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UN arms experts will find nothing, Iraq says
Baghdad, Dec 01: UN disarmament inspectors combing Iraq for suspected weapons of mass destruction will find nothing, the ruling Baath Party newspaper said today.
Baghdad, Dec 01: UN disarmament inspectors combing Iraq for suspected weapons of mass destruction will find nothing, the ruling Baath Party newspaper said today.
"The UN teams have found nothing in recent days and will find nothing in coming days," ath-Thawra said.
"Iraq has announced several times that it got rid of weapons of mass destruction and that it has not produced any since the inspectors withdrew in December 1998 on orders from the Americans," the daily added.
But the official paper did not rule out Washington and London "starting a crisis to be used as a pretext for an attack," against Iraq.
"Their aim is not to verify that Iraq no long has these weapons but to find any excuse to attack," ath-Thawra charged.
Al-Qadissiya newspaper accused the United States of "becoming more aggressive since the Security Council adopted Resolution 1441," on November 8, giving the inspectors sweeping powers to disarm the regime.
The daily urged the world to stand up to the "aggressive schizophrenia" of the United States which insists that Iraq is developing weapons of mass destruction.
Weapons inspectors began work in Iraq on Wednesday and have so far reported nothing untoward.
Bureau Report
"Iraq has announced several times that it got rid of weapons of mass destruction and that it has not produced any since the inspectors withdrew in December 1998 on orders from the Americans," the daily added.
But the official paper did not rule out Washington and London "starting a crisis to be used as a pretext for an attack," against Iraq.
"Their aim is not to verify that Iraq no long has these weapons but to find any excuse to attack," ath-Thawra charged.
Al-Qadissiya newspaper accused the United States of "becoming more aggressive since the Security Council adopted Resolution 1441," on November 8, giving the inspectors sweeping powers to disarm the regime.
The daily urged the world to stand up to the "aggressive schizophrenia" of the United States which insists that Iraq is developing weapons of mass destruction.
Weapons inspectors began work in Iraq on Wednesday and have so far reported nothing untoward.
Bureau Report