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Chief Weapons Inspector Due In Baghdad Next Weekend
Aired January 14, 2003 - 07:15 ET
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PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Chief weapons inspector Hans Blix says Iraq must provide new evidence about its nuclear, chemical and biological programs or face the possibility of war. Blix travels to Baghdad next weekend, where our own Rym Brahimi is following developments.
Good morning -- Rym. What's the latest from there?
RYM BRAHIMI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Paula.
Well, inspectors in the past couple of days seemed to be focusing on sites that have been associated in the past, or even in the present, with Iraq's missile activities.
Also what we've been seeing on the part of Iraqi officials in recent days, increasing complaints about the behavior of the inspectors. At one point, complaining that the inspectors freeze sites and unnecessarily block employees from sites for hours at a time.
Just yesterday, the Foreign Ministry complained that on leaving a campus, a university campus, the inspectors drove on the wrong side of the road, violated traffic rules, and endangering students.
With that said, Iraq continues to maintain the inspectors will find nothing.
Here's Iraq's foreign minister:
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NAJI SABRI, IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER (through translator): All of this intensive round of inspections, inspectors haven't found anything, because there is nothing. There is nothing prescribed, nor are there any prescribed weapons activity in Iraq, and we challenge whoever says the opposite to present a single piece of evidence.
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BRAHIMI: Iraq, that said, has said that it will continue to cooperate, despite all of the complaints it has voiced so far about the inspectors -- Paula.
ZAHN: Rym Brahimi, thanks so much for the update.
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Aired January 14, 2003 - 07:15 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Chief weapons inspector Hans Blix says Iraq must provide new evidence about its nuclear, chemical and biological programs or face the possibility of war. Blix travels to Baghdad next weekend, where our own Rym Brahimi is following developments.
Good morning -- Rym. What's the latest from there?
RYM BRAHIMI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Paula.
Well, inspectors in the past couple of days seemed to be focusing on sites that have been associated in the past, or even in the present, with Iraq's missile activities.
Also what we've been seeing on the part of Iraqi officials in recent days, increasing complaints about the behavior of the inspectors. At one point, complaining that the inspectors freeze sites and unnecessarily block employees from sites for hours at a time.
Just yesterday, the Foreign Ministry complained that on leaving a campus, a university campus, the inspectors drove on the wrong side of the road, violated traffic rules, and endangering students.
With that said, Iraq continues to maintain the inspectors will find nothing.
Here's Iraq's foreign minister:
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
NAJI SABRI, IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER (through translator): All of this intensive round of inspections, inspectors haven't found anything, because there is nothing. There is nothing prescribed, nor are there any prescribed weapons activity in Iraq, and we challenge whoever says the opposite to present a single piece of evidence.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
BRAHIMI: Iraq, that said, has said that it will continue to cooperate, despite all of the complaints it has voiced so far about the inspectors -- Paula.
ZAHN: Rym Brahimi, thanks so much for the update.
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