six months ago."

This should be an easy one militarily but not as easy politically. Remember Desert Storm? I have heard we used something like 7-8% smart bombs vs. something like 80-90% we would use this time. Bye-bye air defense, command-and-control, pretty palaces and deep bunkers. Remember the 100 hour ground war? By the time of the cease fire, our troops were on the hills overlooking Baghdad, I am told by someone who was there, so close they could see the outskirts with the naked eye. Take a look at the map and you will realize that this is a pretty impressive feat given the suppossed might of the early-1990s Iraqi war machine.

The analysis I have heard is that Saddam's military capability is but one-third pre-Desert Storm.

Bush has been a "patient man" only to get the political aspects in order. Heck, even the Saudis said they would allow use of their military installations if/when the U.N. gets off its butt.

109 posted on 09/16/2002 2:45:57 PM PDT by Boss_Jim_Gettys
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To: Boss_Jim_Gettys
Heck, even the Saudis said they would allow use of their military installations if/when the U.N. gets off its butt.

This is what worries me....if this new offer peels the Saudi's and say the Kuwaitis away from our position.....we are in a bind....

I have faith in Bush.....it is the other countries that worry me..

110 posted on 09/16/2002 2:50:28 PM PDT by Dog
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Baby Milk Factory

sign concession auction begins at 21:00 GMT

LOL, I thought we already blew up all the baby milk factories and civilian bomb shelters over there. Maybe they rebuilt one or two.

111 posted on 09/16/2002 2:52:55 PM PDT by Mark17
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To: TrappedInLiberalHell
So if we fail to get Saddam, we fail, period, right?

That's about 95% correct, I think. The other 5% is that Bush is committed to a regime change, not Saddam's corpse on display.

If we are able to topple his regime, and he's nowhere to be found, the mission would still be accomplished.

112 posted on 09/16/2002 2:53:54 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: Dog Gone
Anyone know when exactly this statement will be, and where we might catch it?
113 posted on 09/16/2002 2:57:13 PM PDT by Stevieboy
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To: Stevieboy
Just spotted this on the Ha'aretz news ticker:

Senior Arab source: Iraq preparing statement allowing UN weapons inspectors back into country (News Agencies)

114 posted on 09/16/2002 3:00:48 PM PDT by knak
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To: Stevieboy
I don't know when, but you'll catch it here on FR first.
115 posted on 09/16/2002 3:07:00 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: Dog Gone
from the mercury:

Iraqi move on inspectors mooted
From corresponents in Baghdad
17sep02
IRAQ'S Foreign Minister is reportedly to make "an important announcement" in New York in the next few hours that "moves in the right direction" in resolving the stand-off over disarmament.

Western diplomats in Baghdad have foreshadowed the move by Naji Sabri.

Their comments today came after President Saddam Hussein chaired three meetings of Iraq's top leadership in the space of just 24 hours.

Reuters has reported that amid rumours of some kind of reaction or letter expected from Iraq, Sabri had cancelled all appointments today.

He was to have seen UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan as well as Canadian Prime Minister Jean Cretien, among others.

French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin said some Arab officials believe Saddam may be preparing to re-admit UN arms inspectors to his country.

The United States has been urging the United Nations to act on Iraq, which it accuses of stockpiling weapons of mass destruction.

President George W. Bush, whose stated aim is to oust Saddam, has threatened US military action if the international body does not get results.

116 posted on 09/16/2002 3:10:44 PM PDT by knak
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To: HAL9000
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Secretary of State Colin Powell said Monday the U.N. Security Council is moving toward the U.S. position on Iraq, but France objected strongly to the Bush administration's insistence that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein must go.

As Powell consulted with council members, two U.N. officials said Secretary-General Kofi Annan was working with Iraqi and Arab League officials Monday night on a letter outlining Iraq's position on the return of U.N. weapons inspectors.

117 posted on 09/16/2002 3:13:02 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: The Great Satan
Like I said, this is a game of Chicken, the outcome still unknown.

My guess is that Saddam will try to deflect things by letting inspectors in, but will explicitly refuse to meet Bush's conditions.

If so, the result will be to complicate the President's attempts to get support from Dems like Dasshole, and nations like Germany and France.

We've said we'll go it alone if we have to. Backing down from that seems very unlikely, but an even slightly conciliatory statement from Iraq would certainly have the potential to slow us down.

118 posted on 09/16/2002 3:16:01 PM PDT by EternalHope
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
, but France objected strongly to the Bush administration's insistence that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein must go.

Say WHAT???

119 posted on 09/16/2002 3:19:29 PM PDT by Dog
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To: johnb838
Vince Flynn's latest novel (Seperation of Powers) is about Saddam hiding his nukes under a children's hospital......

I guess Koffi hasn't read it....LOL

120 posted on 09/16/2002 3:21:12 PM PDT by Dallas
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