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Military Buildup Continues In Persian Gulf
Aired January 13, 2003 - 06:03 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: As the military buildup in the Persian Gulf intensifies, there is word from the agency heading the nuclear inspections that the search process could take a year. A spokesman for the International Atomic Energy Agency says it's worth the wait for a peaceful solution.
CNN's Rym Brahimi joins us now live from Baghdad with more on the inspections today.
Good morning -- Rym.
RYM BRAHIMI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol.
Well, yes, as you mentioned, the inspections continue, and Iraqis continue to say that they are complying and cooperating, although they are doing so under very strong protest.
Now, meanwhile, as this U.S. military buildup continues in the Gulf, a lot of peace groups have been coming into Iraq, a couple of them, a French group of peace activists. They met with one Iraqi official who, again, reiterated those allegations that the U.N. weapons inspectors were gathering intelligence, but said that Iraq was still interested in complying with that resolution to disarm.
And then, another group of U.S. academics, 35 of them, arrived last night. They were out and about today visiting a hospital, many of them from professors or even a couple of graduate students and post graduate students from various universities throughout the United States, one of them quite famous, a human rights advocate, Bianca Jagger. She said she was here both to ask the Iraqi government to comply, but also to warn the Americans about the consequences of war -- let's listen in.
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BIANCA JAGGER, ACTIVIST: That there would be thousands of innocent civilians -- children and women who will die. And is that the answer? Is there no other answer? Is there no other alternative? Why is there an alternative for North Korea? Why is not there an alternative? (UNINTELLIGIBLE) negotiate a settlement with Iraq.
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BRAHIMI: The group also plans to meet Iraqi academics and scientists, and they plan to discuss whatever possibilities, what solutions they can come up with to prevent a war -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Rym Brahimi reporting live from Baghdad this morning.
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Aired January 13, 2003 - 06:03 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: As the military buildup in the Persian Gulf intensifies, there is word from the agency heading the nuclear inspections that the search process could take a year. A spokesman for the International Atomic Energy Agency says it's worth the wait for a peaceful solution.
CNN's Rym Brahimi joins us now live from Baghdad with more on the inspections today.
Good morning -- Rym.
RYM BRAHIMI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol.
Well, yes, as you mentioned, the inspections continue, and Iraqis continue to say that they are complying and cooperating, although they are doing so under very strong protest.
Now, meanwhile, as this U.S. military buildup continues in the Gulf, a lot of peace groups have been coming into Iraq, a couple of them, a French group of peace activists. They met with one Iraqi official who, again, reiterated those allegations that the U.N. weapons inspectors were gathering intelligence, but said that Iraq was still interested in complying with that resolution to disarm.
And then, another group of U.S. academics, 35 of them, arrived last night. They were out and about today visiting a hospital, many of them from professors or even a couple of graduate students and post graduate students from various universities throughout the United States, one of them quite famous, a human rights advocate, Bianca Jagger. She said she was here both to ask the Iraqi government to comply, but also to warn the Americans about the consequences of war -- let's listen in.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
BIANCA JAGGER, ACTIVIST: That there would be thousands of innocent civilians -- children and women who will die. And is that the answer? Is there no other answer? Is there no other alternative? Why is there an alternative for North Korea? Why is not there an alternative? (UNINTELLIGIBLE) negotiate a settlement with Iraq.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
BRAHIMI: The group also plans to meet Iraqi academics and scientists, and they plan to discuss whatever possibilities, what solutions they can come up with to prevent a war -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Rym Brahimi reporting live from Baghdad this morning.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
