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U.S. Trying to Get Security Council Members to Agree on Resolution Warning Iraq
Aired October 23, 2002 - 05:27 ET
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CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: And now to the situation in Iraq. The U.S. trying to get permanent Security Council members to agree on a resolution that warns Iraq of serious consequences if it violates U.N. demands on disarmament. But for now, no breakthrough in sight.
Let's go live to Baghdad and our Nic Robertson, who's standing by with the latest -- Nic.
NIC ROBERTSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Catherine.
Well, as we have seen on Iraqi television pretty much since this crisis began developing over the summer, President Saddam Hussein appearing again on television. This time he was with his deputy prime minister and his minister for the military industrialization.
Now, in that meeting he didn't talk about the U.N. resolution, the pending U.N. resolution, but he did say that people, Iraqis should build a new Iraq. Also, coming from the president's office a message to the people in Iraq to stop firing their guns in the celebration of the referendum which President Saddam Hussein won by a hundred percent. He said that this is, well, the president's office said that this is essentially an uncivilized phenomenon. Indeed, some civilians have been injured when bullets have fallen back to the ground.
But the general tone here in Iraq, again, set by the editorials in the newspapers, saying that no new resolution is needed, that any new resolution Iraq sees as just a pretext for aggression against Iraq. No specific comments from any Iraqi ministers. But, again, putting in the newspapers that Russia rejects the new proposed resolution and that perhaps France, again, is perhaps a good ally of the Iraqis at this time, trying to pressure for no resolution or a softer resolution -- Catherine.
CALLAWAY: Still celebration going on over the release of the prisoners this weekend?
ROBERTSON: Catherine, I'm very sorry, I didn't hear your question very well. Could you ask me again?
CALLAWAY: Yes, I said is there still celebration going on over the release of the political prisoners, a historic move that took place over the weekend?
ROBERTSON: The celebration really, the message that came out from the president's office last night to tone down, indeed, to stop the celebratory fire in the air really a message to people to settle down, to get back to their routines, to finish their celebrations for the release of the prisoners and, indeed, their celebrations for the referendum, as well.
CALLAWAY: All right, thank you.
That's Nic Robertson joining us live from Baghdad.
Thanks, Nic.
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Resolution Warning Iraq>
Aired October 23, 2002 - 05:27 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: And now to the situation in Iraq. The U.S. trying to get permanent Security Council members to agree on a resolution that warns Iraq of serious consequences if it violates U.N. demands on disarmament. But for now, no breakthrough in sight.
Let's go live to Baghdad and our Nic Robertson, who's standing by with the latest -- Nic.
NIC ROBERTSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Catherine.
Well, as we have seen on Iraqi television pretty much since this crisis began developing over the summer, President Saddam Hussein appearing again on television. This time he was with his deputy prime minister and his minister for the military industrialization.
Now, in that meeting he didn't talk about the U.N. resolution, the pending U.N. resolution, but he did say that people, Iraqis should build a new Iraq. Also, coming from the president's office a message to the people in Iraq to stop firing their guns in the celebration of the referendum which President Saddam Hussein won by a hundred percent. He said that this is, well, the president's office said that this is essentially an uncivilized phenomenon. Indeed, some civilians have been injured when bullets have fallen back to the ground.
But the general tone here in Iraq, again, set by the editorials in the newspapers, saying that no new resolution is needed, that any new resolution Iraq sees as just a pretext for aggression against Iraq. No specific comments from any Iraqi ministers. But, again, putting in the newspapers that Russia rejects the new proposed resolution and that perhaps France, again, is perhaps a good ally of the Iraqis at this time, trying to pressure for no resolution or a softer resolution -- Catherine.
CALLAWAY: Still celebration going on over the release of the prisoners this weekend?
ROBERTSON: Catherine, I'm very sorry, I didn't hear your question very well. Could you ask me again?
CALLAWAY: Yes, I said is there still celebration going on over the release of the political prisoners, a historic move that took place over the weekend?
ROBERTSON: The celebration really, the message that came out from the president's office last night to tone down, indeed, to stop the celebratory fire in the air really a message to people to settle down, to get back to their routines, to finish their celebrations for the release of the prisoners and, indeed, their celebrations for the referendum, as well.
CALLAWAY: All right, thank you.
That's Nic Robertson joining us live from Baghdad.
Thanks, Nic.
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