Listing of Articles Relating to Iraqi Sanctions being Lifted pre-2003

2. Agence France Presse -- English, November 21, 2002 Thursday, International News, 629 words, Iraq seeks successful UN inspections to lift war threat, FARUK SHUKRI, BAGHDAD, Nov 21

3. Agence France Presse -- English, November 18, 2002 Monday, International News, 827 words, Inspectors arrive in Baghdad as US warns Iraq against attacking planes, BAGHDAD, Nov 18

4. AFX European Focus, November 14, 2002 Thursday, GENERAL; GOVERNMENT, 225 words, Iraq wants deal on UN resolution to lead to end of sanctions - report, BAGHDAD

5. Agence France Presse -- English, November 14, 2002 Thursday, International News, 568 words, Iraq wants deal on Resolution 1441 to lead to end of sanctions, BAGHDAD, Nov 14

6. Agence France Presse -- English, November 14, 2002 Thursday, International News, 758 words, Iraq wants deal on Resolution 1441 to lead to end of sanctions, FARUK SHUKRI, BAGHDAD, Nov 14

7. Agence France Presse -- English, November 14, 2002 Thursday, International News, 172 words, Qatar urges UN and Iraq to work together and lift sanctions, DOHA, Nov 14

8. Agence France Presse -- English, October 13, 2002 Sunday, International News, 511 words, Iraq remembers war dead children in shadow of new conflict, BARRY PARKER, BAGHDAD, Oct 13

9. Economist.Com, September 19, 2002 Thursday, The Economist Global Agenda, 985 words, Crude bargaining; Oil prices

10. Agence France Presse -- English, September 17, 2002 Tuesday, International News, 825 words, Iraq says US now has no excuse for war, wants sanctions lifted fast, EZZEDINE SAID, BAGHDAD, Sept 17

11. The Observer, September 15, 2002, Observer Magazine Pages, Pg. 24, 4859 words, Observer Magazine: Cover Story: Return to Kurdistan: In the summer of 1991, Gung-Ho Student Jason Burke headed off to join the Kurdish rebel fighters in Iraq. Eleven years on, he retraces his journey in a country on the brink of war., Jason Burke

12. Agence France Presse -- English, August 29, 2002 Thursday, Financial Pages, 599 words, Oil prices edge up as traders turn buyers ahead of long US weekend, LONDON, Aug 29

13. Kuwait Times, July 13, 2002, 1318 words, IRAQ URGED TO IMPLEMENT UN RESOLUTIONS

14. Middle East News Online: Jordan Times (Amman), July 10, 2002, 1209 words, JORDAN TIMES (AMMAN): COMMENTARY

15. Agence France Presse -- English, July 7, 2002 Sunday, International News, 325 words, Amman rejects use of force against Iraq, urges dialogue, AMMAN, July 7

16. Middle East News Online: Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), July 3, 2002, 1245 words, RADIO FREE EUROPE - RADIO LIBERTY (RFE/RL): ATLARGE IRAQ MAINHEADLINES

17. BBC Monitoring International Reports, July 1, 2002, 497 words, NEXT ROUND OF UN-IRAQ TALKS MUST END SANCTIONS - IRAQI PAPER

18. June 26, 2002, Wednesday, BC cycle, Business News, 669 words, France proposes ending controversial policy on pricing Iraqi oil, By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writer, UNITED NATIONS

19. The Guardian (London), May 8, 2002, Guardian Foreign Pages, Pg. 12, 324 words, UN poised to revise sanction on Iraq, Julian Borger in Washington
20. Agence France Presse -- English, May 7, 2002 Tuesday, International News, 417 words

21. April 9, 2002, Tuesday, BC cycle, Business News; International News, 467 words, Cabinet official: Russia has no intention to drop oil export restrictions before mid-May, By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press Writer, MOSCOW

22. Agence France Presse -- English, March 20, 2002 Wednesday, International News, 530 words, Former UN officials launch ad campaign to end sanctions on Iraq, PARIS, March 20

23. The Moscow Times, March 18, 2002, No. 2403, 1174 words, Moscow's Softening Stance on Saddam, Natalia Yefimova

24. BBC Monitoring International Reports, March 11, 2002, 265 words, RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS FOR PEACEFUL APPROACH IN MIDDLE EAST

25. Deutsche Presse-Agentur, March 8, 2002, Friday, Politics, 587 words, 2nd ROUNDUP: Talks between Annan and Iraqi minister end, New York

26. Deutsche Presse-Agentur, March 7, 2002, Thursday, Politics, 516 words, ROUNDUP: "Focused" talks between Annan and Iraqi minister end, New York

27. RIA Novosti, March 06, 2002, 2259847, 746 words, USA, IRAQ TO JOIN HANDS WITH U.N.?

28. Agence France Presse -- English, February 28, 2002 Thursday, International News, 565 words, Gulf Arabs, EU say Israel must lift all restrictions on Arafat, GRANADA, Spain, Feb 28

29. Agence France Presse -- English, February 13, 2002 Wednesday, International News, 184 words, Austria's Haider calls for lifting of UN embargo on Iraq, BAGHDAD, Feb 13

30. Agence France Presse -- English, February 8, 2002 Friday, International News, 584 words, No Iraqi change on UN inspections, wary Turkey says, ANKARA, Feb 8

31. Agence France Presse -- English, February 7, 2002 Thursday, International News, 317 words, US, Russia in "productive" talks on Iraqi sanctions review, GENEVA, Feb 7

32. The Sunday Herald, February 3, 2002, Pg. 15, 1038 words, Bush loses his plot;The US approach to terrorism is overly hawkish, says Trever Royle, and that could spell the end of any coalition, Trevor Royle

33. Agence France Presse -- English, January 24, 2002 Thursday, International News, 400 words, Turkey urges Iraq to end arms stand-off to escape US wrath, ANKARA, Jan 24

34. Agence France Presse -- English, December 31, 2001 Monday, International News, 728 words, Gulf Arab leaders sign up for economic union, expand defense, SULEIMAN NIMR AND HABIB TRABELSI, MUSCAT, Dec 31

35. Agence France Presse -- English, November 28, 2001 Wednesday, Domestic, non-Washington, General News, 455 words, AFP World News Summary for Wednesday, November 28 (since 2100

36. The Observer, November 18, 2001, Observer News Pages, Pg. 28, 1234 words, Comment: Now comes the hard bit: Until the problems of Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq are addressed, the West has won nothing, Mary Riddell

37. M2 PRESSWIRE, November 16, 2001, 3755 words, UN Economically viable, non-military Palestinian State 'the best bet'; Israeli Foreign Minister tells Assembly; Different views offered on use of sanctions, with calls for review of embargoes on Libya, Iraq - Part 1 of 2.

38. Middle East Economic Digest, November 2, 2001, Pg. 2, 221 words, US GEARS UP TO REVIVE 'SMART SANCTIONS'

39. Middle East Economic Digest, November 2, 2001, Comment & Analysis; Pg. 2, 258 words, Iraq: US gears up to revive 'smart sanctions'

40. CNN, CNN SUNDAY MORNING 07:00, October 14, 2001 Sunday, Transcript # 101413CN.V46, News; International, 543 words, White House Calls Recent al Qaeda Statements Propaganda, Martin Savidge, Donna Kelley, Major Garrett

41. The Scotsman, October 6, 2001, Saturday, Pg. 3, 651 words, BRITISH AND US PLANES ATTACK IRAQ AGAIN IN BATTLE THAT NEVER ENDS, Jim Mcbeth

42. Agence France Presse -- English, September 15, 2001 Saturday, International News, 277 words, End embargos to save children, world parliamentarians say, OUAGADOUGOU, Sept 15

43. Agence France Presse -- English, August 24, 2001 Friday, Domestic, non-Washington, General News, 625 words, Britain lifts block on Iraqi oil price till end of August, ROBERT HOLLOWAY, UNITED NATIONS, Aug 24

44. Middle East Newsfile, July 8, 2001 Sunday, 601 words, ARAB VIEW: Misunderstood sanctions, By Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid, IRAQ

45. The Irish Times, July 7, 2001, CITY EDITION; WORLD NEWS; WORLD VIEW; Pg. 12, 887 words, UN's delay on ending sanctions hurts only Iraqi people Unicef estimates that about 4,500 children die each month as a result of the blanket embargo on Iraq, By JUSTIN KILCULLEN

46. July 4, 2001, Wednesday, BC cycle, International News, 652 words, Iraq and Russia win latest battle on overhauling sanctions, but U.S. and Britain pledge to fight on, By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writer, UNITED NATIONS

47. Agence France Presse -- English, June 29, 2001, Friday, International news, 635 words, Iraq, Middle East peace on agenda of Powell's talks in Jordan, Hala Boncompagni, AMMAN, June 29

48. June 27, 2001, Wednesday, BC cycle, International News, 530 words, Russia rejects British-U.S. sanctions plan, proposes own plan for Iraq, By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writer, UNITED NATIONS

49. June 26, 2001, Tuesday, BC cycle, International News, 426 words, Russia rejects British-U.S. sanctions plan, proposes own plan for Iraq, By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writer, UNITED NATIONS

50. The Economist, June 16, 2001 U.S. Edition, INTERNATIONAL, 509 words, The council, its list and its music

51. The Times (London), May 25, 2001, Friday, Features, 478 words, Smarter sanctions

52. Financial Times (London,England) , May 23, 2001 Wednesday, London Edition 1, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA ; Pg. 13 , 999 words, Prospects bleak for US links with Iran: As Congress reviews US sanctions, the relationship has been exacerbated by the Israeli conflict, writes Guy Dinmore , By GUY DINMORE

53. TASS, May 23, 2001, Wednesday, 228 words, Russia criticizes British draft to end sanctions agnst Iraq, By Oksana Polischuk, UNITED NATIONS, May 23

54. XINHUA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE, May 22, 2001, Tuesday, WORLD NEWS; POLITICAL, 465 words, U.N. Council Mulls New Iraqi Sanction Plan, UNITED NATIONS, May 21

55. Agence France Presse -- English, May 20, 2001, Sunday, International news, 597 words, Syrian PM to seal end to 20-year rift with landmark Baghdad visit, Farouk Choukri, BAGHDAD, May 20

56. Middle East Newsfile, May 19, 2001 Saturday, 587 words, Editorial: No veto to Saddam, IRAQ

57. Middle East Newsfile, May 19, 2001 Saturday, 896 words, Commentary: Need for a new Iraq strategy, By Amir Taheri, IRAQ

58. Agence France Presse -- English, May 17, 2001, Thursday, Domestic, non-Washington, general news item, 676 words, British diplomat proposes abolishing UN embargo on non-military trade with Iraq, Robert Holloway, UNITED NATIONS, May 16

59. Manchester Evening News, May 17, 2001, NEWS; Pg. 6, 240 words, Lifeline for Iraqis

60. Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press, May 16, 2001, THE NEWS OF THE WEEK; International Affairs; Vol. 53, No. 16; Pg. 17, 455 words, Middle East; IRAQ, VLADIMIR PUTIN DIDN'T WITHDRAW FROM SANCTIONS REGIME. By Aleksandr Reutov. Kommersant, April 19, 2001, p. 2. Condensed text:

61. The Economist, May 5, 2001 U.S. Edition, SPECIAL, 3204 words, George Bush's revolution, Washington, dc

62. Agence France Presse -- English, April 21, 2001, Saturday, International news, 226 words, Iraqi vice president ends Moscow visit, MOSCOW, April 21

63. Agence France Presse -- English, April 18, 2001, Wednesday, International news, 173 words, Iraqi vice president meets Russian officials on UN sanctions, MOSCOW, April 18

64. Agence France Presse -- English, April 17, 2001, Tuesday, International news, 163 words, Iraqi vice president in Moscow for talks on UN embargo, MOSCOW, April 17

65. Agence France Presse -- English, April 14, 2001, Saturday, International news, 271 words, Iraq rejects Russian deal to end sanctions, BAGHDAD, April 14

66. Agence France Presse -- English, April 11, 2001, Wednesday, International news, 269 words, Jordan's King Abdullah II calls for lifting sanctions on Iraq, CAIRO, April 11

67. Agence France Presse -- English, April 7, 2001, Saturday, International news, 381 words, Syria's Baath urges "concentrated action" in favour of Iraq, DAMASCUS, April 7

68. Agence France Presse -- English, April 3, 2001, Tuesday, International news, 255 words, UN and Iraq could agree on deal to end sanctions: Russia, MOSCOW, April 3

69. Agence France Presse -- English, March 28, 2001, Wednesday, International news, 820 words, Iraq and Kuwait united over aid to Palestinians, far apart in their ties, Hala Boncompagni, AMMAN, March 27

70. Agence France Presse -- English, March 27, 2001, Tuesday, International news, 82 words, Abdullah calls for lifting of UN sanctions on Iraq, AMMAN, March 27

71. Agence France Presse -- English, March 27, 2001, Tuesday, International news, 340 words, Abdullah calls for lifting of UN sanctions on Iraq, AMMAN, March 27

72. Agence France Presse -- English, March 27, 2001, Tuesday, International news, 840 words, Arab leaders open summit still divided over Iraq, united on Palestinian aid, Peter King, AMMAN, March 27

73. Agence France Presse -- English, March 27, 2001, Tuesday, International news, 391 words, Annan, Iraqi officials discuss possible May talks, AMMAN, March 27

74. Agence France Presse -- English, March 27, 2001, Tuesday, International news, 242 words, Outgoing Arab League chief calls for Iraqi-Kuwaiti reconciliation, AMMAN, March 27

75. Agence France Presse -- English, March 27, 2001, Tuesday, International news, 742 words, Iraq and Kuwait united over aid to Palestinians but far apart in their ties, Hala Boncompagni, AMMAN, March 27

76. Agence France Presse -- English, March 26, 2001, Monday, International news, 832 words, Iraq and Kuwait remain arch foes as Arab summit nears, Peter King

77. Agence France Presse -- English, March 26, 2001, Monday, International news, 635 words, Iraq looks to be Arab summit's make or break issue, Hassan Jouini, AMMAN, March 26

78. United Press International, March 20, 2001, Tuesday, GENERAL NEWS, 1989 words, Global impact news alert, By DERK KINNANE ROELOFSMA, United Press International

79. Deutsche Presse-Agentur, March 19, 2001, Monday,, International News, 439 words, Iraqi vice president calls for U.S. troops to leave Gulf, Amman

80. Agence France Presse -- English, March 11, 2001, Sunday, International news, 146 words, Syria calls for Arab action against embargo on Iraq, DAMASCUS, March 11

81. Kuwait Times, March 11, 2001, 446 words, AUSTRIA HOPES TO EXPAND ECONOMIC TIES WITH KUWAIT

82. Agence France Presse -- English, February 27, 2001, Tuesday, International news, 469 words, IRAN

83. Agence France Presse -- English, February 26, 2001, Monday, Domestic, non-Washington, general news item, 219 words, Iraqi foreign minister starts talks at UN on sanctions, UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26

84. Agence France Presse -- English, February 26, 2001, Monday, Domestic, non-Washington, general news item, 581 words, Iraq demands end to sanctions in first talks at UN for two years, Robert Holloway, UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26

85. Evening News (Edinburgh), February 26, 2001, Monday, Pg. 6, 177 words, WAR GOES ON FOR MOTHERS

86. Financial Times (London,England) , February 26, 2001 Monday, London Edition 1, EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST ; Pg. 7 , 593 words, EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST: Powell urges Israel to end blockades , By JUDY DEMPSEY, CAROLA HOYOS and ROULA KHALAF , UNITED NATIONS and BRUSSELS

87. Financial Times (London,England) , February 26, 2001 Monday, London Edition 2, EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST ; Pg. 7 , 587 words, EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST: Powell urges Israel to end blockades , By JUDY DEMPSEY, CAROLA HOYOS and ROULA KHALAF , JERUSALEM and BRUSSELS

88. Agence France Presse -- English, February 25, 2001, Sunday, International news, 230 words, Emirati leader urges Arabs to end sanctions on Iraq, ABU DHABI, Feb 25

89. Agence France Presse -- English, February 25, 2001, Sunday, International news, 816 words, Powell urges halt to Mideast unrest, end to Israeli "siege" on Palestinians, Matthew Lee and Hisham Abdallah

90. Agence France Presse -- English, February 25, 2001, Sunday, International news, 927 words, Powell urges halt to Mideast unrest, end to Israeli "siege" on Palestinians, Matthew Lee and Hisham Abdallah

91. Agence France Presse -- English, February 25, 2001, Sunday, International news, 442 words, Iraq, Mideast peace at heart of Powell-Abdullah talks, AMMAN, Feb 25

92. Sunday Express, February 25, 2001, NEWS; Pg. 27, 202 words, SADDAM IN UN PLEA, FROM MICHAEL THEOLOUDOU MIDDLE EAST CORRESPONDENT

93. Agence France Presse -- English, February 20, 2001, Tuesday, International news, 214 words, Baghdad urges Moscow to act against US-British aggression, BAGHDAD, Feb 20

94. Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire, February 19, 2001, 281 words, LIBYA CONDEMNS BRITISH, AMERICAN AGGRESSION

95. Agence France Presse -- English, February 18, 2001, Sunday, International news, 419 words, Hundreds protests outside UN heaquarters, US embassy, AMMAN, Feb 18

96. CNN, CNN CROSSFIRE 19:30, February 16, 2001; Friday, Transcript # 01021600V20, News; Domestic, 3461 words, Military Strikes Against Iraq: A Show of Power or an Exercise in Futility?, Ted Galen Carpenter, Richard Perle, Robert Novak, Bill Press

97. CNN, CNN INSIDE POLITICS 17:00, February 16, 2001; Friday, Transcript # 01021600V15, News; International, 10868 words, United States and Great Britain Launch Strikes Against Iraq, Henry Kissinger, Michael O'Hanlon, Raghida Dergham, Gil Tamary, Toby Harndon, Sam Brownback, Bob Martin, Bernard Shaw, Jamie Mcintyre, John King, Jane Arraf, Christiane Amanpour, Richard Roth, Andrea Koppel, Robert Novak, Eileen O'Connor, Jamie Mcintyre, David Ensor

98. The Spectator, February 10, 2001, Pg. 12 13, 2111 words, DON'T BLAME THE ARABS; In this exclusive interview with Justin Marozzi, Opec's new secretary general, Dr Ali Rodriguez-Araque, accuses the West of racism and humbug, and calls for an end to sanctions against Iraq, Justin Marozzi

99. DAILY MAIL (London), January 22, 2001, Pg. 41, 1405 words, Ten years on, why Saddam still needs to keep his country's children dying, Ross Benson

100. Agence France Presse -- English, January 21, 2001, Sunday, International news, 285 words, Kuwaiti paper says sanctions on Iraq only benefited Baghdad's ruling elite, KUWAIT CITY, Jan 21

What about this one:

Copyright 2000 Agence France Presse
Agence France Presse -- English

August 12, 2000, Saturday

SECTION: International news

LENGTH: 200 words

HEADLINE: American group to make film calling for end to Iraq sanctions

DATELINE: BAGHDAD, Aug 12

BODY:
Voices in the Wilderness, a US group fighting to lift the UN embargo against Iraq, said Saturday it will produce a film about the suffering the sanctions have caused.

The documentary, which will be filmed in the southern Iraqi city of Basrah, is intended "to show the tragic result of the sanctions," the group said in a news release distributed in Baghdad.

Basrah was severely damaged during the 1980-81 Iran-Iraq war and in the 1991 Gulf War, in which Iraqi occupation forces were ousted from neighboring Kuwait.

Efforts to rebuild the city's infrastructure have been hampered by the sanctions, which were imposed after Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990.

Former US Marine Scott Ritter, who worked as a UN arms inspector in Iraq, said August 3 he was making his own documentary to counter what he said was unsubstantiated and inaccurate information Washington had spread about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.

The UN embargo on Iraq is not supposed to be lifted until the UN verifies whether Iraq has eliminated its weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles. However, that process is currently frozen, because Iraq refuses to allow new inspectors into the country.

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LOAD-DATE: August 12, 2000

Copyright 1994 Agence France Presse
Agence France Presse -- English

December 20, 1994 12:35 Eastern Time

SECTION: International news

LENGTH: 294 words

HEADLINE: Aziz hails security council members urging for embargo end

DATELINE: BAGHDAD, Dec 20

BODY:
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz here on Tuesday praised UN Security Council members which back the lifting of the four-year international sanctions imposed on Iraq.

Aziz "hailed the position adopted by well-intentioned parties in the security council toward the suffering of Iraq's children, and their recognition that Iraq has complied with the UN resolutions," the state-run agency INA reported.

Although he did not name the countries, Aziz was probably referring to Russia, China and France, which have called for a gradual lifting of the sanctions despite vehement US and British opposition.

He told a congress of Iraqi emmigrants that the United States was "responsible for keeping up the blocade," referring to oil and trade embargo imposed on Iraq after its August 1990 invasion of Kuwait.

"The United States is hindering all efforts (to lift the sanctions) and inventing false pretexts to justify its iniquitous stance," Aziz added, branding US policy as "colonialist."

Iraq recognised Kuwait on November 10 meeting a key condition for lifting the sanctions. But four days later they were renewed by the security council which argued Baghdad still had to comply with resolutions on disarmament and the human rights.

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AFP

LOAD-DATE: December 20, 1994

101. The Evening Standard (London), January 17, 2001, Pg. 13, 1159 words, Lifting sanctions is the best hope, Trevor Mostyn

102. The Herald (Glasgow), January 17, 2001, Pg. 2, 498 words, Britain ready to lift Iraqi sanctions, Deborah Summers Political Correspondent

103. Agence France Presse -- English, January 16, 2001, Tuesday, International news, 221 words, Iraq has no hope Bush will lift the sanctions, CAIRO, Jan 16

104. Agence France Presse -- English, January 15, 2001, Monday, International news, 429 words, British activists say water and sanitation biggest killers in Iraq, AMMAN, Jan 15

105. BBC Monitoring Europe - Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring, January 15, 2001, Monday, 190 words, Italian foreign minister urges easing of Iraq embargo

106. BBC Monitoring Europe - Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring, January 15, 2001, Monday, 190 words, Italian foreign minister urges easing of Iraq embargo

107. The Irish Times, January 2, 2001, CITY EDITION; EDITORIAL PAGE; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Pg. 17, 184 words, UN sanctions on Iraq

108. Agence France Presse -- English, December 19, 2000, Tuesday, International news, 324 words, URGENT --- EgyptAir to start weekly flights to Baghdad after holiday, CAIRO, Dec 19

109. TASS, December 18, 2000, Monday, 225 words, Russian committee demands end to sanctions against Iraq, By Oksana Polischuk, UNITED NATIONS, December 18

110. Middle East Economic Digest, December 8, 2000, Comment & Analysis; Pg. 5, 240 words, Iraq: Baghdad launches diplomatic blitz

111. What The Papers Say (Russia), December 6, 2000, Wednesday, INDUSTRY EVENTS, 106 words, CHINA CALLS ON UN TO LIFT SANCTIONS FROM IRAQ

112. Deutsche Presse-Agentur, December 5, 2000, Tuesday,, International News, 150 words, China urges U.N. Security Council to end Iraq sanctions, Beijing

113. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH(LONDON), December 02, 2000, Saturday, Pg. 18, 982 words, Can Saddam triumph with crude tactics? Oil rich Iraq is threatening to turn off the taps in an effort to bring UN sanctions to an end. Anton La Guardia reports, By Anton La Guardia

114. Deutsche Presse-Agentur, December 1, 2000, Friday,, International News, 520 words, Annan renews call to lift Iraq sanctions, New York

115. November 30, 2000, Thursday, BC cycle, International News, 399 words, Aziz: Iraq won't agree to U.N. team headed by Blix, By JUDITH INGRAM, Associated Press Writer, MOSCOW

116. Agence France Presse -- English, November 21, 2000, Tuesday, International news, 140 words, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz to visit China, BEIJING, Nov 21

117. Agence France Presse -- English, November 15, 2000, Wednesday, International news, 241 words, Aziz could visit China end-November, BAGHDAD, Nov 15

118. Lloyd's List, November 14, 2000, Pg. 5, 549 words, Jordan - Moves to lift Aqaba checks, Brian Reyes

119. United Press International, November 14, 2000, Tuesday, GENERAL NEWS, 316 words, Russian Foreign Minister's visit strengthens ties with Iraq, By GHASSAN al-KADI, BAGHDAD, Iraq, Nov. 14

120. Birmingham Post, November 11, 2000, Saturday, Pg. 7, 310 words, CAMPAIGN TO LIFT IRAQ SANCTIONS, John Deane

121. BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, November 04, 2000, Saturday, Part 4 The Middle East; THE MIDDLE EAST; IRAQ; ME/D3989/MED, 152 words, Assembly Speaker receives Irish parliamentary delegation

122. BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, November 04, 2000, Saturday, Part 4 The Middle East; THE MIDDLE EAST; IRAQ; ME/D3989/MED, 152 words, Assembly Speaker receives Irish parliamentary delegation

123. TASS, October 28, 2000, Saturday, 415 words, Russian NGO delegation returns to Moscow from Baghdad, By Mikhail Alandarenko, Baghdad, October 28

124. Agence France Presse -- English, October 22, 2000, Sunday, International news, 940 words, Iraq discreetly slips back onto the Arab scene, Farouk Choukri, BAGHDAD, Oct 22

125. Deutsche Presse-Agentur, October 12, 2000, Thursday,, Sports, 569 words, Iran routs Lebanon 4-0 in Asia Cup match, By Matthew Beard, dpa, Beirut

126. Agence France Presse -- English, September 28, 2000, Thursday, Domestic, non-Washington, general news item, 1106 words, Former commander sees little alternative to "pinpricks" and sanctions on Iraq, WASHINGTON, Sept 28

127. M2 PRESSWIRE, September 14, 2000, 6613 words, UN Issues related to Sanctions and Security Council reform; Taken up during General Assembly debate

128. Agence France Presse -- English, September 2, 2000, Saturday, International news, 234 words, Gulf states to study Qatar call to end sanctions on Iraq, JEDDAH, Sept 2

129. Agence France Presse -- English, August 30, 2000, Wednesday, International news, 186 words, Iraq's parliamentary speaker urges US politicians to lift embargo, BAGHDAD, Aug 30

130. Agence France Presse -- English, August 12, 2000, Saturday, International news, 200 words, American group to make film calling for end to Iraq sanctions, BAGHDAD, Aug 12

131. The Herald (Glasgow), August 8, 2000, Pg. 6, 387 words, Protesters call for end to sanctions

132. Agence France Presse -- English, August 1, 2000, Tuesday, International news, 611 words, Libyan Foreign Minister Shalgham ends landmark visit to Russia, Philippa D'Arcy, MOSCOW, Aug 1

133. Kuwait Times, July 31, 2000, 2058 words, KUWAIT: SADDAM DEPLOYS 'HONEYPOT' SQUADS TO KILL OPPONENTS ABROAD: 'PRESS IRAQ TO END MISERY'

134. Deutsche Presse-Agentur, July 28, 2000, Friday,, International News, 286 words, Russia restates demand that U.N. lifts sanctions on Iraq, Moscow

135. Deutsche Presse-Agentur, July 28, 2000, Friday,, International News, 216 words, Hollywood stars urge end to Iraq sanctions, Washington

136. Agence France Presse -- English, July 26, 2000, Wednesday, International news, 940 words, Putin to meet Iraq's Aziz, discuss end of UN sanctions, MOSCOW, July 26

137. The Herald (Glasgow), July 18, 2000, Pg. 20, 433 words, Opec rolls out the barrels to cut price, William Hardy

138. Deutsche Presse-Agentur, June 30, 2000, Friday,, International News, 428 words, Malaysia raps Islamic nations for backing Iraqi sanctions, Kuala Lumpur

139. Agence France Presse -- English, June 28, 2000, Wednesday, International news, 963 words, URGENT--- Two UN workers shot dead in Iraq, BAGHDAD, June 28

140. Federal News Service, June 28, 2000, Wednesday, CAPITOL HILL HEARING, 8230 words, HEARING OF THE NEAR EASTERN AND SOUTH ASIAN SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE SUBJECTS: IRAQ LIBERATION ACT IMPLEMENTATION; THE IRAQI NATIONAL CONGRESS CHAIRED BY: SENATOR SAM BROWNBACK (R-KS) LOCATION: 419 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME: 9:10 A.M. EDT DATE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2000

141. Federal News Service, June 26, 2000, Monday, STATE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING, 6988 words, STATE DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND BRIEFING BRIEFER: SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL LOCATION: STATE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING ROOM, WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME: 5:35 P.M. EDT DATE: MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2000

142. The Statesman (India), June 16, 2000, 309 words, TYRANT SURVIVES: THE UN HAS TO DEAL WITH SADDAM

143. Agence France Presse -- English, June 7, 2000, Wednesday, Domestic, non-Washington, general news item, 1367 words, New UN body could be ready to start inspections in Iraq in August, UNITED NATIONS, June 7

144. Agence France Presse -- English, May 31, 2000, Wednesday, Financial pages, 1198 words, Iraq pumping 3.1 million barrels of oil a day: minister, BAGHDAD, May 31

145. Agence France Presse -- English, May 25, 2000, Thursday, International news, 340 words, Saddam rebuilding arsenal, British minister warns, LONDON, May 25

146. XINHUA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE, May 19, 2000, Friday, WORLD NEWS; POLITICAL, 135 words, Iraq Wishes to Reestablish Diplomatic Relations With France, PARIS, May 19

147. Christian Science Monitor (Boston, MA), May 9, 2000, Tuesday, WORLD; Pg. 1, 1155 words, Lockerbie trial: last act of old era, Patrick Rucker, Special to The Christian Science Monitor, CAMP ZEIST, NETHERLANDS

148. Financial Times (London,England), May 4, 2000, Thursday, COMMENT & ANALYSIS;, Pg. 21, 1039 words, COMMENT & ANALYSIS: Saddam is the root of all Iraq's problems: A change of government, not the ending of sanctions, is the only way to alleviate the suffering of the nation, argues Samuel Berger:, By SAMUEL BERGER

149. Lloyd's List, May 2, 2000, Pg. 18, 416 words, World Briefing

150. The Economist, April 08, 2000, , U.S. Edition, 2951 words, When sanctions don't work, baghdad

Here is a good one:

http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/sanction/iraq1/council/russ0009.htm

A quote from the article:

In a recent letter to Kofi Annan, UN secretary general, Igor Ivanov, Russia's foreign minister, complained that the government was coming under increasing pressure from the "federal assembly, many social and political interests, and business and industrial circles . . .in favour of mitigating the limitations imposed on Russia by the sanctions in the field of its commercial and economic relations with Iraq."

The Russian letter underlines deepening divisions in the UN Security Council over Iraqi policy. Jacques Chirac, France's president, last week made clear his disapproval of the ongoing sanctions. "We have never been in breach of the UN sanctions, even though we consider this sanctions policy is dangerous, inhuman and inappropriate," he said.

The Russian and French positions are giving Iraq hope that the sanctions, if not lifted, will soon become meaningless. In an interview with the FT, Tariq Aziz, Iraq's deputy prime minister, said the Russian letter proved that Iraq's trading partners were growing increasingly impatient with the embargo.

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