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Deadline Looms
Aired November 13, 2002 - 07:43 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
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BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: We want to get back to Iraq quickly now. The primary team of U.N. weapons inspectors, said to be ready to go this weekend, could be on the ground in Baghdad on Monday if Saddam Hussein gives the green light. The Iraqi leader now 48 hours away, Friday, to accept the terms of the recent new U.N. resolution.
From Baghdad this morning, Jane Arraf tracks the latest for us now live.
Jane -- good afternoon there.
JANE ARRAF, CNN BAGHDAD BUREAU CHIEF: Good afternoon, Bill.
More indications from here that actually that answer to whether Iraq is going to accept this very tough resolution will be yes. And that's from the official Iraqi media, which have absolutely no mention whatsoever of the Iraqi parliament voting unanimously to reject the resolution. Now, that was quoted in the English-language media, and the English-language state-run news agency, which indicates that that message, that rejection was really for outside consumption.
The indications still are that when it comes to the man who is making the decision, President Saddam Hussein, and his Revolution Command Council, he's still going to take the advice of Iraq's Arab allies and agree to let those weapons inspectors in for the first time in four years -- Bill.
HEMMER: Jane, thank you -- Jane Arraf, the latest from the Iraqi capital today.
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Aired November 13, 2002 - 07:43 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 back to Iraq quickly now. The primary team of U.N. weapons inspectors, said to be ready to go this weekend, could be on the ground in Baghdad on Monday if Saddam Hussein gives the green light. The Iraqi leader now 48 hours away, Friday, to accept the terms of the recent new U.N. resolution.
From Baghdad this morning, Jane Arraf tracks the latest for us now live.
Jane -- good afternoon there.
JANE ARRAF, CNN BAGHDAD BUREAU CHIEF: Good afternoon, Bill.
More indications from here that actually that answer to whether Iraq is going to accept this very tough resolution will be yes. And that's from the official Iraqi media, which have absolutely no mention whatsoever of the Iraqi parliament voting unanimously to reject the resolution. Now, that was quoted in the English-language media, and the English-language state-run news agency, which indicates that that message, that rejection was really for outside consumption.
The indications still are that when it comes to the man who is making the decision, President Saddam Hussein, and his Revolution Command Council, he's still going to take the advice of Iraq's Arab allies and agree to let those weapons inspectors in for the first time in four years -- Bill.
HEMMER: Jane, thank you -- Jane Arraf, the latest from the Iraqi capital today.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
