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U.N. Inspectors Says Iraq Has No Nukes As It Criticizes Iraq's Lack of Cooperation: Bush Administration & Britain Seize On the Mixed Verdict to Say Time Is Running Out for Iraq Despite No Evidence of Weapons of Mass Destruction
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In a pair of reports to the United Nations Security Council, the chief weapons inspectors reported that Iraq has failed to fully cooperate. But they said there is no new evidence that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction. Chief nuclear inspector Mohamed El Baradei is requesting inspectors be given several more months to complete their work.
El Baradei also said his inspectors had found no evidence that Iraq has resumed the nuclear program it discontinued in the early 1990s.
The New York Times reported: "The International Atomic Energy Agency's report that Iraq has not resumed its nuclear program has challenged one of the Bush administration's main arguments for taking military action to topple the Iraqi government."
In October President Bush outlined the Iraq-nuclear connection:
"The evidence indicates that Iraq is reconstituting its nuclear weapons program," Bush said. "Saddam Hussein has held numerous meetings with Iraqi nuclear scientists, a group he calls his `nuclear mujahedeen' - his nuclear holy warriors. Satellite photographs reveal that Iraq is rebuilding facilities at sites that have been part of its nuclear program in the past. Iraq has attempted to purchase high-strength aluminum tubes and other equipment needed for gas centrifuges, which are used to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons."
But inspectors said there is no such evidence that proved Iraq was developing nuclear or any other type of weapons of mass destruction.
Chief inspector Hans Blix was critical of Iraq though. He said, "Iraq appears not to have come to a genuine acceptance, not even today, of the disarmament which was demanded of it and which it needs to carry out to win the confidence of the world and to live in peace."
But Blix went on to say that it is too early to tell if Iraq has disarmed or not. To date inspectors have carried out 300 inspections to more than 230 different sites, including universities, military bases, presidential sites and private homes. The searches have produced no smoking guns.
The Bush Administration said the report proves Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein does not want to cooperate. And Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell warned that time was running out for Iraq. White House spokesman, Ari Fleischer, dismissed the work of inspectors saying it would take them another 300 years to complete a full inspection.
To help its case the Bush Administration is planning to declassify some intelligence information that shows Iraq has moved and hid banned weapons from UN inspectors. President Bush may use tonight's State of the Union address to outline the administration's view on Iraq.
The international response has been mixed. Representatives from France, Russia, China and Germany said the reports demonstrated that inspections are working and should be allowed to continue. Meanwhile British foreign secretary, Jack Straw, said for the first time that Iraq was in "material breach" of UN demands for it to disarm.
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan added that inspectors needed more time to get their work done."
Meanwhile in Washington top Democrats Senate Minority Leader Thomas A. Daschle and his House counterpart, Rep. Nancy Pelosi charged that Bush has yet to make the case for war against Iraq.
Tape:
Hans Blix, head of the UN weapons inspection team.
Mohamed El Baradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Gen. Colin Powell, Secretary of State.
Dumisani Kumalo, South African ambassador to the United Nations and chairman of the 118-member Non-Aligned Movement.
Mohammed al-Douri, Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations.
Guests:
Phyllis Bennis, fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC, specializing in Middle East and United Nations issues She is the author of the book Before and After: U.S. Foreign Policy and the September 11th Crisis.
Andreas Zumach, Geneva-based UN correspondent with the German newspaper Die Tageszeitung. Last month Zumach obtained an unedited copy of Iraq's 12,000-page report to the United Nations, including portions on how Iraq acquired its weapon capability from Germany, the U.S. and others.
Related links:
Hans Blix' statement to the Security Council
Mohamed El Baradei;s statement to the Security Council
Secretary of State General Colin Powell's statement on Iraq
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Complete debate between Frmr. Israeli For. Min. Ben-Ami and Norman Finkelstein (Transcript & MP3 Audio)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A New Documentary featuring Amy Goodman!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Visit Democracy Now!'s New Online Store.
Buy DN Videos, CDs, T-Shirts & More.
Call 1 (888) 999-3877 or enter the store
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Television
? CNN
07/19/05: Newsnight with Aaron Brown
06/28/05: Newsnight with Aaron Brown
12/22/04: News with Wolf Blitzer
? MSNBC
02/16/05: Hardball with Chris Matthews
02/01/05: Hardball with Chris Matthews
12/03/04: Hardball with Chris Matthews
11/29/04: Scarborough County
11/24/04: Hardball with Chris Matthews
? PBS
11/12/04: Tucker Carlson's Unfiltered
? Charlie Rose Show
Amy Goodman on independent media & war
? POV on PBS
Race in America
? CNN debates
5/14/03: Amy Goodman on Saudi terror bombings
? Archived CNN Transcripts:
1/20/03 || 1/24/03
? Philadelphia Inquirer:
"She's taking the watchdog to task"
? Daily Camera:
"NYC's 'Democracy Now!' in Boulder"
? Newsweek Online:
"Access of Evil"
? Los Angeles Times:
"Left-wing radio's Amy Goodman takes her views on the road."
? Tucson Weekly:
"Names Amy Goodman "Best Radio Talk Show Host"
? Arizona Daily Star:
"'Democracy Now!' host brings criticism of war coverage to Tucson stage"
? Guerrilla News Network:
"Guerrilla of the Week"
? The Hindu:
"The Other Side Of The News"
? Washington Post:
"Peace Correspondent, DN! Host Amy Goodman making her voice heard on Iraq"
? Wall Street Journal:
"Pacifica Radio Network Becomes Antiwar Voice"
Tuesday, January 28th, 2003
U.N. Inspectors Says Iraq Has No Nukes As It Criticizes Iraq's Lack of Cooperation: Bush Administration & Britain Seize On the Mixed Verdict to Say Time Is Running Out for Iraq Despite No Evidence of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Listen to Segment || Download
Help Printer-friendly version Email to a friend Purchase Video/CD
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In a pair of reports to the United Nations Security Council, the chief weapons inspectors reported that Iraq has failed to fully cooperate. But they said there is no new evidence that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction. Chief nuclear inspector Mohamed El Baradei is requesting inspectors be given several more months to complete their work.
El Baradei also said his inspectors had found no evidence that Iraq has resumed the nuclear program it discontinued in the early 1990s.
The New York Times reported: "The International Atomic Energy Agency's report that Iraq has not resumed its nuclear program has challenged one of the Bush administration's main arguments for taking military action to topple the Iraqi government."
In October President Bush outlined the Iraq-nuclear connection:
"The evidence indicates that Iraq is reconstituting its nuclear weapons program," Bush said. "Saddam Hussein has held numerous meetings with Iraqi nuclear scientists, a group he calls his `nuclear mujahedeen' - his nuclear holy warriors. Satellite photographs reveal that Iraq is rebuilding facilities at sites that have been part of its nuclear program in the past. Iraq has attempted to purchase high-strength aluminum tubes and other equipment needed for gas centrifuges, which are used to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons."
But inspectors said there is no such evidence that proved Iraq was developing nuclear or any other type of weapons of mass destruction.
Chief inspector Hans Blix was critical of Iraq though. He said, "Iraq appears not to have come to a genuine acceptance, not even today, of the disarmament which was demanded of it and which it needs to carry out to win the confidence of the world and to live in peace."
But Blix went on to say that it is too early to tell if Iraq has disarmed or not. To date inspectors have carried out 300 inspections to more than 230 different sites, including universities, military bases, presidential sites and private homes. The searches have produced no smoking guns.
The Bush Administration said the report proves Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein does not want to cooperate. And Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell warned that time was running out for Iraq. White House spokesman, Ari Fleischer, dismissed the work of inspectors saying it would take them another 300 years to complete a full inspection.
To help its case the Bush Administration is planning to declassify some intelligence information that shows Iraq has moved and hid banned weapons from UN inspectors. President Bush may use tonight's State of the Union address to outline the administration's view on Iraq.
The international response has been mixed. Representatives from France, Russia, China and Germany said the reports demonstrated that inspections are working and should be allowed to continue. Meanwhile British foreign secretary, Jack Straw, said for the first time that Iraq was in "material breach" of UN demands for it to disarm.
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan added that inspectors needed more time to get their work done."
Meanwhile in Washington top Democrats Senate Minority Leader Thomas A. Daschle and his House counterpart, Rep. Nancy Pelosi charged that Bush has yet to make the case for war against Iraq.
Tape:
Hans Blix, head of the UN weapons inspection team.
Mohamed El Baradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Gen. Colin Powell, Secretary of State.
Dumisani Kumalo, South African ambassador to the United Nations and chairman of the 118-member Non-Aligned Movement.
Mohammed al-Douri, Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations.
Guests:
Phyllis Bennis, fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC, specializing in Middle East and United Nations issues She is the author of the book Before and After: U.S. Foreign Policy and the September 11th Crisis.
Andreas Zumach, Geneva-based UN correspondent with the German newspaper Die Tageszeitung. Last month Zumach obtained an unedited copy of Iraq's 12,000-page report to the United Nations, including portions on how Iraq acquired its weapon capability from Germany, the U.S. and others.
Related links:
Hans Blix' statement to the Security Council
Mohamed El Baradei;s statement to the Security Council
Secretary of State General Colin Powell's statement on Iraq
Institute for Policy Studies
To purchase an audio or video copy of this entire program, click here for our new online ordering or call 1 (888) 999-3877.
DN! seeks Mac Mini
Click for details
DN! is hiring
? Full-Time Broadcast Engineer
DN! Exclusive
Surveillance Film Shows Bullets in Sean Bell Shooting Hit Train Station
Watch || Read
Amy Goodman's Weekly Column
Justice for the Jena 6
The High Cost of Libby's Silence
Hypocritical Oath: Psychologists & Torture
Static
DN! 10th Anniversary
& Launch of New Book STATIC by Amy & David Goodman
Static hits the Bestseller Lists:
NY Times
LA Times
8/18: Hopland, CA
9/05: Stanford, CA
9/08: San Francisco, CA
more?
Goodman on MSNBC's 10th Anniversary
Why was Donahue axed? Where are the voices of peace?
Watch/Read Transcript
DN! at 10!
New! 10-CD audiobook read by Amy Goodman with DN! excerpts.
The Exception to the Rulers
SIGNED EDITIONS
Hardcover/Paperback
Lies of our Times: The NYTimes & Judith Miller
Read book excerpt on ?Hiroshima Cover-up?
Baltimore Sun: Hiroshima Cover-up
TODAY'S STORIES
Headlines for August 2, 2007
Los Titulares de Hoy: Democracy Now!'s daily news summary translated into Spanish
?Robber Baron Over the Last Century?: Dow Jones Union Head on Likely New Boss Rupert Murdoch
With New Internet and Cell Phone Rules, Federal Communications Commission Approves Mass Sell-off of Public Airwaves
Independent Artists Lead Fight Against Proposed New York City Regulations Limiting Filming, Photography in Public Places
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