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U.N. Inspectors Fail to Win Key Iraq Concessions
Washingtonpost.com ^
| Feb. 10, 2003
| Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Posted on 02/09/2003 8:27:26 PM PST by Ganndy
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 9 -- The top U.N. arms experts said tonight that they were unable to reach agreement with Saddam Hussein's government on several key issues they had traveled here to resolve in a bid to build support for continuing weapons inspections.
The two chief U.N. inspectors, Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei, failed to achieve three top goals during two days of meetings with senior Iraqi officials: the disclosure of significant new evidence about Iraq's past weapons programs, safety guarantees from Iraq for reconnaissance aircraft to aid in inspections; and a high-level declaration criminalizing the production of nuclear, chemical or biological arms.....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48929-2003Feb9.html
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iraq; saddamhussein; uninspectors
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I didn't see this posted anywhere...
Out
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posted on
02/09/2003 8:27:27 PM PST
by
Ganndy
To: Ganndy
This article sure didn't match their press conference this afternoon! They should have waited to meet the press until the inspectors were out of Iraq!
Those two numbskulls are absolutely worthless and gave the impression Saddam was opening his heart in cooperation and they were pleased.
2
posted on
02/09/2003 8:31:55 PM PST
by
PhiKapMom
(Bush/Cheney 2004)
To: Ganndy
"Out"
I agree: that is precisely where this behavior will put Sodom Hissyfit and his regime -- Out!
3
posted on
02/09/2003 8:32:34 PM PST
by
TXnMA
((No Longer!!!))
To: PhiKapMom
Numbskulls is right.
They are probably afraid if they didn't coo prettily for Sadaam, he might not let them back out.
To: PhiKapMom
Yep, they made it seem like there was some big breakthrough, I think most people were not "convinced". Its just more stalling.
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posted on
02/09/2003 8:35:45 PM PST
by
virgil
To: Aaron0617
Those two numbskulls are absolutely worthless and gave the impression Saddam was opening his heart in cooperation and they were pleased.Then what is it? Is Saddam cooperating or not?
All day I've heard, Iraq has made a 'change of heart'. Also, some paperwork for WMD was given to Blix.
Now I've seen two articles on FR that Iraq is NOT cooperating. Which is it?
6
posted on
02/09/2003 8:35:58 PM PST
by
Aaron0617
To: TXnMA
I'll be watching for fireworks over Baghdad by my birthday...oh wait, when is the next new moon? I select the day for the 'Big Show' to begin.
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posted on
02/09/2003 8:36:54 PM PST
by
thefoyboy
(Love those boom bangs!)
To: Scott from the Left Coast
I can understand not wanting to make Iraqi's mad while in Country but they went way overboard with their praise IMHO and, in fact, got some of the women reporters all in a tither thinking everything had been solved.
Numbskulls is all I could think of at the moment!
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posted on
02/09/2003 8:39:45 PM PST
by
PhiKapMom
(Bush/Cheney 2004)
To: Aaron0617
Wait. I did hear Iraq was considering allowing U2 flights and would have a decision by Friday. Which makes perfect sense.
You have an army building to invade you. So, you wait a full week to think about one of their demands. I think the exact words were: "We have one of our technicians working on it. Its very complicated."
9
posted on
02/09/2003 8:40:00 PM PST
by
Aaron0617
To: Aaron0617
Beats me! Everything you have stated is what I saw as well! I knew Saddam was lying but you could have fooled me that they (numbskulls) didn't think Iraq was cooperating.
10
posted on
02/09/2003 8:41:49 PM PST
by
PhiKapMom
(Bush/Cheney 2004)
To: Ganndy
The two chief U.N. inspectors, Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei, failed to achieve three top goals .... I guess the breathlessly-announced sudden "breakthrough" was the ditching of all three top goals by these UN dipwads - for the cause of whirled peas.
To: virgil
I wasn't convinced at all!
I loved the Government official from Spain that was on Fox -- the anchor asked him what he thought and he succinctly put it about Saddam -- "HE LIES!"
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posted on
02/09/2003 8:44:11 PM PST
by
PhiKapMom
(Bush/Cheney 2004)
To: guitfiddlist
The two chief U.N. inspectors, Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei, failed to achieve three top goals ....How can you fly all the way to Iraq.(probably on US's dime) Talk to Iraq for TWO FRIGGIN DAYS and come away with nothing.
Now these two idiots still yap about needing more time.
To: PhiKapMom
Getting some of those reporters in a tither about
that isn't all too hard.
A gentle belch might have sufficed for that purpose.
To: Ganndy
Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei, failed to achieve three top goals during two days of meetings with senior Iraqi officials: the disclosure of significant new evidence about Iraq's past weapons programs, safety guarantees from Iraq for reconnaissance aircraft to aid in inspections; and a high-level declaration criminalizing the production of nuclear, chemical or biological arms.....Nah........you think?????????? Gosh I wonder what went wrong.
To: PhiKapMom
Numbskulls is all I could think of at the moment!
I could think of a lot more but this is a public forum.:)
Saddam will continue to play his games and the UN will fall for it. It's a familiar pattern. We need to do what has to be done, with or without the UN.
To: Aaron0617
U-2 flights: Yes or no doesn't seem complicated. It's not like defining "Is".
To: WarHawk42
ROFLOL!!! I can only imagine!
Making the UN irrelevant may be the best thing that comes out of all of this IMO!
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posted on
02/09/2003 8:50:23 PM PST
by
PhiKapMom
(Bush/Cheney 2004)
To: Ganndy
What part of unconditional do we not get here? I'm confused.
To: PhiKapMom
If it gets us out of the UN and the UN out of this country that is certainly
a bright spot in all of this.
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