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Weapons Inspections Continue in Iraq
Aired March 07, 2003 - 06:09 ET
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HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: In Iraq, this morning's weapons report and an impending war are grabbing the attention of the media and the people.
We take you live now to Baghdad and our Rym Brahimi.
Good morning -- Rym.
RYM BRAHIMI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning to you, Heidi.
Well, indeed, people here are concerned. They want to know what's going to happen at this U.N. Security Council meeting. Of course, many people here aren't holding their breath. A lot of people do think that the U.S. intends to find any excuse to attack no matter what Hans Blix says later on today.
That said, inspection activities continue on this very crucial day on which Hans Blix is supposed to present an oral report. That oral report, Heidi, will cover inspection activities from December to the end of February, and of course, this extra week, a very crucial week, in which Iraq began to destroy its Al Samoud 2 missiles. That destruction is expected to continue today.
And until yesterday when six of those missiles had been destroyed, the total number was 34 Al Samoud missiles destroyed. Two casting chambers have been destroyed, and also cement has been poured over them. And the inspectors are now going around trying to inventory all of the other components to the Al Samoud 2 missiles, make sure they're checking where they are, checking their tags. That includes warheads, engines, different components, and then also proceed with the destruction of those components as well.
Back to you -- Heidi.
COLLINS: All right, CNN's Rym Brahimi this morning from Baghdad -- thank you.
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Aired March 7, 2003 - 06:09 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: In Iraq, this morning's weapons report and an impending war are grabbing the attention of the media and the people.
We take you live now to Baghdad and our Rym Brahimi.
Good morning -- Rym.
RYM BRAHIMI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning to you, Heidi.
Well, indeed, people here are concerned. They want to know what's going to happen at this U.N. Security Council meeting. Of course, many people here aren't holding their breath. A lot of people do think that the U.S. intends to find any excuse to attack no matter what Hans Blix says later on today.
That said, inspection activities continue on this very crucial day on which Hans Blix is supposed to present an oral report. That oral report, Heidi, will cover inspection activities from December to the end of February, and of course, this extra week, a very crucial week, in which Iraq began to destroy its Al Samoud 2 missiles. That destruction is expected to continue today.
And until yesterday when six of those missiles had been destroyed, the total number was 34 Al Samoud missiles destroyed. Two casting chambers have been destroyed, and also cement has been poured over them. And the inspectors are now going around trying to inventory all of the other components to the Al Samoud 2 missiles, make sure they're checking where they are, checking their tags. That includes warheads, engines, different components, and then also proceed with the destruction of those components as well.
Back to you -- Heidi.
COLLINS: All right, CNN's Rym Brahimi this morning from Baghdad -- thank you.
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