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Scrapping Al Samoud Missiles

Aired March 05, 2003 - 06:02   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: The destruction of all of Iraq's Al Samoud 2 missiles isn't exactly moving at lightning speed. We know they've destroyed 18 or 19 so far, and we're told they plan to destroy nine more today.
We take you live to the center of the controversy, Iraq, Baghdad, and Rym Brahimi.

What are they doing today -- Rym?

RYM BRAHIMI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Carol, we understand from Iraqi officials, from the Iraqi National Monitoring Directorate, that nine missiles, nine Al Samoud 2 missiles have been destroyed today.

Now, I spoke also earlier on to a spokesman from UNMOVIC, the U.N. weapons inspectors, and he confirmed that a group of missile experts (AUDIO GAP).

COSTELLO: We have lost Rym Brahimi, but again, we have word that Iraq plans to destroy nine more Al Samoud 2 missiles. We'll keep you posted on that development out of Baghdad.

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Aired March 5, 2003 - 06:02   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: The destruction of all of Iraq's Al Samoud 2 missiles isn't exactly moving at lightning speed. We know they've destroyed 18 or 19 so far, and we're told they plan to destroy nine more today.
We take you live to the center of the controversy, Iraq, Baghdad, and Rym Brahimi.

What are they doing today -- Rym?

RYM BRAHIMI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Carol, we understand from Iraqi officials, from the Iraqi National Monitoring Directorate, that nine missiles, nine Al Samoud 2 missiles have been destroyed today.

Now, I spoke also earlier on to a spokesman from UNMOVIC, the U.N. weapons inspectors, and he confirmed that a group of missile experts (AUDIO GAP).

COSTELLO: We have lost Rym Brahimi, but again, we have word that Iraq plans to destroy nine more Al Samoud 2 missiles. We'll keep you posted on that development out of Baghdad.

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