Iraq puts conditions on 'free' weapons inspections by UN

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 09/20/2002 | Anton La Guardia and Marcus Warren

[lexington minuteman 1775]

gee you mean they are changing the rules???BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA...big surprise

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

gee you mean they are changing the rules???

I wouldn't be surprised that those two patriots, Carville and Begala, slipped the Iraqis the Florida 2000 Democrat playbook for changing the rules after the fact.

[timydnuc]

That's it, we go now. This lousey SOB has no credibilty. He is an idiot with weapons that can kill lots of people. His ass is on the burner, and he will die the death of a thousand cowards.

First we kill him, then we get in line to p!$$ on his grave!

[EternalHope]

Saddam thinks/acts like a bully who expects to win through bluster and intimidation.

This time it won't work.

[ErnBatavia]

...and Bush didn't even demand "weapons inspectors"...this is their way of deflecting the real demands: "Get rid of the A-hole, UN, and do it now"....I find it amazing (well, not really come to think of it...)that our media brushes over such minutae....

[dighton]

Surprise, surprise, surprise!

[Redcloak]

Wow! It took three whole days before Iraq started hemming and hawwing about the "unconditional" inspections. I'm impressed! They usually can't hold out more than 36 hours.

[tomahawk]

What Saddam does, what Saddam thinks, and what Saddam intends to do will all (very soon) be irrelevant. He is a marked man and he will soon be brought to justice.

[demkicker]

"This time it won't work."

Yep, Saddam's jig is up and everyone's tired of his dog and pony show already. I'm sick and tired of everyone zeroing in on just the weapons inspections, as if that's the only violation! Geeze, why doesn't Bush and Company bitch and howl about the other violations as well! Huh?

[stylin_geek]

Having long resisted any war against Iraq, Sergei Ivanov, the Russian defence minister, left the door open to the possibility of military action.

Military action? Kind of like the Korean War was a "police action?" This kind of euphemism puts a kinder, gentler face on something that is barbaric. It is a craven intellectual shield those who deny the reality of war hide behind. War is a nasty, brutal business, and yet there are those who wish to try and soften the reality.

U.S. and U.K. soldiers are going in to kill Iraqi soldiers so our soldiers can come home safe. One can never forget that Iraqi soldiers have lives they would rather continue to lead, wives to go home to, and children to raise..they would rather not lose their lives on the battlefield, however, this is what will happen, when we invade Iraq.  /rant

[Imal]

As the old saying goes: "It's all over but the shouting."

This is just some of the shouting. But soon that will be over, too. Very soon.

[dighton]

I believe you're right. This will move on our timetable, not Saddam's, the UN's, or anyone else's.

[11B3]

"Geeze, why doesn't Bush and Company bitch and howl about the other violations as well! Huh?"

I take it you missed the President's speech to the UN then, huh?

[Wait4Truth]

The President and Ari have discussed the other violations. It's only on during the day so if you are not around, you're not going to see it at night. The media does what it can to keep the President off nighttime TV.

[supercat]

I wonder what Iraq's action would be if the U.S. were to say, in essense: "If we don't get a report by XX:00 on 9-XX-02 from inspectors which says they've inspected YY site and found everything is kosher, said site will cease to exist at ZZ:00. Would you like our people to inspect your site so they can send the report to stop its destruction?"

[demkicker]

"I take it you missed the President's speech to the UN then, huh?"

I suppose I should have been more clear. In politics, messages have to be repeated ad nauseum. The prez and his messangers need to articulate Saddam's other violations routinely. Eventually, the press will capitulate by airing the other violations, WHICH NEED TO BE REPEATED AND HEARD!

[demkicker]

"The media does what it can to keep the President off nighttime TV."

Sad, but true. Though, outsmarting the press is possible and Bush needs to learn how to "USE THE PRESS".

[Bubba_Leroy]

You have the unconditional right to inspect for weapons, so long as you only look where we tell you to look and when we tell you that you can look there.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

I didn't know that several FReepers were apparently members of the Iraqi government, but to follow some of them - notably exodus and a few others, it looks like the same stuff coming out of Baghdad.