U.N. alerted Iraq before U-2 flights (48 hrs warning!)

WorldNetDaily ^ | Feb. 18, 2003 | WorldNetDaily

[FairOpinion]

The United Nations gave Iraq 48 hours warning before it launched U-2 spy planes in support of weapons inspectors, according to an Israel radio report cited by the Jerusalem Post.

A U.N. weapons inspections team spokesman said Iraq requested that its authorities be given notice two days in advance of the flights, which began yesterday.

Inspection team spokesman Hiro Ueki said in Baghdad today that resumption of the flights signaled that Iraq's cooperation with the inspectors was improving, the Associated Press reported.

The spokesman said conditions for the flights are very similar to an agreement made under a former inspection regime in the 1990s.

The weapons inspectors have hailed the flights as fulfillment of a major demand, and Baghdad maintains it is giving the U.N. its full cooperation.

The United States and Great Britain, however, accused Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein of concealing weapons of mass destruction and plan to press this week for a Security Council resolution that would authorize force against Iraq, according to diplomats.

[FairOpinion]

Just more proof about whose side the inspectors and the UN is on.

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

Well…


At least those U-2 drivers can become familiar with the lay of the land over there, I have a feeling they’ll be pretty busy very shortly anyways…

TMMT

[piasa]

The UN can't do anything with U-2s without our say-so, since they happen to be our U-2s. S if they did so, they did so with our permission.

[B4Ranch]

Sound familiar to you? Of course we don't know anything about the notification, do we?

[Taxman]

Yes and no!

We need permission?

What has the world come to?

[Torie]

Maybe the "solution" is continuous U2 flights. That would solve the notice thing. Alas it wouldn't solve anything else. Boo.

[thepitts]

and plan to press this week for a Security Council resolution that would authorize force against Iraq, according to diplomats.

Most people learn from their mistakes, Why doesn't this administration?

[patriot5186]

48 Hours! That's like when you were a little kid and your mom said she was coming to see if your room is clean and you had just enough time to shove everything under the bed!
dont laugh - it works for moms and U2 flyovers.

[optimistically_conservative]

Any chance of posting a picture of a UN U-2, painted all white, complete with a pretty pale blue helmutted pilot?

I'm going to go puke now.

[jgrubbs]

[dalebert]

Can anyone splain why Iraqu is calling all the shot?

[FairOpinion]

You don't think that any scientist will say anything, knowing that the UN inspectors run to Saddam, before they go to anyone else.

Did you forget the picture of the UN inspector just sitting there, when an Iraqi scientist was begging for help, clutching a notebook, and that the UN turned him over to Saddam?

No scientist in their right mind is going to tell the inspectors anything -- they might as well wear an "I am a traitor" hat and go visit Saddam.

[boxerblues]

Can anyone splain why Iraqu is calling all the shot?

cause they are guilty as all get out and are getting the rope they need to hang themselves

[lizma]

Most people learn from their mistakes

Sorry. The fact that history repeats itself is verboten in liberal dogma.

Move on, learn the verses to "I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke" and we will all live in peace and harmony. It's just that simple.

(to the stupid.)

[jwalsh07]

U2 doing the bodyguard thing in Baghdad?

[AF68]

The UN Plays Hide-and-Seek with Saddam

UN: Yoo hoo! I'm going to fly the plane soon. First, I'll close my eyes and count to 172,800. So you better hide.

Saddam: OK

[teletech]

Get the USA out of the UN NOW!!!

[B4Ranch]

I heard about it on Fox.

[Tommyjo]

"Any chance of posting a picture of a UN U-2, painted all white, complete with a pretty pale blue helmutted pilot?"

These USAF U-2's flying over Iraq carry UN markings. (UN on the tail - and I presume on the wings.) The only white U-2 you will see are NASA operated airframes.

UN marked U-2:

http://www.un.org/Depts/unscom/presspack/slides/38_u2.jpg

NASA airframe:

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/nast/overview/er2.gif