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Arab
nations tell Saddam: go now and we avoid war
The Guardian, January 18, 2003
Saudi plan for Iraq leader to go into exile -- The Saudi government
is canvassing a plan to give Saddam Hussein a last-ditch chance
to go into exile if the United Nations security council passes a
new resolution authorising war against Iraq, western and Arab diplomats
have confirmed.
Worldwide
Protests to Oppose War on Iraq
The Guardian, January 18, 2003
WASHINGTON (AP) - From Bahrain to Brazil and at a national rally
in Washington, protesters worldwide are shouting ``No'' to U.S.
war plans for Iraq.
U.S.
Defers Allegation of Iraqi Breach
Washington Post, January 18, 2003
Discovery of Warheads to Be Part of Broader Indictment --
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 17 -- The Bush administration has decided not
to go immediately to the U.N. Security Council to insist that the
discovery by weapons inspectors Thursday of 12 undeclared chemical
warheads in Iraq constitutes a "material breach" of Iraq's disarmament
obligations and, therefore, justifies military action against Baghdad,
U.S. officials said today.
How
Much Proof in Iraq Is Enough for a Strike?
New York Times, January 18, 2003
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 — The discovery of 11 empty chemical warheads
by United Nations weapons inspectors has brought to the fore a simmering
debate about how much evidence must be amassed before the United
States uses military force to oust Saddam Hussein from power.
Turkey
Calls a Regional Meeting to Try to Head Off an Iraq War
New York Times, January 18, 2003
ANKARA, Turkey, Jan. 17 — The Turkish prime minister, Abdullah
Gul, said today that he had embarked on a major diplomatic effort
to head off an American-led war with Iraq, calling regional foreign
ministers to a meeting next week.
Saddam
vow to repel Mongol hordes of US
The Guardian, January 18, 2003
President addresses nation as Blair meets Hans Blix -- The Iraqi
president, Saddam Hussein, yesterday compared US-led forces being
massed for a possible invasion of Iraq to the Mongol hordes and
vowed that they will be slaughtered on the perimeter of Baghdad.
Bush
impatient, Blair insistent, Saddam defiant. And the world waits
The Independent, January 18, 2003
The chief UN weapons inspector, Hans Blix, set off en route for
Iraq last night bearing a message for Saddam Hussein that time for
anything other than complete co-operation has now run out.
We
don't want a war either, says Bagdad, California
The Guardian, January 18, 2003
Desert town claims president is motivated by oil -- Thousands of
US marines are now within half an hour of the centre of Bagdad whose
inhabitants have all fled. The surrounding area has become a desert
wasteland.
U.N.
Experts to Press Saddam on Weapons
The Guardian, January 18, 2003
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - The two agencies searching for arms in Iraq
say their chiefs are carrying a familiar message to Saddam Hussein
during a weekend trip to Baghdad: War or peace is his choice.
Arms
Inspectors Want More Time for Work in Iraq
New York Times, January 18, 2003
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 — The Bush administration and the United
Nations weapons inspectors differed sharply today on the effort
to disarm Saddam Hussein, with the inspectors saying they needed
more time, possibly months, while the White House said evidence
was rapidly accumulating to justify military action.
UK
to Censor Iraq War News
Palestine Chronicle, January 18, 2003
LONDON - The British government is planning to censor the news coverage
of a war against Iraq as part of its build-up for the launch of
possible military action, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has revealed.
US
Warns Germany of Voting Against Planned Iraq War
Palestine Chronicle, January 18, 2003
BERLIN - The United States warned Germany of voting against a planned
Iraq war in the United Nations Security Council, saying it would
have serious repercussions for their bilateral ties, the daily Frankfurter
Allgemeine Zeitung cited an unnamed American government official.
Rising
War Fears Bring Economic Turmoil to Kurdish-Ruled Zone
New York Times, January 18, 2003
ERBIL, Iraq, Jan. 17 — Signs of worry over the possibility
of war have begun to affect the tenuous economy in northern Iraq,
destabilizing the local currency and creating confusion in the market
for gasoline and food, commodities that would be essential if the
area is besieged.
Anti-war
protesters take to the streets
BBC, January 18, 2003
Mass rallies are taking place around the world to show opposition
to any war against Iraq. Demonstrations began in Japan and
were followed by protests in Pakistan, the Middle East and Russia.
More are planned in Europe and the United States.
Kuwait
arrests suspected Iraqi spy
BBC, January 17, 2003
At least 16,000 US troops have been deployed in Kuwait -- A Kuwaiti
soldier has been arrested on suspicion of spying for the Iraqi Government,
the authorities in Kuwait said on Friday.
Bush's
Policy on Iraq Labels U.S. as 'Belligerent Bully,' Byrd Says
Common Dreams, January 18, 2003
WASHINGTON - Veteran Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd blasted President
Bush on Friday for giving the United States the image "of a belligerent
bully," and said Bush's contrasting handling of threats posed by
North Korea and Iraq revealed major flaws in his foreign policy.
Iraqi
scientist decries UN inspectors
Jerusalem Post, January 18, 2003
An angry Iraqi scientist accused "Mafia-like" UN inspectors Saturday
of using his wife's illness in an attempt to lure him abroad for
interrogation about Baghdad's nuclear programs.
Anti-war
protesters gather outside American embassy in Moscow
Jerusalem Post, January 18, 2003
Hundreds of anti-war protesters have gathered outside the American
embassy in Moscow calling on America to abandon its planned attack
on Iraq.
Ron
Kovic: Peace Movement Will Be Largest Ever
Common Dreams, January 17, 2003
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. capital is bracing for antiwar protests
this weekend when demonstrators are expected to rally against a
possible U.S.-led war on Iraq.
Antiwar
drums pound
Portland Tribune, January 17, 2003
The local antiwar movement has become so mainstream that radical
activists are planning their own rally before being swallowed up
by the more than 10,000 people expected to march for peace Saturday
in downtown Portland. The smaller march is scheduled to begin in
the North Park Blocks at noon and then proceed — without a
city parade permit — to join the main protest, which is sponsored
by more than 125 Portland churches, religious organizations and
peace groups.
U.S.
planes bomb two air defense communications sites in southern Iraq
Yahoo! News, January 17, 2003
WASHINGTON - U.S. warplanes bombed two air defense communications
sites in southern Iraq on Friday, continuing a regular pattern of
attacks in response to Iraqi efforts to shoot down planes patrolling
a "no-fly" zone.
Anti-war
movement broadening
USA Today, January 16, 2003
SAN FRANCISCO — Opposition to war with Iraq may not be deep,
but it's getting wider. From liberal environmental groups to mainstream
labor organizations to conservative Republican businessmen, anti-war
sentiment is spreading beyond college students, the radical fringe
and those who protested the Vietnam War.
Witness
to Violence, Bearer of Hope
Washington Post, January 17, 2003
This seems to be Laith Kubba's moment. Talk of overthrowing Saddam
Hussein fills him with hope and trepidation. His story, the Baghdad-born
democracy activist declares, is hardly unique: It is shared by most
of Iraq.
Hundreds
of Minnesotans Board Buses for Anti-War Protest in Washington
Common Dreams, January 17, 2003
Hundreds of Minnesotans boarded buses Friday morning for a 24-hour
ride to Washington for Saturday's national rally against war with
Iraq.
It
won’t be your ’60s-style peace demonstration
Reasons for marching are as numerous and varied as the people marching
Portland Tribune, January 17, 2003
Nancy Kurkinen was 50 years old when she first took to the streets
as a political demonstrator. Yvonne Simmons, by contrast, started
attending rallies when she was 14, in postwar England. She has been
an activist for so long and in so many places that she can’t
even estimate how many demonstrations she’s attended.
100,000
Expected To Protest Iraq War
Washington Post, January 18, 2003
Organizers of today's antiwar march in Washington said yesterday
the demonstration likely would be as large as the one on Oct. 26,
which drew an estimated 100,000.
Wary
media promised frontline access in possible war
Jordan Times, January 18, 2003
WASHINGTON (R) — The US Defence Department is putting in place
plans to allow reporters to join front-line troops in a war with
Iraq, as Pentagon officials and journalists fret over whether they
can trust one another.
Qataris
not afraid of Saddam, but question US motives
UmmahNews, January 17, 2003
As the U.S. military Juggernaut gathers steam ahead of a possible
onslaught on Iraq, Qataris living within missile range of Baghdad
seem not to fear Iraqi President Saddam Hussein as much as Washington
thinks they should.
Saddam
Hussein's envoy visit to Egypt postponed
Arabic News, January 18, 2003
A source close to the Egyptian Presidency said that the visit of
member of the revolution's leadership council in Iraqi Ali Hassan
al-Majuid to Egypt, delegated by President Saddam Hussein was postponed
to a later date.
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