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Iraqis Relieved UN Resolution Accepted

Aired November 14, 2002 - 10:08   ET

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LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: We begin this morning with CNN's Rym Brahimi. She is standing by in Baghdad.
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RYM BRAHIMI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Iraqis heaving a sigh of relief, but also worried about what is going to happen when the inspectors do arrive. Now, the detail of the letter written by the foreign minister (UNINTELLIGIBLE) who U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan was published in all the newspapers this morning, only the wording was slightly different in the English-language newspaper, The Iraq Daily (ph), saying Iraq accepts officially Resolution 1441, when the Arabic newspapers actually used the word "deal," the same wording as the letter.

People here in Iraq have no illusions about what this means. They think they have some reprieve for the time being. As long as the inspectors are here doing their work, they think they won't be attacked by the U.S. But they don't think they're off the hook, because they believe the U.S. intends to attack no matter what and that sooner or later there will be a crisis. That's what Iraqis are worried about. It's also what Iraqi officials worry about.

Rym Brahimi, CNN, Baghdad.

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Aired November 14, 2002 - 10:08   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: We begin this morning with CNN's Rym Brahimi. She is standing by in Baghdad.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

RYM BRAHIMI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Iraqis heaving a sigh of relief, but also worried about what is going to happen when the inspectors do arrive. Now, the detail of the letter written by the foreign minister (UNINTELLIGIBLE) who U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan was published in all the newspapers this morning, only the wording was slightly different in the English-language newspaper, The Iraq Daily (ph), saying Iraq accepts officially Resolution 1441, when the Arabic newspapers actually used the word "deal," the same wording as the letter.

People here in Iraq have no illusions about what this means. They think they have some reprieve for the time being. As long as the inspectors are here doing their work, they think they won't be attacked by the U.S. But they don't think they're off the hook, because they believe the U.S. intends to attack no matter what and that sooner or later there will be a crisis. That's what Iraqis are worried about. It's also what Iraqi officials worry about.

Rym Brahimi, CNN, Baghdad.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com