Saturday, February 22, 2003
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Inspectors Call U.S. Tips 'Garbage'
While diplomatic maneuvering continues over Turkish bases and a new United Nations resolution, inside Iraq, U.N. arms inspectors are privately complaining about the quality of U.S. intelligence and accusing the United States of sending them on wild-goose chases.
U.N. Nuclear Chief Says 'No Reason' to Halt Weapons Inspections
El Baradei told the U.N. Security Council that inspectors had found no evidence that Iraq had resumed its nuclear weapons program. He also said they could do their job without Iraq's full cooperation.
Canada says will not join solo U.S. attack on Iraq
"If they (the Americans) want to go there all alone, they can go there all alone but we say they must go with the authorization of the United Nations," said Prime Minister Jean Chretien.
U.S. Government Seeks to Dismiss Anti-War Lawsuit
The federal court should not get involved in this "delicate international political scenario,'' the government's attorneys argued in court papers. "Such an intrusion could embolden Iraq and thus reduce the chances of a peaceful resolution.''
Blair Warns Iraq Ties with Al Qaeda Are Growing
"If you leave Saddam Hussein with his chemical, biological and potentially nuclear weapons, the link between that and international terrorism is so obvious that it hardly needs to be stated," Blair stated.
Agencies Warn of Lone Terrorists
A classified F.B.I. intelligence bulletin, issued on Wednesday to state and local law enforcement agencies throughout the country, warned the authorities to be on the alert for lone terrorists who are not directed by organizations like Al Qaeda.
U.S. Federal Debt Near Legal Limit
The new era of red ink that the government faces even before President Bush's latest proposals for more than $1 trillion in tax cuts over 10 years...The White House now projects a deficit of more than $300 billion this year and next, as well as deficits for at least the next decade.
Pentagon: $28B Spent on Fighting Terror
The costs of a war with Iraq would be on top of the $28 billion the U.S. military has already spent battling terrorists in Afghanistan and around the world since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Pentagon officials said Friday.
Israeli delegation returns from Washington empty-handed
The Israeli delegation to Washington DC will return to Israel empty-handed after failing to secure the $12 billion package, including loan guarantees...Israeli sources said that they expect to eventually receive a positive response to the request.
As the world focuses on Iraq, the bodies pile up in Gaza
In the past week, while the world's press focused on the UN Security Council and Baghdad, the violence has suddenly surged. In six days, at least 30 Palestinians have been killed in a series of Israeli operations, chiefly in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank city of Nablus.
Inspectors Call U.S. Tips 'Garbage'
While diplomatic maneuvering continues over Turkish bases and a new United Nations resolution, inside Iraq, U.N. arms inspectors are privately complaining about the quality of U.S. intelligence and accusing the United States of sending them on wild-goose chases.
U.N. Nuclear Chief Says 'No Reason' to Halt Weapons Inspections
El Baradei told the U.N. Security Council that inspectors had found no evidence that Iraq had resumed its nuclear weapons program. He also said they could do their job without Iraq's full cooperation.
Canada says will not join solo U.S. attack on Iraq
"If they (the Americans) want to go there all alone, they can go there all alone but we say they must go with the authorization of the United Nations," said Prime Minister Jean Chretien.
U.S. Government Seeks to Dismiss Anti-War Lawsuit
The federal court should not get involved in this "delicate international political scenario,'' the government's attorneys argued in court papers. "Such an intrusion could embolden Iraq and thus reduce the chances of a peaceful resolution.''
Blair Warns Iraq Ties with Al Qaeda Are Growing
"If you leave Saddam Hussein with his chemical, biological and potentially nuclear weapons, the link between that and international terrorism is so obvious that it hardly needs to be stated," Blair stated.
Agencies Warn of Lone Terrorists
A classified F.B.I. intelligence bulletin, issued on Wednesday to state and local law enforcement agencies throughout the country, warned the authorities to be on the alert for lone terrorists who are not directed by organizations like Al Qaeda.
U.S. Federal Debt Near Legal Limit
The new era of red ink that the government faces even before President Bush's latest proposals for more than $1 trillion in tax cuts over 10 years...The White House now projects a deficit of more than $300 billion this year and next, as well as deficits for at least the next decade.
Pentagon: $28B Spent on Fighting Terror
The costs of a war with Iraq would be on top of the $28 billion the U.S. military has already spent battling terrorists in Afghanistan and around the world since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Pentagon officials said Friday.
Israeli delegation returns from Washington empty-handed
The Israeli delegation to Washington DC will return to Israel empty-handed after failing to secure the $12 billion package, including loan guarantees...Israeli sources said that they expect to eventually receive a positive response to the request.
As the world focuses on Iraq, the bodies pile up in Gaza
In the past week, while the world's press focused on the UN Security Council and Baghdad, the violence has suddenly surged. In six days, at least 30 Palestinians have been killed in a series of Israeli operations, chiefly in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank city of Nablus.
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