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To: GST who wrote (141382)	7/25/2004 8:40:01 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

From Kay's final appearance before the Senate Armed Services Committee: Dr. Kay has stated that, although we have not found evidence of large stockpiles of WMD, or forward-deployed weapons, the ISG group have made the following evidence as a part of their record that will be forthcoming: first, evidence of Saddam Hussein's intent to pursue WMD programs on a large scale; actual ongoing chemical and biological research programs; an active program to use the deadly chemical ricin as a weapon, a program that was interrupted only by the start of the war in March; and evidence of missile programs; and evidence that in all probability they were going to build those weapons to incorporate in the warheads, what we know not for sure, but certainly the possibility of weapons of mass destruction; evidence that Saddam Hussein was attempting to reconstitute his fledgling nuclear program as late as 2001; and, most important, evidence that clearly indicates Saddam Hussein was conducting a wide range of activities in clear contravention of the United Nations resolutions. As you recently stated, Dr. Kay -- and I quote you -- "It was reasonable to conclude that Iraq posed an imminent threat. What we learned during the inspection made Iraq a more dangerous place potentially than, in fact, we thought it was even before the war," end quote.... KAY: Senator Warner, you're absolutely -- I think -- and I think I've said, but let me be absolutely clear about it -- Iraq was in clear and material violation of 1441. They maintained programs and activities, and they certainly had the intentions at a point to resume their program. So there was a lot they wanted to hide because it showed what they were doing that was illegal. I hope we find even more evidence of that. globalresearch.ca

To: GST who wrote (141382)	7/25/2004 9:02:54 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Media Suppress Hamilton’s Scolding of Misreporting of Iraq-Qaeda The Republican Chairman and Democratic Vice Chairman of the 9-11 Commission on Thursday rejected the media’s widespread reporting that the commission’s report issued the day before had directly contradicted Bush administration statements about connections between al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. Yet on Thursday night ABC’s Peter Jennings declared that there “continues to be a discrepancy between the commission’s findings and the President’s on whether al-Qaeda has a link to Saddam Hussein,” and CBS anchor Dan Rather repeated how “the commission yesterday said it had found no credible evidence of a quote, 'collaborative relationship’ between al-Qaeda and Iraq.” NBC’s Tom Brokaw reiterated the same no “collaborative relationship” finding. But, Brokaw intoned, “despite that conclusion, President Bush insisted there was a relationship between the two.” NBC buried what should have been its lead. At the very end of his report, David Gregory informed viewers of how “Lee Hamilton said today that he does not see much different between administration statements and the commission’s report.” CNN barely mentioned Hamilton while the New York Times and Washington Post ignored him. mrc.org

To: GST who wrote (141382)	7/25/2004 9:10:06 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Libya's nuclear weapons program was "much further advanced" than U.S. and British intelligence agencies had thought, and included centrifuges and a uranium-enrichment program, all necessary components in making a nuclear bomb, a senior Bush administration official said Friday. "Libya admitted to nuclear fuel-cycle projects that were intended to support a nuclear weapons program, weapons development, including uranium enrichment," this official said. The acknowledgment of a nuclear program marked the first time Libya has ever done so. The U.S. and British governments said Friday that Libya has agreed to abandon its weapons of mass destruction programs and to allow international weapons inspectors into the country. The Bush official said Libya also showed a team of United Nations and British inspectors "a significant amount of mustard" gas -- a lethal nerve agent that can cause internal and external bleeding. The gas was produced more than a decade ago, the official said. In addition, those inspectors visited medical and agricultural facilities that could be used in the development of biological weapons, this official said. But it was Libya's nuclear program that most alarmed officials. "We were not surprised on the chemical side," the official said. "On the nuclear side ... my understanding is that they did have a much further advanced program, including centrifuges." This official said the inspectors saw completed centrifuges, as well as "thousands of centrifuge parts." Another senior administration official said Libya's weapons programs are robust "in every area." "It's enormous," the official said. "We have grave concerns about the program." The first official said Libya approached British and U.S. officials in mid-March, about the same time the war in Iraq began. But that official stressed there was nothing to indicate the nuclear or chemical weapons materials came from Iraq.... cnn.com

To: GST who wrote (141382)	7/25/2004 9:15:23 AM
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Posted 8/1/2003 3:08 AM Updated 8/1/2003 9:19 AM North Korea agrees to multilateral talks SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday that it has agreed to multilateral talks on its suspected development of nuclear weapons but will push for one-on-one talks with the United States during the proposed negotiations. A spokesman of the communist North's Foreign Ministry told Pyongyang's official news agency KCNA that North Korean officials delivered the proposal during a meeting with U.S. officials in New York on Thursday Korean time. North Korea has insisted for months on bilateral talks with Washington and its willingness to accept U.S.-proposed six-party was seen as a concession. But the comments also indicated that the isolated country might try hard to elicit U.S. concessions, while stalling talks involving the other countries. North Korea has insisted that the nuclear issue is essentially a bilateral matter with the United States, while Washington considers it a regional concern. The spokesman said Pyongyang agreed to multilateral talks involving the two Koreas, the United States, Japan, China and Russia after Washington told North Korea that the two sides can meet separately during those multilateral talks... usatoday.com

To: GST who wrote (141382)	7/25/2004 9:22:02 AM
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IAEA begins key Iran inspections, Tehran shows signs of cooperation TEHRAN (AFP) Oct 06, 2003 An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team has begun a crucial round of inspections in Iran after reaching an accord with Iranian officials on a list of sites to visit, a top Iranian diplomat told AFP Monday. And in a further sign that Iran was working to comply with an IAEA ultimatum over its suspect nuclear programme, Iran's representative to the IAEA Ali Akbar Salehi also said the Islamic republic had begun divulging details of its nuclear equipment imports. "The experts from the IAEA presented us a list of sites, and we arrived at a bilateral agreement on the sites the inspectors wished to visit," Salehi, told AFP. "The inspections have now begun." Salahi did not say whether or not Iran had agreed to open up for visits all of the sites demanded by the IAEA team, which arrived in Tehran last week for a mission the agency's chief Mohamed ElBaradei has described as "decisive". In a resolution on September 12, the IAEA's board of governors gave Iran until October 31 to guarantee it was not developing and would not develop atomic weapons under the cover of its civil nuclear programme. A failure by Iran to meet the deadline could see it being declared in violation of the NPT and the matter being passed to the UN Security Council. But in a further sign that Iran was determined to meet the ultimatum, Salehi said Iran had also begun handing over lists of parts imported for its nuclear programme. "We have already given a list of imported parts that were bought through intermediaries, and we are in the process of finishing this list," Salehi said. He added that because some parts -- most for use in enrichment -- were purchased through middle-men, he "does not know of their origin". The IAEA has asked Iran to come up with a detailed list of its nuclear-related equipment, notably parts used in centrifuges for uranium enrichment, in order to resolve what have been described as "outstanding issues." On previous inspection visits, IAEA teams have found traces of highly enriched uranium at two sites, raising suspicions that despite its denials, Iran has a secret weapons programme. Tehran says the traces found their way into the country on imported equipment. The IAEA resolution, passed after heavy US lobbying, also called on it to sign an additional protocol to the UN nuclear Non-Proliferation Treatyallowing for unscheduled inspections and implement it immediately and unconditionally. Pending the signing of the protocol, the resolution demanded full access for inspectors. The IAEA team currently in Iran, led by an IAEA deputy director general Pierre Goldschmidt, have yet to touch on the protocol and have instead focussed on resolving "outstanding issues", diplomats said. In recent days, Iran has been showing mounting signs it intends to cooperate with the IAEA, despite its initial anger over what a string of officials here branded a US-Israeli-driven resolution. After the resolution was passed, some hardliners even advocated following the path of North Korea and pulling out of the NPT altogether. Salehi on Sunday summed up what appears to be the current policy by saying Iran intends to answer IAEA questions over its nuclear programme "as quickly as possible", even though it does not consider itself bound by the deadline. But despite the efforts, Iranian anger over the pressure has not died down: supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted on Monday by state television as saying "the world oppressors know Iran does not have a nuclear bomb, but what worries them is that Iran can advance in science." spacewar.com