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"Truthfulness" of US president on the line over absent Iraqi WMDs: Byrd WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 05, 2003 Senator Robert Byrd -- one of the most outspoken critics of US policy in Iraq -- welcomed calls Thursday for a congressional probe into US troops' not having found weapons of mass destruction there, and called into question President George W. Bush's "truthfulness" on the matter. Crackdown on arms markets in Iraqi Kurdish region ARBIL, Iraq (AFP) Jun 05, 2003 Iraqi Kurdish authorities are cracking down on arms markets in the northern Arbil region, a security official said Thursday in this town, which is controlled by Massoud Barzani's Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). South Korea, US agree to relocate troops south of border SEOUL (AFP) Jun 05, 2003 South Korea and the United States agreed Thursday to relocate the 2nd Infantry Division currently posted near North Korea's border, according to a news report. |
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Blix casts doubt on credibility of US-British weapons inspectors UNITED NATIONS (AFP) Jun 05, 2003 Chief UN arms inspector Hans Blix on Thursday cast doubt on the authority of the US-British experts searching for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Criminals delivered sand to Iraq instead of arms: South African expert PRETORIA (AFP) Jun 05, 2003 The man who headed South Africa's chemical and biological warfare programme in apartheid days declared Thursday that Saddam Hussein was "hoodwinked by criminals" who delivered containers filled with sand when he tried to rebuild Iraq's arsenal. "New environment" in Iraq should enable truth about weapons to emerge: Blix UNITED NATIONS (AFP) Jun 05, 2003 The fall of Saddam Hussein should make it possible to discover the truth about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, chief UN arms inspector Hans Blix said Thursday, amid mounting controversy over official US and British claims. Canadian military faces probe into how it handles post-tour illnesses OTTAWA (AFP) Jun 05, 2003 The Canadian military is to be investigated on how it handles troops' complaints of diseases apparently contracted during tours to developing countries, an ombudsman said Thursday. Portuguese PM maintains belief that Iraq had banned weapons LISBON (AFP) Jun 05, 2003 Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, a vocal supporter of the US-led war against Iraq, said Thursday he remained convinced Baghdad had weapons of mass destruction. US factory orders plunge in April WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 05, 2003 Sliding demand for warplanes, cars and machinery led to a 17-month record dive in new orders from US factories in April, government figures showed Thursday. |
EU should reassure Washington over common defence plans: Prodi ROME (AFP) Jun 05, 2003 The European Union should make it clear to the United States that any plans for deeper military integration will not undermine NATO, European Commission President Romano Prodi said on Thursday. Top Iraqi officer the source of controversial weapons claim: report LONDON (AFP) Jun 05, 2003 A senior Iraqi military officer was the source of a British claim that Saddam Hussein could deploy chemical and biological weapons in as little as 45 minutes, the Financial Times daily reported Thursday. Chinese arms maker wants US to scrap sanctions, threatens legal action BEIJING (AFP) Jun 05, 2003 A leading Chinese arms manufacturer Thursday angrily demanded US sanctions imposed on it be removed, threatening legal action for losses it had suffered as a result of the curbs. Iraq was likely free of banned weapons before war: Blix LISBON (AFP) Jun 05, 2003 Iraq was probably free of weapons of mass destruction before the war, which would explain why none of the banned arms have been found, chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix said in an interview published here Thursday. Two Germans among UN monitors kidnapped in Georgia BERLIN (AFP) Jun 05, 2003 A small group of UN monitors and observers kidnapped early Thursday on Georgia's border with breakaway Abkhazia are believed to have been seized by Abkhazis, German Defence Minister Peter Struck said. Bush overflies Baghdad in Air Force One ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AFP) Jun 05, 2003 US President George Bush flew over the Iraqi capital in Air Force One on Thursday picking out landmarks as he returned home from his first Mideast summits. |
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