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Blix says Iraq refusing U2 spy flights
HA'ARETZ ^ | January 20th, 2003

Posted on 01/20/2003 12:23:06 PM PST by Mossad1967

Top UN weapons inspector Hans Blix said on Monday Iraq had refused to allow reconnaissance flights by U2 aircraft over its territory to aid inspectors in their search for any weapons of mass destruction...


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1 posted on 01/20/2003 12:23:06 PM PST by Mossad1967
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To: Mossad1967
Top UN weapons inspector Hans Blix said on Monday Iraq had refused to allow reconnaissance flights by U2 aircraft over its territory to aid inspectors in their search for any weapons of mass destruction...

Well, shucks! I guess we won't be taking those flights after all.....

2 posted on 01/20/2003 12:25:48 PM PST by RoughDobermann
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To: Mossad1967
This is a part of the inspections regieme as per UN resolution.So Sadamm is not complying. That is a breach isnt it?
3 posted on 01/20/2003 12:25:50 PM PST by lexington minuteman 1775
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To: Mossad1967
Top UN weapons inspector Hans Blix said on Monday Iraq had refused to allow reconnaissance flights by U2 aircraft over its territory to aid inspectors in their search for any weapons of mass destruction...

Well, shucks! I guess we won't be making those flights after all.....

4 posted on 01/20/2003 12:25:57 PM PST by RoughDobermann
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To: RoughDobermann
(insert numerous Bono/band jokes here)
5 posted on 01/20/2003 12:26:22 PM PST by isthisnickcool
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To: RoughDobermann
Oops. Oops. Sorry. Sorry.
6 posted on 01/20/2003 12:26:27 PM PST by RoughDobermann
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To: Mossad1967
Are we keeping a scorecard of how many things Iraq won't permit?

Time to do away with this nonsense of UN Inspectors and go after Sadaam. He is only stalling to buy time and countries like Germany are aiding and abetting him!
7 posted on 01/20/2003 12:26:38 PM PST by PhiKapMom (Bush/Cheney 2004)
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To: Mossad1967
It's indicative of the extent of Iraq's willingness to cooperate and be "transparent" with regard to the requirements of 1441.

BLIX just sealed their fate.

8 posted on 01/20/2003 12:27:25 PM PST by PokeyJoe (If you got beef let the whole world know it . . .)
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To: isthisnickcool
Iraq will not allow U2 overflights because it might give them The Edge....
9 posted on 01/20/2003 12:27:33 PM PST by RoughDobermann
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To: Mossad1967
Ridiculous. As if Iraq could stop U2 flights.

And if we haven't been doing it all along, we are remiss in our duty to our soldiers who will have to fight on the ground. We have to gather all the information we can. - tom

10 posted on 01/20/2003 12:28:34 PM PST by Capt. Tom
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To: Mossad1967
Who really needs the U2 when we have satellites?
11 posted on 01/20/2003 12:29:28 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (At least one patient dies in every abortion.)
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To: Mossad1967
Isn't the point of "spy flights" to be secret recognisance?
12 posted on 01/20/2003 12:30:02 PM PST by uncbuck (I don't have a problem with it being over oil.)
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To: PhiKapMom
Agree 100%.

I was NOT comfortable with the notion that we had to have U.N. approval to take action, but I did understand the political reality, and thought President Bush played a masterful hand in his speech to the United Nations.

But enough is enough. To use a trite slogan...Just Do It.
13 posted on 01/20/2003 12:30:29 PM PST by justshe (Only YOU can stop Freepathons! A MONTHLY DONATION is the CURE!)
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To: Capt. Tom
Agreed. Iraq is in no position to ofject to ANYTHING! The idea that anybody thinks they are is ludicrous!
14 posted on 01/20/2003 12:31:07 PM PST by prairiebreeze (The left doesn't have the sense that God gave a goat)
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To: Mossad1967
Iraq had refused to allow reconnaissance flights by U2 aircraft over its territory

oh, goodness, i hope iraq doesn't refuse to allow bombing flights by B2 aircraft over its territory.

gosh, we'd be in a quandary for sure. a real pickle.

15 posted on 01/20/2003 12:32:05 PM PST by glock rocks (one plane. one bomb.)
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To: Mossad1967
We have to ask? Screw 'em..... Time for big time flyovers....
16 posted on 01/20/2003 12:32:51 PM PST by b4its2late
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To: Mossad1967
On Monday Iraq had refused to allow reconnaissance flights

Since when did Iraq have a CHOICE.

17 posted on 01/20/2003 12:33:46 PM PST by OXENinFLA (Let's kick their a**, and take their gas.)
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To: Mossad1967
"By the power of Allah we will knock them from our skies with words of disrespect and arrows made of anger!"
18 posted on 01/20/2003 12:34:06 PM PST by dead
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To: Mossad1967
I'm feeling dumb here. Do we have a plane called the U2? I thought Gary Powers got shot down in one of those 40 years ago. Wasn't the U2 replaced by the SR-71? Are those still flying?
19 posted on 01/20/2003 12:35:04 PM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: RoughDobermann
Funny. Funny.
20 posted on 01/20/2003 12:35:39 PM PST by savedbygrace (Jesus is Lord)
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