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No excuse for war now, Iraq says
Iraq News Agency ^ | 18 September 2002 | Iraq News Agency

Posted on 09/19/2002 5:30:50 PM PDT by Imal

No excuse for war now, Iraq says
Baghdad, Sept. 18, INA

Iraq has removed any excuse for a US-led war by agreeing to new UN weapons inspections, Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz said on Tuesday. "The excuse used to launch an aggression has been totally blocked," Aziz told a gathering of foreign political supporters in Baghdad.

"They (the Americans) thought Iraq wouldn't take such a courageous decision," as accepting the return of UN arms inspectors, Aziz said.

"We are ready to work with the UN secretary general to apply our decision, Aziz said, stressing Baghdad's sincerity.

"It is not in the nature of the leadership and people of Iraq to opt for tactics and manoeuvres in fundamental issues," Aziz said. Washington's reaction was indicative of the US-British campaign for the return of UN arms inspectors, which was "based on lies and pretexts," he said.

"Immediately after the announcement by Baghdad, the White House rejected the decision," Aziz said. Washington "has been shocked by this courageous decision," he said. "We are serious and ready to assume responsibilities. We are completely ready to cooperate with the United Nations."

Aziz added, "all weapons of mass destruction in Iraq have been completely destroyed. Even tools and buildings housing equipment have been destroyed." The minister also accused US President George W. Bush of "wanting to make Iraq a new Afghanistan."

"The United States wants to control Iraqi oil (but) it will not be able to achieve that by installing a government in its pay,"

By accepting the return of inspectors, Baghdad was responding to repeated requests from "Arab and friendly" countries, Aziz said.


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arms; baghdad; extended; foreign; inspections; iraq; news; saddam; un; war

1 posted on 09/19/2002 5:30:50 PM PDT by Imal
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To: Imal
Don't need an excuse. Don't need their oil, either. Need to shut down terrorists.
2 posted on 09/19/2002 5:33:57 PM PDT by RightWhale
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To: Imal
"They (the Americans) thought Iraq wouldn't take such a courageous decision," as accepting the return of UN arms inspectors, Aziz said.

Iraq doesn't know a thing about courage.

3 posted on 09/19/2002 5:35:51 PM PDT by CROSSHIGHWAYMAN
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To: Imal
"The excuse used to launch an aggression has been totally blocked," Aziz told a gathering of foreign political supporters in Baghdad.

Louder, Tariq. We can't hear you over all the explosions.

4 posted on 09/19/2002 5:41:35 PM PDT by Argus
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To: Imal
That's like Enron claiming "There's no need to sue us and take our chiefs to court. We're ready to start doing proper accounting now."
5 posted on 09/19/2002 5:42:11 PM PDT by Mathlete
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To: Imal
A technical question - do the Iraqi instructions to the ultra-left wing, extremist liberal media go directly to the media or do they have to be routed through Dashole or some other democrat senator?
6 posted on 09/19/2002 5:43:05 PM PDT by Tacis
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To: Imal
This press release is probably not a statement founded in truth and virtue, but it doesn't matter; it will serve all those countries who don't want the trouble of a war just fine.

It will be interesting to see the tactics involved in forcing a regime change from Israel, Qatar (maybe) and Turkey.

7 posted on 09/19/2002 5:43:38 PM PDT by Grut
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To: RightWhale
I cant believe anyone is buying into this charade. I should embarrassed for the UN and all the democrats in this country who think means anything. But Im not. Im sure Bill Clinton would be proud.
8 posted on 09/19/2002 5:44:26 PM PDT by cardinal4
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To: Imal
It's not about inspections. It's about disarmament.
9 posted on 09/19/2002 5:45:08 PM PDT by South40
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To: cardinal4
I should embarrassed for the UN and all the democrats in this country who think means anything.

Can I have one of whatever you're drinking?

10 posted on 09/19/2002 5:47:07 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: Imal
"It is not in the nature of the leadership and people of Iraq to opt for tactics and manoeuvres in fundamental issues," Oh, please.
11 posted on 09/19/2002 5:55:02 PM PDT by Bahbah
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To: South40
It's not about inspections. It's about disarmament.

Actually, it's gone past that to being about replacing Iraq's government with a more user-friendly version. And it is quite inevitable, now.

Hey Saddam: BUH-bye!

12 posted on 09/19/2002 5:58:21 PM PDT by Imal
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To: Tacis
A technical question - do the Iraqi instructions to the ultra-left wing, extremist liberal media go directly to the media or do they have to be routed through Dashole or some other democrat senator?

I suspect it's simpler than that. The Marxists are, by nature, self-loathing and despise the truth. Thus, they need only decide what is true, or what is in their best interests, and clamor for the opposite. This goes for the "masses" as well as their "bourgoisie" leaders, such as, uh, what's his name? Oh, yeah: uh, John Dasher (sp?) [or whatever the irrelevant bastard's name is].

So far, I've never seen this theory proven wrong.

13 posted on 09/19/2002 6:02:23 PM PDT by Imal
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To: Imal
Soken by a man (Aziz) that know he's a deadman walking.
14 posted on 09/19/2002 6:08:54 PM PDT by jtrowbr212
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To: hole_n_one
I said I SHOULD be...it boggles the mind that Iraq thinks they can get away with this 11th hour trick. It boggles that mind that the UN is actually going through with it!!
15 posted on 09/19/2002 6:13:16 PM PDT by cardinal4
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To: Imal; All
Saddam defends palaces against arms inspectors

Iraq puts conditions on 'free' weapons inspections by UN

16 posted on 09/19/2002 6:14:05 PM PDT by dighton
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