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In surprise move, U.S. and four others to get uncensored copy of Iraq declaration
Associated Press
| December 9, 2002
Posted on 12/08/2002 9:08:05 PM PST by HAL9000
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12/08/2002 9:08:06 PM PST
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HAL9000
To: HAL9000
'bout time....
To: HAL9000
In a surprise decision late Sunday, the Security Council agreed to give the United States, Russia, France, China and Britain full access to Iraq's arms declaration, U.N. officials and diplomats said. Hmmmm .. could it be the someone doesn't trust the Security Council??
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posted on
12/08/2002 9:10:41 PM PST
by
Mo1
To: Mo1
And China says, "Hey, there's some pretty good stuff in here!"
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posted on
12/08/2002 9:12:23 PM PST
by
July 4th
To: HAL9000
This is great news.
I understood why they didn't want to give every country on the security council an unedited copy considering who some of the members are.
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posted on
12/08/2002 9:12:32 PM PST
by
Jean S
To: HAL9000
Good. Knowing the mentality of the UN, I thought they'd just cross off all the WMD and then let the Bush administration see the rest.
To: HAL9000
Did anyone really think it was going to be any different?
To: HAL9000
GOOD!
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posted on
12/08/2002 9:16:03 PM PST
by
crypt2k
To: HAL9000
As if the permanent members of the UNSC would find something they didn't already know...what a bunch of world communist loons.
To: Mo1
More like Hans Blix is not the last word on ANYTHING!!!
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posted on
12/08/2002 9:17:44 PM PST
by
CyberAnt
To: HAL9000
natch'
To: HAL9000
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - In a surprise decision late Sunday, the Security Council agreed to give the United States, Russia, France, China and Britain full access to Iraq's arms declaration, U.N. officials and diplomats said. The decision overrides one made Friday to distribute censored copies to the council and means that Washington won't have to wait to begin it's own analysis and translation of the 12,000 pages Iraq turned over to weapons inspectors on Saturday in Baghdad.
Under Sunday's agreement, the other 10 council members, including Syria, will only see the declaration once it is translated, analyzed and gleaned of sensitive material -- including possible instructions on bomb-making.
The decision was announced by Colombian Ambassador Alfonso Valdivieso, the current Security Council president, who met with chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix late Sunday, several hours after Iraq's long-awaited dossier arrived at U.N. headquarters.
"After consultation with the members of the Security Council, the presidency decided to allow access to the Iraqi declaration to those members with the expertise to assess the risk of proliferation and other sensitive information to begin its immediate review," he said.
U.N. officials said the only countries with that level of expertise are the five permanent members.
Valdivieso said the experts would work "in close coordination and consultation," with weapons inspectors and "will assist them in producing a working version of the declaration as soon as possible."
According to U.N. Security Council Resolution 1441, largely drafted by the Bush administration and passed on Nov. 8, any omission or false statement that Iraq makes in the declaration would constitute a "material breach," a distinction which could open the door for another war against Saddam Hussein.
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posted on
12/08/2002 9:20:21 PM PST
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
Fantastic news for the U.S. and our allies. Notice I didn't say the UN Security Council members?
To: HAL9000
"After consultation with the members of the Security Council, the presidency decided to allow access to the Iraqi declaration to those members with the expertise to assess the risk of proliferation and other sensitive information to begin its immediate review," he said.
Did they really think they could get away with the power trips they were playing?
To: Mo1
In a surprise decision late Sunday, the Security Council agreed It means Bush told the UN give it to us or we will just go ahead and attack Saddam while you are redacting. Bush had them told if you want to play games, go ahead. While you are playing those games we will win the war.
The UN after considering for 5 or 10 seconds said you can have everything.
To: concerned about politics
I understood why they didn't want to give every country on the security council an unedited copy considering who some of the members are.
Why?
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posted on
12/08/2002 9:31:49 PM PST
by
chnsmok
To: JeanS
I understood why they didn't want to give every country on the security council an unedited copy . . . . . . and just howth'hell do you expect me to get MY copy . . . hmmmm???
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posted on
12/08/2002 9:32:16 PM PST
by
Socks C.
To: chnsmok
Why? Not my post, hon. Sorry.
To: concerned about politics; JeanS
Sorry
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posted on
12/08/2002 9:43:16 PM PST
by
chnsmok
To: chnsmok
No problem.
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