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Iraqis Mark 12th Anniversary of Deadly Bombing in 1991

Aired February 16, 2003 - 08:04   ET

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HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: And now to Baghdad, where Iraqis are delighted by the global anti-war rallies. They are also marking the 12th anniversary of a deadly bombing during the 1991 Gulf War. CNN's Nic Robertson has the latest now from Baghdad. Hi, Nic.
NIC ROBERTSON, CNN SR. INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Heidi. That deadly bombing was at the Amariya shelter on the outskirts of Baghdad. Some 407 women and children and old people, according to Iraqi officials, died when that shelter was struck by two bombs.

Now the vice president of Iraq, Taha Yassin Ramadan, today came to that commemoration. It was also an inauguration as well. He toured the scene of the bombing. It's been kept very much as exactly as that night, February the 13th, when the bombing (UNINTELLIGIBLE). So he inaugurated and opened a museum to honor all those people who died.

His message, a very forthright one for the United States today, saying that the United States is trying to lead the world into a catastrophe. He said, as far as Iraq can see, the United States is becoming increasingly isolated. They said they've never seen global peace demonstrations on this type of scale since Vietnam.

They really feel the United States has to pay attention to it. And they even detect that British Prime Minister Tony Blair, one official told be they detect that he is inching away from the United States. The message today from Iraqi officials is that the United States is becoming increasingly isolated. Indeed, they say Iraq has shown the world the United States lies over all these issues because they say Iraq has no weapons of mass destruction. Something we've heard before, but that's why, Iraqi officials say that they're leading the way to isolate the United States at this time -- Heidi.

COLLINS: All right. CNN's Nic Robertson live from Baghdad this morning.

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Aired February 16, 2003 - 08:04   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: And now to Baghdad, where Iraqis are delighted by the global anti-war rallies. They are also marking the 12th anniversary of a deadly bombing during the 1991 Gulf War. CNN's Nic Robertson has the latest now from Baghdad. Hi, Nic.
NIC ROBERTSON, CNN SR. INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Heidi. That deadly bombing was at the Amariya shelter on the outskirts of Baghdad. Some 407 women and children and old people, according to Iraqi officials, died when that shelter was struck by two bombs.

Now the vice president of Iraq, Taha Yassin Ramadan, today came to that commemoration. It was also an inauguration as well. He toured the scene of the bombing. It's been kept very much as exactly as that night, February the 13th, when the bombing (UNINTELLIGIBLE). So he inaugurated and opened a museum to honor all those people who died.

His message, a very forthright one for the United States today, saying that the United States is trying to lead the world into a catastrophe. He said, as far as Iraq can see, the United States is becoming increasingly isolated. They said they've never seen global peace demonstrations on this type of scale since Vietnam.

They really feel the United States has to pay attention to it. And they even detect that British Prime Minister Tony Blair, one official told be they detect that he is inching away from the United States. The message today from Iraqi officials is that the United States is becoming increasingly isolated. Indeed, they say Iraq has shown the world the United States lies over all these issues because they say Iraq has no weapons of mass destruction. Something we've heard before, but that's why, Iraqi officials say that they're leading the way to isolate the United States at this time -- Heidi.

COLLINS: All right. CNN's Nic Robertson live from Baghdad this morning.

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