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Blix to Meet with Security Council
Aired October 03, 2002 - 08:17 ET
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BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: We want to get to Iraq right now. The Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix meeting with Security Council members today, briefing them on the deal reached earlier this week with Iraqi officials in Vienna, Austria. The Security Council waiting now to hear what Mr. Blix has to say before moving on to the rather contentious topic of a new resolution.
Reaction now from Baghdad. In Iraq, Jane Arraf joins us live now for an update from the Iraqi capital -- Jane, hello.
What are they saying?
JANE ARRAF, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Bill.
Well, what they're saying is that they don't care what happens at the U.N. or in Congress. That's from Iraq's hard-line vice president. But, in fact, Iraqi officials and Iraqi people are obviously watching this very, very closely.
Now, we wanted to show you what Baghdad looked like this morning. We have some pictures here of Sadoun Street (ph), which is a major area downtown, a working class neighborhood. Now, we're often told by Iraqi officials we should show more upscale neighborhoods with richer people, but, in fact, this is the way a lot of Iraqis live. We've got women going looking for begins, getting clothes for their children, people in the cafes playing dominoes, people reading the newspapers, trying to glean whatever they can from that official Iraqi comment. All the papers are government controlled. People going around with horse carts and donkeys.
In fact, the Gulf War and the last decade of sanctions have set this country back decades. And everyone is talking about what is going to happen next.
Now in those newspapers this morning, this is "Althara," which is the Ba'ath Party newspaper, and one of the articles is "Even Clinton Warns Bush." Now, the Iraqis are taking some comfort in the criticism being leveled at the U.S., also an indication that this is being seen very personally. They refer to President George W. Bush as "the little Bush" here. And this is a country where the Gulf War is still referred to as "Bush's war" -- Bill?
HEMMER: Jane, thank you.
Jane Arraf, again in Baghdad, reporting on the Iraqi perspective. As we mentioned, a significant day at the U.N. today, when the Security Council gets briefed by Hans Blix on what was talked about in Vienna earlier this week.
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Aired October 3, 2002 - 08:17 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: We want to get to Iraq right now. The Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix meeting with Security Council members today, briefing them on the deal reached earlier this week with Iraqi officials in Vienna, Austria. The Security Council waiting now to hear what Mr. Blix has to say before moving on to the rather contentious topic of a new resolution.
Reaction now from Baghdad. In Iraq, Jane Arraf joins us live now for an update from the Iraqi capital -- Jane, hello.
What are they saying?
JANE ARRAF, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Bill.
Well, what they're saying is that they don't care what happens at the U.N. or in Congress. That's from Iraq's hard-line vice president. But, in fact, Iraqi officials and Iraqi people are obviously watching this very, very closely.
Now, we wanted to show you what Baghdad looked like this morning. We have some pictures here of Sadoun Street (ph), which is a major area downtown, a working class neighborhood. Now, we're often told by Iraqi officials we should show more upscale neighborhoods with richer people, but, in fact, this is the way a lot of Iraqis live. We've got women going looking for begins, getting clothes for their children, people in the cafes playing dominoes, people reading the newspapers, trying to glean whatever they can from that official Iraqi comment. All the papers are government controlled. People going around with horse carts and donkeys.
In fact, the Gulf War and the last decade of sanctions have set this country back decades. And everyone is talking about what is going to happen next.
Now in those newspapers this morning, this is "Althara," which is the Ba'ath Party newspaper, and one of the articles is "Even Clinton Warns Bush." Now, the Iraqis are taking some comfort in the criticism being leveled at the U.S., also an indication that this is being seen very personally. They refer to President George W. Bush as "the little Bush" here. And this is a country where the Gulf War is still referred to as "Bush's war" -- Bill?
HEMMER: Jane, thank you.
Jane Arraf, again in Baghdad, reporting on the Iraqi perspective. As we mentioned, a significant day at the U.N. today, when the Security Council gets briefed by Hans Blix on what was talked about in Vienna earlier this week.
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