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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Machaon who wrote (5586)11/22/2002 11:14:05 AM
From: calgal  Respond to of 32591
 
Bush, Putin Call for Iraq to Disarm
14 minutes ago
URL:http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=518&ncid=71...

By SANDRA SOBIERAJ, Associated Press Writer

PUSHKIN, Russia (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin (news - web sites) warned President Bush (news - web sites) Friday that the United States should not wage war against Iraq on its own and suggested more needs to be done first in the fight against terrorism.

AP Photo

"We do believe that we have to stay within the framework of the work being carried out within the United Nations (news - web sites)," Putin said.

Putin, at a joint news conference with Bush, suggested there is more work to be done in the war on terrorism before confronting Iraq.

"Where has Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) taken refuge?" Putin said. He also pointed out that 15 of the 19 hijackers on Sept. 11, 2001 came from Saudi Arabia, and said the international community needs to keep an eye on Pakistan to make sure it is not supporting terrorists or pursuing new weapons of mass destruction.

Putin said Russia agrees with United States that it is important to "make sure that Iraq has no weapons of mass destruction in its possession." But he added that "we do believe that we have to stay within the framework of the work being carried out within the United Nations."