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Articles that reference WMD
- Poland 'Deceived' on Iraq WMDs (March 19, 2004)
...hat his country had been "taken for a ride" about the alleged existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
"That they deceived us about the weapons of mass destruction,... - Wolfowitz: Weapons Issue Secondary In Iraq (July 22, 2003)
...re the real issues.
"I'm not saying that getting to the bottom of this WMD issue isn't important. It is important. But it is not of immediate consequ... - US Uncovers Own 'Doomsday' Weapons (May 28, 2003)
...The Pentagon has finally discovered evidence of weapons of mass destruction — buried in a US Army base 50 miles from Washington DC.
Investigators... - Terrorism Law Applied to Meth Case (July 15, 2003)
...g charges related to methamphetamine carry much lighter sentences than the weapons of mass destruction law.
The law carries a sentence ranging from 12 years to life in priso... - Iraq 'Has No Terror Weapons' (June 6, 2002)
...... - Saudi Arabia Is Seeking Weapons Of Mass Destruction (June 28, 2002)
...Middle East and South Asia subcommittee said Riyad has attempted to obtain WMD from China. Gilman suggested that the effort is continuing.
"In the pas... - US Says French Statement Demonstrates Iraqi Lies (January 21, 2003)
...France represent an important acknowledgement by Paris that Iraq still has weapons of mass destruction.
On Monday, during a speech at the U.N., French Foreign Minister Dominiq... - US Considers 'Regime Change' for Syria (September 17, 2003)
...ush administration named Syria and Libya yesterday as "rogue states" whose weapons of mass destruction must not just be controlled but must be eliminated by whatever means neces... - Intelligence Agencies Accuse US, UK of Distorting Evidence in Rush to War (April 27, 2003)
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On chemical weapons, a CIA report on the likelihood that Saddam would use weapons of mass destruction was partially declassified. The parts released were those which made it ap... - Rice Urges Allies to Get on with Pressuring 'Axis' (February 3, 2002)
... equal energy into working to make sure that these regimes don't get these weapons of mass destruction," Rice said on Fox News Sunday.
Political leaders in allied countri... - Iraq Accepts Resolution, Inspectors Return Monday (November 13, 2002)
... inspectors be allowed back into Iraq, but denied that his country had any weapons of mass destruction.
The Iraqi diplomat, Muhammad al-Douri, said that he would deliver a le... - Kay Blames Intelligence on Iraqi Misrepresentation (January 26, 2004)
...WASHINGTON — The former leader of the U.S. hunt for Iraqi weapons of mass destruction said Sunday that intelligence agencies owe the president and the public an... - UK Dossier on Iraq Weapons 'Unreliable' (May 29, 2003)
...LONDON — Britain's dossier on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction was rewritten on orders from Prime Minister Tony Blair's government to mak... - US Expert Finds No Banned Weapons in Iraq (October 2, 2003)
...t deficiencies with respect to the collection activities concerning Iraq's WMD and ties to al-Qaida prior to the commencement of hostilities there."
... - Iraq Prepared for US Attack (July 27, 2002)
...branded Iraq part of an "axis of evil" supporting terrorism and developing weapons of mass destruction.
Iraq has repeatedly denied the U.S. charges.
Baghdad also renewed a... - Indictment Made in Sept. 11 Attacks (December 12, 2001)
...... - MIA WMDs--For Bush, It's a Joke (March 25, 2004)
...forming serious scandal into rim-shot comedy.
Few seemed to mind. His WMD gags did not prompt a how-can-you silence from the gathering. At the after... - Rattling New Sabers (March 10, 2002)
... to build pressure on Iraq, which the administration accuses of developing weapons of mass destruction. Now his audiences in Europe and the Islamic world are likely to find the... - Russian Minister Says Iraq Attack a Mistake (February 5, 2004)
...fforts.
0850 GMT Russia wants UN to take extra steps to block access to WMD for terrorists
Moscow, 5 February — Russia favors the adoption of m... - Bush Extends Libya Sanctions (January 4, 2004)
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Bush, in a written notice, said Libya's promise last month to abandon weapons of mass destruction marked "an important and welcome step toward addressing the concerns of th... - Hunt for WMD Runs Out of Targets (June 10, 2003)
...US military units assigned to track down Iraqi weapons of mass destruction have run out of places to look and are getting time off or being assigned... - Weapons of Mass Destruction Are Overrated as a Threat to America (January 28, 2004)
...and biological weapons usually fall under the scary (it’s done on purpose) WMD label, only nuclear weapons should be in that category. (As the September... - 'Easter Egg Hunt' For WMD Is Abandoned (July 8, 2003)
...ecause they are all out trying to win promotion by being the first to find WMD," said a Kurdish official in exasperation just after the fall of Mosul. "I... - Admit WMD Lie, Survey Chief Tells Bush (March 3, 2004)
... that "we were almost all wrong" about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
He also resigned from the Iraq Survey Group (ISG), which he was appoi... - Iraqi Weapons Report May Have Been True (September 9, 2003)
... gun."
Blix said US and British experts had now been scouring Iraq for weapons of mass destruction for several months and had the opportunity to interrogate members of the I... - US to Conduct New Anti-Terror Drills (April 5, 2004)
...activities of increasing complexity, and simulate a terrorist attack using weapons of mass destruction in Connecticut and New Jersey, the Homeland Security Department said. The... - US Will Attack Iraq With or Without Turkey (July 17, 2002)
...q "that is hostile to the United States, that supports terrorism, that has weapons of mass destruction and is developing more weapons of mass destruction is a danger we can't af... - WMD Inspectors Complete Search Empty-Handed (May 12, 2003)
...by US intelligence as those likely to harbour weapons of mass destruction (WMD) but has now all but accepted that it is unlikely to find any weapons. Ope... - Pause in Glee to Ask: Were Supporters Misled? (April 27, 2003)
...the premise on which the White House sold this war to Americans — Iraq had weapons of mass destruction that were a direct threat to us — has yet to be validated. Some who accept... - Deepening Doubts on Iraq (August 29, 2003)
...Where are the weapons of mass destruction? As President Bush and other administration officials made the case for wa... - American Aides Split on Assessment of Iraq's Plans (October 10, 2002)
...he C.I.A. paint a worrisome picture of Iraq's pursuit of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction. But they do not support the White House's view that Iraq presents an imme... - Iraqi Mobile Labs Not Involved in Germ Warfare (June 15, 2003)
...'s explanation when he resigned that, while he believed Iraq did have some WMD capability, he did not believe it was weaponised.
The Prime Minister... - Former UN Weapons Inspector Says Iraq Poses no Threat (April 11, 2002)
...here is the threat?"
The Bush administration accuses Iraq of developing weapons of mass destruction and sponsoring terror. Bush repeatedly has demanded that Iraq readmit U.N.... - Bush Makes Three Mistakes While Trying to Cite One (April 14, 2004)
..., the Republican president reaffirmed his decision to invade Iraq and said weapons of mass destruction may still lie hidden there.
"They could still be there. They could be h... - Don't Look Now – Saddam Drowning Kittens (September 5, 2002)
...obbling together 'evidence'
So, they've got the evidence, about the weapons of mass destruction, but we can't see it just yet. Is it still at the printers? Is it being he... - CIA Says Attack May Ignite Terror (October 8, 2002)
...ection of the letter that noted that the likelihood of Mr. Hussein's using weapons of mass destruction "for blackmail, deterrence, or otherwise, grows as his arsenal builds."
... - Reports of Iraqi Weapons Greatly Exaggerated (April 25, 2003)
...ch publicised, was that Saddam’s “military planning allows for some of the WMD (weapons of mass destruction) to be ready within 45 minutes of an order to... - Saddam Removal Still Key US Aim (August 3, 2002)
... attack on Iraq by the US, which alleges that Saddam Hussein is developing weapons of mass destruction.
The UN inspectors have been barred by Iraq from returning since they... - Iraqis Ask to Meet UN Arms Inspectors (August 2, 2002)
...h, said then he could only arrange practical issues and could not evaluate weapons of mass destruction until the inspectors were back on the ground.
Annan concluded an unsuc... - Blair Made Fundamental Mistake, Blix Says (July 13, 2003)
...e Minister was wrong about the "45-minute" claim, made in the Government's WMD dossier last September and repeated by the Prime Minister when he presente... - Meet the Real WMD Fabricator (August 2, 2003)
...aving exaggerated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein and his still-elusive weapons of mass destruction. One day CIA director George Tenet, is hung out to dry; the next it's the... - Is Lying About The Reason For War An Impeachable Offense? (June 6, 2003)
...to reliable news reports, military patrols have visited over 300 suspected WMD sites throughout Iraq. None of the prohibited weapons were found there.
... - US Threatens Nuclear War (December 11, 2002)
... 10 — The Bush administration published a new strategy today on combatting weapons of mass destruction that included a statement, clearly directed at potential opponents like Ir... - The New Nukes (August 6, 2002)
...ower. The proposal is that they would be used against countries developing weapons of mass destruction - chemical and biological as well as nuclear weapons.
Last week the Pent... - Worse than Watergate? (June 9, 2003)
...to reliable news reports, military patrols have visited over 300 suspected WMD sites throughout Iraq. None of the prohibited weapons were found there.
... - Iraq Extends Inspection Offer (August 5, 2002)
...ss to send a team to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, to search for evidence of weapons of mass destruction.
The offer was made in a letter from Iraqi parliament speaker Saadoun H... - Reaching and Grasping (February 16, 2003)
...ces of Pakistan, for instance, which has its own solid and proven share of weapons of mass destruction. There are, as a matter of fact, at least a dozen nations in Asia and Afri... - The Axis of Nonsense (May 15, 2002)
...it – is that the latest "rogue" trio are preparing to threaten the US with weapons of mass destruction. It is therefore paradoxical that Mr Bolton's boss, Secretary of State Col... - Cheney Says Allies Will Back US on Iraq (February 15, 2002)
... focuses of the U.S. war against terrorism because of its drive to develop weapons of mass destruction and its past support of terrorists.
"Not only do they have a robust set... - Blair Aides Don't Expect to Find Iraqi Weapons, Reports Say (July 10, 2003)
...cials in Prime Minister Tony Blair's government say they no longer believe weapons of mass destruction will be uncovered in Iraq, British news organizations reported today.
... - Scott Ritter and Iraq's WMD (July 13, 2003)
...the author of a new book just about to come out entitled Frontier Justice: WMD and the Bushwhacking of America.
No great surprise there, Scott, wh... - Carnegie Study Calls Iraq Threat Overstated (January 9, 2004)
...inistration officials systematically misrepresented the threat from Iraq's WMD and ballistic missile program" by treating possibilities as fact and "misr... - Pentagon Had No WMD Intelligence on Iraq Before War (June 6, 2003)
...as the DIA report — and with DIA's concurrence — that concluded Saddam had weapons of mass destruction.
The DIA's analysis is just one piece of an intelligence mosaic that Ru... - Study of Bush's Psyche Touches a Nerve (August 13, 2003)
...nistration ignored intelligence that contradicted its beliefs about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
The authors, presumably aware of the outrage they were likely to trig... - Don't Attack Saddam (August 15, 2002)
... enormous effort to rebuilding his military forces and equipping them with weapons of mass destruction. We will all be better off when he is gone.
Think Carefully
That... - Intelligence Official Says White House 'Lied' About Iraqi Threat (July 10, 2003)
...enate the US had not gone to war against Iraq because of fresh evidence of weapons of mass destruction but because Washington saw what evidence there was prior to 2001 "in a dra... - Russia Rejects US Draft on Iraq (October 22, 2002)
... thought war with Iraq could be avoided if Baghdad proves it does not have weapons of mass destruction. France and China remained guarded about using force against Hussein.
`... - Pearl Harbor in Reverse (October 23, 2002)
...hic political price. Beyond the battlefield, if Saddam strikes Israel with weapons of mass destruction Israel could well respond with nuclear weapons—so Anthony Cordesman, of th... - Britain 'May Back US Attack on Iraq' (March 2, 2002)
... pre-emptive military strikes to protect America from countries developing weapons of mass destruction.
In an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Hoon said: "I am... - Iraq War Was Illegal And Breached UN Charter, Says Annan (September 16, 2004)
...passed late in 2002, and of previous resolutions calling on him to give up weapons of mass destruction. France and other countries claimed these were insufficient.
No immedia... - Iraq Names Scientists Involved in Weapons Development (December 28, 2002)
...n in Arabic, will open new avenues to learning more about Iraq's suspected weapons of mass destruction programs.
In the world body's tough new sanctions regime, U.N. inspecto... - Protests Against Iraq as Bush Popularity Declines (October 25, 2003)
...o planned for San Francisco.
As people holding pink balloons that read "Weapons of Mass Destruction: A lot of hot air!" walked by, a Washington engineer holding hands with hi... - Iraq, Upside Down (September 18, 2002)
...e reason we must go into Iraq – and the only reason – is to get rid of its weapons of mass destruction, not regime change and democracy building. I disagree.
I think the chan... - US Adviser Warns of Armageddon (August 16, 2002)
...ll wreak havoc again on his own population, his neighbours and, if he gets weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them, all of us".
But while Ms Rice was makin... - Congressman Asserts Bush Would Mislead US on Iraq (September 30, 2002)
... and the terrorist network Al Qaeda and Iraq's supposed attempts to obtain weapons of mass destruction.
Mr. McDermott and Representative David E. Bonior of Michigan also said... - WMD Threat Frustrates Iraq Invasion Plans (July 18, 2002)
...o include more detailed analyses of the risks posed by Husseinís suspected WMD arsenal in plans for a combined air, land and sea campaign against Iraq (s... - Senators Were Told Iraqi Weapons Could Hit US (December 15, 2003)
...dministration last year told him and other senators that Iraq not only had weapons of mass destruction, but they had the means to deliver them to East Coast cities.
Nelson, D... - Iran Reveals Uranium, But Pledges Peaceful Use (February 11, 2003)
...n of Nuclear Weapons, and has rejected claims that it is trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction.
It says that nuclear plants are needed to help increase its electricit... - US Weighs Tactical Nuclear Strike on Iraq (January 25, 2003)
...o be better prepared to consider the nuclear option against the threat of "weapons of mass destruction" in the hands of terrorists and rogue nations. The current planning, as re... - The Deadly Lies of Reliable Sources (February 5, 2004)
...g essay with a somewhat regretful tone. "What we have learned about Iraq's WMD programs since the fall of Baghdad leads me to conclude that the case for... - Bush Approval Ratings Slip with Weapons Report (October 3, 2003)
...itical science professor at Princeton University, said the failure to find weapons of mass destruction was initially angering "people who are already very hostile toward Bush."... - Ex-Minister Says Blair Knew Iraq Had No WMD (October 5, 2003)
...ony Blair conceded privately that Iraq did not have the quickly deployable weapons of mass destruction that the British government cited as justification for war, former Foreign... - Iraq Warns its Neighbors (October 9, 2002)
...ull force and fury" of a US-led coalition if it refuses to give up alleged weapons of mass destruction.
He told a rally in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Tuesday that it remained... - 'What, If Anything, Does Iraq Have to Hide?' (July 30, 2002)
...cussion should ensue on both Iraq's potential and, more importantly, known weapons of mass destruction capability.
On Sept. 3, 1998, I provided detailed testimony before a jo... - Building a Better Bomb (May 1, 2002)
...ncy plans for using nuclear warheads in other conflicts that could involve weapons of mass destruction, including clashes between Arabs and Israelis or North and South Korea. Af... - US and Britain Lambast Iraq Dossier (December 18, 2002)
...declaration had "obvious omissions" — notably a failure to account for the weapons of mass destruction listed in the final report of the UN inspectors who left Iraq in 1998.
... - Perle Says US to Attack Iraq Despite Inspections (November 21, 2002)
...ts of his own investigations. And that does not prove Saddam does not have weapons of mass destruction."
The chairman of America's defence policy board said: "Suppose we are... - A Nightmare to Love (December 7, 2002)
...nspect without impediment. By the December 8 deadline for reporting on its weapons of mass destruction, the Iraqi government makes an extensive declaration of activities and mat... - Blair promises to publish Iraq evidence (September 2, 2002)
...o publish within the next few weeks a dossier on Iraqi attempts to develop weapons of mass destruction.
He said that Saddam Hussein was actively pursuing chemical, biologica... - US Nuclear Plan Sees New Weapons and New Targets (March 10, 2002)
...on is fashioning a more diverse set of options for deterring the threat of weapons of mass destruction," the Pentagon statement continued. "That is why the administration is pur... - Intelligence Report Said Defeated Hussein a Larger Threat (July 21, 2003)
...nce services to develop over a 10-day period a common assessment of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs and the threat they posed. A few days after the NIE began circula... - Iraq Opens Reported Weapons Site to Media (September 2, 2002)
...AGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq, facing the threat of U.S. attack over its alleged weapons of mass destruction, Monday opened to reporters a facility it says the West suspects of being... - Terror War Must Target 60 Nations, Says Bush (June 3, 2002)
...States must be prepared to take the War on Terror to up to 60 countries if weapons of mass destruction are to be kept out of terroristsí hands, President Bush said at the weeken... - CIA Finds No Evidence Hussein Sought to Arm Terrorists (November 16, 2003)
...The CIA's search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq has found no evidence that former president Saddam Hussein tried t... - Alternatives to War (September 30, 2002)
...ediate danger, and scant evidence that Iraq has the means or intent to use weapons of mass destruction against us. We have not been told why the danger is greater today than it... - Reviewing Intelligence on Iraq (May 26, 2003)
... has begun a review of the spy assessments. The failure so far to find any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, the prime justification for an immediate invasion, or definitive... - Iraq 'Will Accept' UN Resolution (November 10, 2002)
...he new United Nations resolution calling on Baghdad to give up its alleged weapons of mass destruction, according to Arab League foreign ministers.
An emergency session of t... - Taps for Preemptive War (February 11, 2004)
... A. Kay told the Senate "we were all wrong" to believe that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction. President Bush acknowledged that the intelligence leading to the Iraq war... - Revision Thing (September 1, 2003)
...n't let them in. The burden was on those people who thought he didn't have weapons of mass destruction to tell the world where they were.
We waged a war to save civilization... - Mandela: US a Threat to World Peace (September 10, 2002)
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What about the argument thatís being made about the threat of Iraqís weapons of mass destruction and Saddamís efforts to build a nuclear weapons. After all, he has invaded... - War in Iraq Was 'Right Decision,' Bush Says (June 10, 2003)
... Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld announced, "I'm convinced we'll find WMD," one participant said.
The question of whether the administration over... - Into Iraq? Yes (June 4, 2002)
...also welcome news in the war against terrorism, and in the attempt to deny weapons of mass destruction to rogue states.
There are some who doubt that the President will move... - The War Over the War (April 5, 2004)
... said, “is not evidence of absence.” The inspectors’ inability to turn up weapons of mass destruction cast doubt not on their existence but on the proposition that inspections—... - Level With Us, Mr. President (February 8, 2003)
...at Saddam Hussein is a dangerous and deceptive dictator, and is concealing weapons of mass destruction. We live in a dangerous world and Saddam must be disarmed.
The question... - Greens Call for Impeachment of Bush, Withdrawal of Troops (July 21, 2003)
...eech in the House of Representatives, June 10, 2003
"Reason to Deceive: WMD Lies Could Be the New Watergate"
By Cynthia Cotts, The Village Voice<... - Bush Developing Military Policy Of Striking First (June 10, 2002)
...ns for striking at hostile nations or groups that appear determined to use weapons of mass destruction against the United States.
Bush hinted at the new doctrine in his State... - War Poll Uncovers Fact Gap (June 14, 2003)
...ASHINGTON — A third of the American public believes U.S. forces have found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, according to a recent poll. Twenty-two percent said Iraq actually... - Study of Rhetoric On Iraq Urged (February 11, 2004)
...he was told to "find the truth" when he was given the job of searching for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
Bush's executive order creating the commission last week spell... - A Weapons Cache We'll Never See (August 25, 2003)
... American investigators are scouring the Iraqi countryside for evidence of weapons of mass destruction that has so far eluded them. Known as the Iraq Survey Group and operating... - US Says Iraq Violated UN Resolution (December 19, 2002)
...q to prove to the international community whether it does or does not have weapons of mass destruction. We are convinced that they do until they prove to us otherwise."
Mr. P... - Blair On Offensive Over Missing WMD (July 9, 2003)
...down his claims that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction (WMD) at the start of the Iraq war in March.
The Prime Minister insisted tha... - Bush Reverts to Liberal Rationale for Iraq War (July 9, 2003)
...present: The administration that had 100 percent certainty that there were weapons of mass destruction has zero percent certainty as to where they are now. The White House and t... - Lawyers Say Iraq Decision Is Bush's (August 25, 2002)
...g, probably after giving Saddam an ultimatum to allow more inspections for weapons of mass destruction, which he would be expected to refuse.
Bush did not expect such diverge... - Iraq's Parliament Recommends Rejection of UN Resolution (November 11, 2002)
...f the resolution and 30 days to declare all aspects of programs to develop weapons of mass destruction. Any false statements or omissions would be considered in violation of the... - Straw Wins Iraq Backing (October 1, 2002)
...ameful' stance
The MP said if there was a war it would not be about weapons of mass destruction.
"It will be the first war about oil," she said to cheers from delegat... - A War for Oil? (January 5, 2003)
...n the Bush team is more focused on Saddam is because if he were to acquire weapons of mass destruction, it might give him the leverage he has long sought — not to attack us, but... - On the Greater Middle East (March 1, 2004)
... main issue was not Palestine but Iraq and its alleged stockpile of banned weapons of mass destruction.
His theory was not favourably received by all the other great powers,... - Behind 'Plot' on Hussein, a Secret Agenda (June 19, 2002)
...ght on the true state of affairs regarding any threat in the form of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.
Absent any return of weapons inspectors, no one seems willing to chall... - Terrorism Law Nabs Common Criminals (September 14, 2003)
...secutor Jerry Wilson says he isn't abusing the law, which defines chemical weapons of mass destruction as "any substance that is designed or has the capability to cause death or... - Top Republicans Break With Bush on Iraq Strategy (August 15, 2002)
... challenge was to build a careful case that the threat of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction calls for creation of a new international security framework in which pre-... - Canadian Tried in Secret (February 10, 2004)
...uilty in a U.S. court to conspiring to kill Americans and plotting to use "weapons of mass destruction" to destroy property.
Mohamed Mansour Jabarah is believed to be the fir... - Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Media: Anatomy of a Failure (April 14, 2004)
...ated the daily news with the specter of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and co-opted many in the media into sympathetically covering the White Ho... - Iraq Agrees to Readmit Inspectors, UN Says (September 16, 2002)
...invasion of Kuwait cannot be lifted until U.N. inspectors certify that its weapons of mass destruction have been destroyed. Inspectors left the country four years ago ahead of U... - Scientists Still Deny Iraqi Arms Programs (July 31, 2003)
...inistration to suggest that Hussein was stepping up efforts to develop new weapons of mass destruction programs.
The White House, for instance, has cited the case of nuclear... - Head Iraqi Weapons Investigator May Leave (December 18, 2003)
...re's plenty of work to be done in terms of the effort to account for these WMD programs."... - A War Without the UN (October 7, 2002)
... US request for the UN to authorize the use of force in eliminating Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. Britain, the fifth veto-wielding power, has already decided to enlist in... - Saudis Snub US Over Iraq Attack (November 4, 2002)
... an end to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's rule, accusing him of pursuing weapons of mass destruction, and has threatened military action.
The UN is seeking a resolution to... - Human Rights, Religious Groups Push UN Involvement in Iraq (May 21, 2003)
...weapons inspection commission) should go back in to search for any alleged weapons of mass destruction."
The Uniting for Peace Coalition, as it calls itself, urged U.N. membe... - War Planners Speak of the Risks (February 18, 2003)
...President Bush.
His list includes a "concern about Saddam Hussein using weapons of mass destruction against his own people and blaming it on us, which would fit a pattern," M... - US to Use Toxic Gases in Iraq (March 2, 2003)
...? the same day as Colin Powell's presentation of intelligence about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction to the UN.
The Defence Secretary attacked the "straitjacket" imposed by... - Split on Iraq Emerges in the United Nations (September 15, 2002)
...f biological, chemical or nuclear weapons.
"Either he deals with those weapons of mass destruction or his regime will have to end," Mr. Straw said. "But the choice is his, a... - Embattled Lab Unveils New Nukes (April 23, 2003)
...es could be hit with preemptive nuclear strikes if they were found to have weapons of mass destruction. The White House considered such an attack on Iraq in the months leading u... - House Committee Concludes Iraq War Data Was Weak (September 28, 2003)
...ograms.
"Lack of specific intelligence on regime plans and intentions, WMD, and Iraq's support to terrorist groups appears to have hampered the IC's... - White House to Review Prewar Intelligence on Iraqi Arms (January 26, 2003)
...citly assert that Saddam had possessed banned weapons before the war.
"Weapons of mass destruction, including evil chemistry and evil biology, are all matters of great conce... - Bush Set for War, UN or No UN (February 26, 2003)
..."If Saddam Hussein were to leave and the son stayed behind and the son had weapons of mass destruction, the world would be just as much at risk," White House spokesman Ari Fleis... - Spain May Withdraw Iraq Resolution (March 12, 2003)
... and Spain and would set a deadline for Iraq to prove it has destroyed its weapons of mass destruction.
France, Russia and China have said they will oppose any resolution end... - Senate Intelligence Committee Lets the Bush Administration Off the Hook on Iraq (July 13, 2004)
...founded or overstated conclusions on Iraq’s “weapons of mass destruction” (WMD). The key issue, unaddressed by the Senate committee, is whether the Bush... - Intelligence on Iraqi Weapons 'Wrong' (May 31, 2003)
...ary Force, also said he had fully expected U.S. forces to find evidence of weapons of mass destruction after the war ended.
"It was a surprise to me then, it remains a surpri... - Blair 'Misrepresented' Intelligence But Did Not 'Mislead' (July 7, 2003)
...ity and popularity, especially given the failure to unearth Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction.
Monday's report, however, will not resolve the showdown between the go... - Global Rallies Protest Possible US War on Iraq (October 26, 2002)
..." a growing global threat because -- Bush has said — Baghdad is developing weapons of mass destruction, biological, nuclear and chemical. Bush has demanded Iraq disarm itself or... - Iraqi Scientist Ignored, Jailed (June 27, 2003)
...llenge that the world community faces in Iraq as we search for evidence of WMD programs that were designed to elude detection by international inspectors... - Why It’s Now or Never With Iraq (December 2, 2002)
...me—they will find nothing.
Don't get me wrong. Iraq is surely producing weapons of mass destruction. The United Nations and the United States have accumulated powerful eviden... - Blair Accused of Deception in Iraq Weapons Threat (June 17, 2003)
...said there was no sign of the equipment or a workforce for Iraq to produce weapons of mass destruction.
"It is inconceivable that both could have been kept concealed for the... - Missing WMD Politically Problematic (February 4, 2004)
...The Independent reports that Brian Jones, the former leading expert on WMD in the Ministry of Defense, declared that "not a single defense intelligen... - Bush War Powers Approved By House (October 10, 2002)
...fear
The letter added that there was a risk of Saddam Hussein using weapons of mass destruction in response to an American strike.
One Democrat Congressman said Presi... - The Bush Deceit (August 14, 2003)
...ed by the White House and CIA. The National Intelligence Estimate on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction carried prominent warnings that knowledgeable agencies and analysts dissen... - Kissinger Joins Protests at Bush Plan to Attack Iraq (August 17, 2002)
...invasion; whether an attack might make Saddam Hussein more inclined to use weapons of mass destruction ñ if he has them; and what plans, if any, have been drawn up for a post-wa... - Al-Qaeda or Not, Al-Zarqawi's Worth $10m (February 18, 2004)
...ddam Hussein's much-alleged, but never found, weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
Last winter Zarqawi was supposedly working with explosives and deadl... - Sponsors Outline Anti-War Protest Plan (January 8, 2003)
...will then march to the Washington Navy Yard where they will ask to inspect weapons of mass destruction they say the government might have.
The march will travel through a rel... - Officials Confirm Dropping Firebombs on Iraqi Troops (August 5, 2003)
...ians for Social Responsibility, a Washington group that opposes the use of weapons of mass destruction.
Musil described the Pentagon's distinction between napalm and Mark 77... - Spy Scandal Reduced America's Control of Mission (September 18, 2002)
...t sanctions lifted only in return for full co-operation in eliminating its weapons of mass destruction.
The 1999 resolution that established Unmovic, however, sketched the n... - Full Steam Ahead (September 1, 2002)
...ein but also drawing in the dangers posed by Iraq's alleged development of weapons of mass destruction. This was followed up on Monday by Dick Cheney, in emphatic mood. "There i... - US Exploring Baghdad Strike as Iraq Option (July 29, 2002)
.... One important aim would be to disrupt Iraq's ability to order the use of weapons of mass destruction.
The advantages and risks of strikes aimed deep inside the country and... - A New Doctrine and a Scud Bust (December 12, 2002)
... using preemptive means to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
The United States has long known that North Korea shipped missile tec... - Pentagon Prepares to Weaponize Space (February 20, 2004)
...al. The Outer Space Treaty of 1967 only bans nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction from orbit.
Over the years, American administrations have looked into d... - Iraqi Official Suggests a Duel (October 3, 2002)
...ugher measures that would give the inspectors broad new powers to hunt for weapons of mass destruction and provide them with military backing.
He said such efforts were aime... - US Spied on Iraq Under UN Cover (January 7, 1999)
... a better understanding of the sites at which Iraq developed and concealed weapons of mass destruction, American officials said.
The commission has been a unique attempt by... - Iraq Postpones UN Talks (April 12, 2002)
... proposed inspections regime.
Inspectors monitoring Iraq for suspected weapons of mass destruction left Iraq just before the US and Britain launched airstrikes in December 1... - Bush Not Certain on Iraqi War (July 15, 2002)
...to invade Iraq and topple its leader. He feared that Saddam was developing weapons of mass destruction and might link up with remnants of al-Qaeda for another attack on America.... - What We Do Now (April 21, 2003)
...the first step toward the creation in the Middle East of a "zone free from weapons of mass destruction." The elimination of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq should thus lead... - How Saddam Might Reply to President Bush's Sabre-Rattling (July 21, 2002)
...efense.'
"Defectors from America report the U.S. is the grandfather of weapons of mass destruction: over 8,000 nuclear weapons, 31,200 tons of chemical weapons, and enough b... - Saudis Vow Support for the UN on Iraq (September 16, 2002)
...nguage newspaper Al Hayat, Saud said, "Since Iraq says it does not possess weapons of mass destruction and has no plans to produce any, why doesn't it agree to the return of ins... - Invading Iraq Would Compound the Terror (April 5, 2002)
...believe that Iraq could have meaningfully reconstituted any element of its WMD capabilities." Ritter maintains the Iraqis never succeeded in weaponizing... - Leave Iraqis to Own Affairs, Iran's Khatami Warns (July 23, 2002)
...n and North Korea as an "axis of evil" supporting terrorism and developing weapons of mass destruction, charges they deny.
Iraq and Iran, striving to improve ties in the wak... - US Needs to Resist Unilaterlalism (January 6, 2002)
...ular concern to Japanese: environmental pollution and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. In these and other areas, effective U.S. leadership — underpinned by univ... - Empty Chemical Warheads Seized in Iraq (January 16, 2003)
...id Iraq had to either provide evidence that it had destroyed the suspected weapons of mass destruction — such as archives and budgets — or surrender what they might have for des... - High-Tech Strategy Guides Pentagon Plan (July 13, 2002)
...s but may be able to inflict serious casualties through terrorism, say, or weapons of mass destruction. It also gives rhetorical support to homeland defense.
But these priori... - Officials Support Exile for Hussein (January 20, 2003)
...e to see whether or not that new regime would commit itself to eliminating weapons of mass destruction, satisfying the international community that they are interested in the we... - How 'Liberation' Brought Anarchy to Kabul, Baghdad (July 2, 2003)
...ul. Jack Straw visits Kandahar and what happens just before this expert on weapons of mass destruction arrives? Someone tries to blow up a local mosque, wounding 16 people, four... - Blair Does Not Rule Out Nuclear War (January 21, 2003)
...would respond "in any way we thought necessary" to any Iraqi threat to use weapons of mass destruction against their troops.
Asked if that might include a warning to Saddam... - 'Weapons of Mass Destruction' Meaningless (October 7, 2002)
...the case for military action against Iraq, the speech employed the phrase "weapons of mass destruction" eight times. George W. Bush also regularly uses "weapons of mass destruct... - Karzai Denies Report of Qaeda Resurgance (December 18, 2002)
...xplosives, and expressed deep concern at the risk of the network acquiring weapons of mass destruction or a dirty bomb.... - Inspectors Rebuked By US And Iraq (December 5, 2002)
...DAD, Iraq, Dec. 4 — A week after arriving to assess whether Iraq is hiding weapons of mass destruction, the small team of U.N. inspectors came under harsh criticism today from b... - Can Hussein Strike Back? (January 26, 2003)
...actually try to use it. The Iraqi regime insists that it does not have any weapons of mass destruction, including biological ones. But the Bush Administration is sufficiently wo... - Thousands in San Francisco Join Protests (February 16, 2003)
...s."
The United States and Britain continue to accuse Iraq of concealing weapons of mass destruction prohibited under U.N. resolutions adopted at the end of the 1991 Gulf War.... - Iraqi Adviser Believes War Inevitable (January 25, 2003)
...ions inspectors conclude about the last two months of renewed searches for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
"One tends to think it is coming, no matter what we do," the a... - Gender and the American Ideology of War (February 23, 2004)
...e has already been perpetrated by economic sanctions, that the much-touted weapons of mass destruction are those of the U.S., whose depleted uranium weaponry has already mutilat... - Bush's New Iraq Commission Won't Be Investigating the Key WMD Issue (February 13, 2004)
...onally created independent commission, on the weapons of mass destruction (WMD) justification for the Iraq war.
Such an inquiry would doubtless focus... - US Draft Resolution on Iraq (November 6, 2002)
... threat Iraq's noncompliance with council resolutions and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles poses to international peace and security,
Reca... - US Politicians Wary, Voters Hungry for War (August 14, 2002)
...rmed Services Committee, said an attack on Iraq might prompt Saddam to use weapons of mass destruction, because he would have nothing to lose. "He's a survivalist," Mr Levin, a... - Powell: US Balances Human Rights, War (August 2, 2002)
...ran and Iraq, he said, because of North Korea's "involvement in developing weapons of mass destruction and proliferating missiles and other systems that could carry weapons of m... - The Logic of Empire (August 6, 2002)
...rnment claimed that Iraq had to be attacked because it could be developing weapons of mass destruction, and was refusing to allow the weapons inspectors to find out if this were... - Records Show US Sent Germs to Iraq (October 1, 2002)
...o the Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission and other agencies involved in Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. It sent samples in 1986 of botulinum toxin and botulinum toxoid... - Anti-War Lobbying Effort Heats Up in Washington (October 9, 2002)
...sident broad authority to use military force to dismantle Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction. On Capitol Hill, about 100 nuns, lay people and other Catholics dropped o... - War on Terror May Extend to Cuba (May 7, 2002)
...orism: Iraq, Syria and Libya.
"States that renounce terror and abandon WMD [weapons of mass destruction] can become part of our effort," Mr Bolton sa... - The Plot Against Syria: An Irresponsible Accountability Act (March 20, 2004)
...yria as punishment for its policies of "harboring terrorists," "developing weapons of mass destruction" and "occupying Lebanon." Administration officials on March 5, 2004 confir... - Blix Tells Spanish Radio 45-Minute Claim 'Alarmist' (February 16, 2004)
...d by their intelligence services about places in Iraq where there might be WMD "was erroneous", because "we made it known to them". He denounced a lack o... - Annan to Hold Talks With Iraqis (September 3, 2002)
...ment" with Washington.
The US — which accuses Iraq of developing weapons of mass destruction — has dismissed Mr Aziz's comments, saying Baghdad does not have a h... - NION: Rumor of Vote on Iraq Draws Protesters to NYC (October 7, 2002)
...tential war "a weapon of mass distraction," playing on the military term, "weapons of mass destruction."
In rousing impromptu speeches, Gabriel Byrne and Tim Robbins said war... - Resolution Compromise: Hope or Semantics? (October 30, 2002)
...US President George W Bush has called for more stringent checks on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said Mr Bush called for the inspe... - Threats Overstated by Bush Official (November 3, 2003)
... said.
"My tolerance level for risk to innocent American civilians from WMD is zero. There's not much of a margin for error."... - Military Leaders Favor Status Quo in Iraq (July 28, 2002)
... acting aggressively, is intimidating his neighbors and is eager to pursue weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them.
These officials say time is not on the s... - NION: Rally in New York Protests Possible Iraq War (October 6, 2002)
...e for possible military action against Iraq, which he claims has developed weapons of mass destruction and poses a grave danger, in a nationally televised speech on Monday night... - Officials Suggest Stockpiling, Caution Against Panic (February 11, 2003)
... Johndroe, the department's spokesman.
But given al Qaeda's interest in weapons of mass destruction, he said, "It's appropriate for citizens to be informed about how to respo... - Saudi Tells Bush US Must Temper Backing of Israel (April 26, 2002)
...resident, once again, noted that Saddam Hussein and his efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction are a threat to the region," the administration official said. He added: "... - Fears Prompt U.S. to Beef Up Nuclear Terror Detection (March 3, 2002)
...her information, the more our concerns increased about al Qaeda's focus on weapons of mass destruction of all kinds."
In "tabletop exercises" conducted as high as Cabinet lev... - Poll: Support for Military Action Against Iraq Dropping (August 22, 2002)
...WASHINGTON (AP) — Half of Americans believe Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, but support for sending U.S. troops to remove Saddam Hussein has slipped,... - Bush Wants No Limits on War Resolution (October 2, 2002)
... the rope-a-dope for months on end while he continues his efforts to amass weapons of mass destruction," Bayh said. "To precondition our action to weapons inspectors, you run th... - War 'playing into al-Qaeda's hands' (March 11, 2002)
...an mood".
To attack Iraq "should be expected to lead to the use of any weapons of mass destruction that the regime might be able to muster", with great risk to US forces, Gu... - British Lawmaker Wants Human Shield to Protect Iraq (September 13, 2002)
...he inspectors who had been seeking to dismantle
Iraq's program to build weapons of mass destruction since the 1991 Gulf War, Bush called for
a deadline for action counted... - US Strike Kills Six in Al Qaeda (November 5, 2002)
...low of people and other instruments of war -- weapons, explosives, perhaps weapons of mass destruction," Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told repor... - Bush Settles on War Plan for Iraq (November 10, 2002)
...y officials would be encouraged to reveal the location of hidden stores of weapons of mass destruction, a process Mr. Bush publicly encouraged from the Rose Garden on Friday whe... - From Iraq to Libya, US Knew Little About Weapons (January 27, 2004)
...ernational Peace in Washington D.C.
It is still possible that traces of weapons of mass destruction will be found in Iraq. The capture of Saddam Hussein might convince cowed... - Annan Predicts 'Imminent Disaster' (March 19, 2003)
...ed out in Iraq have not brought the assurances needed about the absence of weapons of mass destruction," he said.
But he was relieved, he said, that inspectors had been safel... - Donors Promise Afghanistan $1.24 Billion for 2003 (December 18, 2002)
... to attack Iraq if it judges that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is hiding weapons of mass destruction from U.N. weapons inspectors.
Washington, however, promised continued s... - Rumsfeld Stumbles on ABC (July 14, 2003)
...y, the scientists and others say Saddam may have feared that admitting his WMD were gone would have shown a weakness that could have threatened his hold... - War Is Talk of the Town in Baghdad (August 6, 2002)
...itation to the U.S. Congress to send a mission to inspect alleged sites of weapons of mass destruction was also dismissed.
ANXIETY SETTING IN
On the surface, Iraqis are... - Where the World Stands on Iraq (October 11, 2002)
...tening force against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein unless he gives up his weapons of mass destruction, is in place.
He has presented a dossier of evidence on Iraq's alleged... - Italy Stands Behind US Over Iraq (September 25, 2002)
...conflict if that was the only way to rid Iraqi President Saddam Hussein of weapons of mass destruction.
"Our way of life, our destiny, both as Europeans and Italians, is tie... - Western Warplanes Hit Iraqi Air Defenses (June 26, 2002)
...resident Saddam Hussein.
The United States accuses Saddam of developing weapons of mass destruction and sponsoring terrorism.
In Baghdad, Saddam warned Iraqis on Tuesday t... - Go to British Universities, Get Spied Upon (March 21, 2004)
...ng system introduced in 1994 to stop the transfer of technology related to WMDs.
Under the 1994 scheme, many universities agreed to contact the governm... - Red Cross Urges More Security in Iraq (May 6, 2003)
...g priority over the hunt for Saddam Hussein's alleged illegal stockpile of weapons of mass destruction, the official reason the United States and Britain used to justify their i... - Sidestepping on Iraq (July 31, 2003)
...nited States had lost credibility with the rest of the world since neither weapons of mass destruction nor a strong Al Qaeda connection had been uncovered in Iraq, the president... - Aide: Hussein Got Rid of WMD (August 1, 2003)
... aide to Saddam Hussein says the Iraqi dictator did in fact get rid of his weapons of mass destruction but deliberately kept the world guessing about it in an effort to divide t... - Short Warns Blair: Don't Kill Iraqi Innocents (September 22, 2002)
...trated by the publication of an inconclusive dossier of evidence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
Government insiders admit the document will neither link Saddam Hussei... - Bush's Evidence of Threat Disputed (October 12, 2002)
...the possibility that an unprovoked Iraqi attack on the United States using weapons of mass destruction could come at any time. "The final proof -- the smoking gun -- that could... - Senator Byrd Calls Iraq Attack a 'Distraction' (September 21, 2002)
...austed every other possible option to assess and eliminate Iraq's supposed weapons of mass destruction program. We must not act alone. We must have the support of the world.
... - Why We Opposed the Iraq War (October 23, 2003)
... support for international efforts to stop the spread of weapons including weapons of mass destruction and landmines. Weapons inspectors should have been given the time they ask... - Millions Cry 'Peace' (February 16, 2003)
...inspector in Iraq, told the Security Council that he had not uncovered any weapons of mass destruction.
"We don't think for a moment that Saddam Hussein is anything but a bar... - 'Human Shields' Face Fines from US (August 12, 2003)
...NN, "I will not contribute any money to the continual buildup of America's weapons of mass destruction, which, as far as I know, far exceed the weapons of all other nations comb... - Iraqi Official Escorts Journalists to Suspected Biological Weapons Plant (August 20, 2002)
...onvince the world it is a victim of false U.S. claims that it is producing weapons of mass destruction.
The visits come amid speculation Washington soon will launch a milita... - Humpty Dumpty Will Fall (July 26, 2003)
... exposed. There were the lies about war being necessary to destroy Iraq's "weapons of mass destruction." But an American army of 200,000, moving aggressively throughout the coun... - Invading Iraq to Appease Bin Laden (February 26, 2004)
... we went to war. By now, events have confirmed your initial hunch that the WMDs were a bogus contrived ‘intelligence failure’ to justify the invasion of I... - Lies We Are Told About Iraq (January 5, 2003)
...aghdad harbors ambitions of aggression, continues to develop and stockpile weapons of mass destruction and maintains ties to Al Qaeda. Lacking solid evidence, the public must we... - US, China on Collision Course Over Oil (February 2, 2004)
...n the Middle East has been through providing technology and components for weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems to unsavory regimes in places such as Iran, Ira... - Report: US Has a Plan to Occupy Iraq (October 11, 2002)
...rican-led forces carry out their principal mission: finding and destroying weapons of mass destruction.
The description of the emerging American plan and the possibility of... - Bush Can't Dismiss Anti-War Sentiment (February 18, 2003)
...t way to hold Iraq to account for its history of developing and concealing weapons of mass destruction. They know that even the most "surgical" strike on Iraq would cost innocen... - A Prayer for America (February 17, 2002)
...ion.
Let us work for a world where America can lead the day in banning weapons of mass destruction not only from our land and sea and sky but from outer space itself. That i... - Anti-War Protesters Demonstrate Around the World (January 19, 2003)
...ce in the Persian Gulf to back up their warnings against Saddam to give up weapons of mass destruction or face attack. Iraq claims it has no such weapons.
On Saturday, most o... - US Says Protesters Strengthen Saddam (February 16, 2003)
...was determined to press ahead with his strategy of confronting Iraq on its weapons of mass destruction, despite setbacks at the United Nations and closer to home.
Mr Blair, w... - Coalition Strife as Minister Quits (April 26, 2004)
... campaign" by critics who claim the Danish Government lied about Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, which have yet to be found 12 months after the fall of Baghdad. The resig... - Debating the War (October 11, 2002)
...sh and others really believe there's a potential threat if he gets serious weapons of mass destruction.
What should we do about that if we really thought he was getting weapo... - The Anniversary of a Neo-Imperial Moment (September 12, 2002)
...y role in attacking terrorist threats and confronting rogue states seeking WMD (weapons of mass destruction)," Ikenberry writes. "The United States will... - US Increasingly Isolated Over Iraq (January 23, 2003)
...aq should be allowed to press on with their job of looking for evidence of weapons of mass destruction.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Beijing's position was "ex... - Britain Admits Error Over Iraq Threat (October 13, 2004)
... Iraq's ability to produce biological agents, and to mount an attack using weapons of mass destruction within 45 minutes, the latter of which was one of London's most high-profi... - Dubious Victories (February 1, 2004)
...c?
In the end, the ominous Iraq dossiers about Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction contained nothing but a string of inane statements, false claims about ura... - Iran Denies US 'Nuke' Accusations (February 13, 2004)
... the end of the U.S.-British invasion of neighboring Iraq, none of alleged weapons of mass destruction have been found, raising fears that the offensive was launched on false pr... - House Passes Iraq Resolution 296 to 133 (October 10, 2002)
...n on Monday night, Mr. Bush said that President Saddam Hussein of Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, including chemical and biological weapons, and was seeking nuclear weapon... - Anti-War Groups Say Ire Over Iraq Claims Increasing (July 22, 2003)
...th other intelligence claims about an Iraq nuclear program under scrutiny, weapons of mass destruction yet to be found and U.S. soldiers dying in Iraq nearly every day, antiwar... - Legislators Spar Over Iraq Strategy (September 30, 2002)
...unlikely that Saddam will allow inspectors unfettered access to search for weapons of mass destruction.
"He is not going to allow them back in, because he has these weapons a... - Feinstein: Iraq Invasion 'Un-American' (September 5, 2002)
...re that Iraq is complying with 1991 resolutions banning it from developing weapons of mass destruction.
"In that way, we can build the type of coalitions that have been buil... - We Have Ways of Making You Talk (August 22, 2003)
...aying, and lesser-known scientists have told the same story. Yet still the WMD beat goes on.
The means of making people talk, even relatively benign... - Qaeda Videos Seem to Show Chemical Tests (August 18, 2002)
...elligence analysts have said about Al Qaeda's quest for chemical and other weapons of mass destruction and its testing of "crude" agents.
Government and private chemical weap... - US Meets New Resistance at UN (February 15, 2003)
...r military action to remove Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and destroy any weapons of mass destruction.
After hearing a measured presentation of pluses and minuses in recent... - NION: Maine Residents Hold Silent Protest (October 8, 2002)
...gerous."
Davidson said she does not dispute the notion that Saddam has weapons of mass destruction, but, she added, there are other countries run by, as she put it, "madmen"... - Bush Broadens Anti-Hussein Order (June 16, 2002)
...ut down United Nations inspections of Iraqi facilities suspected of making weapons of mass destruction. President Bill Clinton in December ordered operation Desert Fox, which in... - Warring Doubts (February 13, 2002)
...and North Korea, if it determines that these "rogue states" are developing weapons of mass destruction to use against us. The collateral damage wrought by bombing Afghanistan, w... - State Dept. Disputes That Trailers Were Weapons Labs (June 26, 2003)
... Bush cited the trailers as evidence that the United States had "found the weapons of mass destruction" it was looking for. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell echoed that assess... - The 'Reality Is Uncertainty' on Iraq's Arsenal (July 31, 2002)
...eclared that Iraq belongs to an "axis of evil," countries that are seeking weapons of mass destruction, and has threatened to carry out "regime change" in Iraq. Senior administr... - Al Qaeda Training for Small-Arms Massacre (June 26, 2002)
...efore the holiday. There have been numerous warnings about dirty bombs and weapons of mass destruction.
But the damage could come in the form of a much more conventional att... - Anti-War Protest Groups Using Updated Tactics (January 15, 2003)
...cans who share the belief that Saddam Hussein cannot be allowed to possess weapons of mass destruction," the statement read. "But we believe that a pre-emptive military invasion... - Al-Qa'ida's Al-Ablaj Warns 'Zero Hour' for Strike Inside US Has Been Set (December 28, 2003)
...at followed the 11 September bombings to deny or confirm its possession of weapons of mass destruction, though Al-Ablaj did not rule out in his previous messages to "Al-Majallah... - Bush and Blair Agree on Terms for Iraq Attack (July 27, 2002)
...hat Iraq presented an urgent threat through its alleged attempts to obtain weapons of mass destruction would be published in London.
The source said Britain and the US were... - After a UN resolution, a 30-day countdown would start for Iraq (October 31, 2002)
...hreat of 'regime change,' that might be enough to push Iraq to give up its weapons of mass destruction."
Of some dispute is whether Baghdad should be expected to disclose no... - American Antiterror Inspections Will Begin at 3 European Ports (June 28, 2002)
...go heading for the United States and to screen sea containers for possible weapons of mass destruction, a United States Customs Service spokesman said.
The agreement, announc... - Iraq Declares Saddam Election Winner (October 16, 2002)
...ng Kuwait in 1990. U.N. resolutions require the country to destroy all its weapons of mass destruction, but it is widely believed to retain chemical and biological weapons, and... - Iraq Tried to Avert War with US, Was Rebuffed (November 6, 2003)
...he businessman that they wanted Washington to know that Iraq no longer had weapons of mass destruction, and they offered to allow American troops and experts to conduct a search... - Resigning MP Receives Standing Ovation (March 17, 2003)
...t that threat justified war.
Furthermore, he said, Iraq probably had no weapons of mass destruction in the "commonly understood" sense of being a credible threat that could b... - Iraqi Defector Warns Against Invasion (September 23, 2002)
...ns fails to confront the Iraqi regime, accused by Washington of developing weapons of mass destruction.
If the Security Council cannot come to terms with strong action, the... - Eight Washington Lies About Iraq (July 31, 2002)
...s or terrorists.
TWO
IF WE DON'T BOMB IRAQ, SADDAM WILL USE HIS WMD AGAINST US OR HIS NEIGHBORS OR ISRAEL
ANSWER: Saddam is rational. He h... - What Now? (February 17, 2003)
...s for the weapons inspectors who are searching the country for evidence of weapons of mass destruction. One idea is that UN peacekeeping troops could be sent to accompany the in... - Subtle Shift on 'Regime Change'? (October 10, 2002)
... saying now that the aim is not removing one man but disarming Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction.
The new stance, hinted at in a buried line in Bush's speech Monday, su... - US-Israel-India: Strategic Axis? (September 9, 2003)
... terrorism."
They also share a common interest in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and of dangerous missiles, he says.
Common front
The green ligh... - The Empire Backfires (March 29, 2004)
...duced to the low tens of thousands, if not to zero; Iraq's large stores of weapons of mass destruction would have been found and dismantled; the institutions of democracy would... - US, Russia Clash on New Iraq Measures in UN (September 17, 2002)
...ll council resolutions and to "remove any doubts that Iraq still possesses weapons of mass destruction."
It said this was a first step toward a "comprehensive solution" that... - Bush risks isolating US, cautions Kissinger (August 13, 2002)
...the wisdom of attacking Saddam when it was likely to prompt him into using weapons of mass destruction. ìHeíd have nothing to lose,î he said.
The senator argued for more dip... - Blair Refuses Ministers Cabinet Debate on Iraq (August 16, 2002)
...ly warning against the dangers of letting rogue states such as Iraq obtain weapons of mass destruction. Few colleagues doubt the sincerity of his wish to stand by the US.
Bu... - The Crime We Must Prevent (December 4, 2002)
...to protect themselves.
What must be done to shield Iraqi civilians from weapons of mass destruction?
Sharistani urged that Iraqis be informed — by radio or other means — h... - America Rattles Saddam's Cage, Hoping He Will Lash Out (July 13, 2002)
...k aimed at crucial infrastructure targets as well as suspected sites where weapons of mass destruction are being developed or stored.
Some analysts believe the source of the... - Why the Anti-War Movement Was Right (April 16, 2003)
...s so clear and present that we couldn't even give inspectors searching for weapons of mass destruction — hey, remember those? — another 30 days, as France had wanted.
Well,... - Seeking Honesty in US Policy (September 14, 2003)
.... The issue, I think, has been the capability that Iraq sought to have ... WMD programs."
In other words, we're now supposed to believe that we went t... - The West's Battle for Oil (October 6, 2002)
...m Hussein could be a greater security threat to US allies in the region if weapons of mass destruction, sanctions, weapons regimes and the coalition against him are not strength... - Time to Leave (June 3, 2004)
...laim, our goals in Iraq (now that we've lost the rationale of hunting down weapons of mass destruction) are stability and democracy, we are proceeding in exactly the wrong way.... - NION: Americans Protest Bush's Iraq Policy (October 7, 2002)
...e for possible military action against Iraq, which he claims has developed weapons of mass destruction and poses a grave danger, in a nationally televised speech on Monday night... - The Vanishing Case for War (December 4, 2003)
...irst serious and systematic effort to describe the nuts and bolts of Iraqi WMD was released on October 2, when David Kay, a weapons expert appointed by G... - Kennedy Wants Bush's Iraq 'Evidence' (January 29, 2003)
... said Bush is right to declare "time has run out" on Iraq to disclose its "weapons of mass destruction."
"Iraq has had 12 years to comply with U.N. requirements for disarmame... - Alternatives to War in Iraq (January 7, 2003)
...nt U.N. Resolution 661, which calls not only for the disarmament of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction but stipulates that the Middle East be a nuclear-weapons-free zone. That m... - Ambush Kills American, Wounds Second in Kuwait (January 21, 2003)
... Baghdad does not satisfy Washington's demand that it prove itself free of weapons of mass destruction. Iraq insists it has no chemical, biological or nuclear arms.
Kuwait is... - What Color Is the Wolf Today? (August 3, 2004)
...encies prior to September 11(as noted by the 9/11 Commission) and on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (as exposed by the Senate Intelligence Committee), how do we know that the... - Protesters at UN Rally Against Iraq War (February 15, 2003)
...supporter of President Bush's strong stance that Iraq must prove it has no weapons of mass destruction or face possible war.
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