To: 4figureau who wrote (2461 ) 1/7/2003 10:13:13 AM From: 4figureau Respond to of 5423 Conflict News: N Korea sanctions 'would mean war' North Korea has said that economic sanctions by the United States would represent a declaration of war, as diplomatic efforts to resolve its nuclear weapons crisis intensify. news.bbc.co.uk Nuclear chief: North Korea has 'stark choice' Tuesday, January 7, 2003 Posted: 9:12 AM EST (1412 GMT) VIENNA, Austria (CNN) -- North Korea, in a blunt editorial published by its official news agency Tuesday, said that any economic sanctions imposed against it would amount to an act of war. The message came one day after the International Atomic Energy Agency passed a resolution condemning North Korea for restarting its nuclear weapons program and said Pyongyang had "one more chance" to let weapons inspectors back into the country. cnn.com Bin Laden's deputy calls for attacks on "all Americans" Osama bin Laden's Egyptian lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahri, has called for attacks on "all Americans", in a message attributed to him and sent to Cairo lawyer Montasser al-Zayyat. "By God, do not prevent new Muslim souls from taking part in the Jihad (holy war), which consists of killing all Americans, just like they kill us all," Zawahri purportedly said in an e-mail, the lawyer told AFP.sg.news.yahoo.com Over 25,000 more troops heading to Persian Gulf Source: Larger than force mobilized Christmas Eve From Jamie McIntyre and Mike Mount CNN Washington Bureau Tuesday, January 7, 2003 Posted: 7:25 AM EST (1225 GMT) Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division board a plane at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia, as part of the deployment. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- More than 25,000 soldiers and Marines are heading to the Persian Gulf region this week, and nearly 50,000 National Guard and reserve troops are likely to join them there by February 15 as the U.S. buildup for a potential war with Iraq continues, Pentagon sources said Monday. Under orders that could be signed before the end of the day, a "significant number" of Marines from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force will head out, the sources said. Part of its headquarters staff has already been deployed in Kuwait. cnn.com