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From the Secretary. .

'.h!eid ess to say !elevson networms mat carry sLcn pet-'es lo1L S T / ' r 5 ] are iw o ~say dong someth ng ma ts UnforLrateAe treat our pnsoners we i We naveover 2 000 raqi prs ne iso l ~ a -t IT present lime Tneyre be nq fed TPeyre Demg

pro', aeo medc ne mer e I s apo'cpr ate and needeo ' .Secretary RJmSfeO. 2 23 33. Chh -ate Ed~uon

Surrenders-ne? are 0 ici issons wnn Republc an Guard leaders n selected places and 0-r goat is to nave In s oone irtth a mmmLm 05s Of ife

on *ne coal ton sloe and on tne laqi s de Tre iraq peop e are nostaoes of a very repressive regime, and to the extent UW imql midarywill act with honor and stop supporting a regime ftal's history ...and he lp literate the Iraqi people and help find the weapons of massdestruction and destroy them, the whok worid will be betteroff." -Secretary Rumsfeld- 3/23/03 -Face The Nalim

--'The? are penoaca q nslances where me resistance s quite s t fl And 4 vanes s~ bs la mrty rom place to p ace and Circumstance to

c rcrTStancc 0.1 ore ras 10 na g ne that there would DC pockets of resistance expecttms o go on YOJ nave10 appreciate n sconflict started on the ground 72 hours aqo. The fact thatthere's a firefight someplace owht not to be surprising."-secretary Rumsfeld- 323%- Meal The Prass

Casualties-'The yomg men an0 women that are OLI mere are GO ng a superb ob and the outcome is clear n w .Iend and Saooam Husseinsregime 61 oe gone a io r e Jn led States w I be a safer place for it how tong s not moftaoe now many casJa'es is not snowabeAna ibais j ~ s tne on y honestI!Âg anyone can say ' .S~mw m / @ o .3 C3 Meet fie Press

Â¥Iwars pe0p.e get n ed I ts a t r a g q Vy mart goes o n o their families and tneir friends Tnese are wonoerfiJ yoking People They rea l volunteer and Goo oess merr for tr'e r sen ce ' .SecreIaryR~msf610 3/23 03 Chh Sla~eoul

News & Notes: The Acts of a DesperateReqirne

Iraqis Usina Women &Children as Human ShieldsGeneral Tommy Franks accused the Iraqis of "criminal" behavior In us im civilians as human shields, intentionally placing them next tomilitary equipm'entand formations as a deterrent to U S. attacks.' (~astiinqtonpost.com1

Saddarn issues False eoae Vo ares Geneva ConventionIraq Pies'dent Sadoam n.sse r nas ssdeo a statement olecfqiriao respect tne nanE of prisoners of war captured by hrs forces, iraq.te l~v ision aid Saturdav. "Irao. out of respect for itself and itsbumanitv 1.. will r e s k t heorisonen of war of the e n i w whom wecapture,' raqi te ev s i n said reao ng a &ternen' n sari came from 4sse.n " ~ erespect tneir r qms accoromg to fr e GenevaCcn,enton a L @ e b ~ ~ e lnc e t3 Y m e Gene,a C m c m o q s&es '[P]%onen of war m a t at a1 Umes DC DroIecIeO,pant- 21 y aga i .Icrs of , oence or nLn.2a'cn anc aga rs t rs- . ts anc p h l c c~nosity'tDepanmentofdefense;

Desecration Tactics Used bv Iraqi TrooosInside he city. as many as nine U.S. Marines also were killed afte ran Iraq i surrender tumedoutto ba amruse: Army L t Gen. JohnAbizaid said at a briefing. The Marines died after asmall groupofsoldiers who had indicated they wanted togive themselves up insteadfired a rocket-propelled grenade at the Marines' amphibious assault vehicle, witnesses told journalists traveling with the Marine Unit.(Washinqtonpost.com)



F r o m the Secre ta ry

"Coalifion forces hit a senior Iraoi Ieadershmcomnnund last evenino. The damaoe assessment on the comnound is oendinu.T ra i w s me frsl 1 u i lue y not oe me a i l ~ n e c a ~ sf me ~ a c c & m s eILgme are numbered h e & ' m e io feel "thai theres no nee0 for a oriader conflict "he raqi teaom act 'c save Â¥hensc.vcan0 10 prebeni s-cn f ~ n r e ronflct

'If Saddem Hussein or his generals ssue orders to use weawns of mass destruction, whetheron coalition forces. Free IrauiForces neignbonng oun l res or nnocenl raqi civilians as they nave done before, [nose oroers shodlo not be folowed Dono1 oJow orders 10 oeslroy dams or flood vi [ages. Do no: lo low orders 10 destroy your co.nlry's o 1 h h m s f te ,raqpeop e's an0 lney ft nee0 n o rebnid ihes w n l r y wnen ma' regime s go ie Fo low ng suc i orders would ce lo ccmmttcrimes aga nsl Ire Iraq pecple See r o s e ode 's lor wnat they are -tne las tdes~e rale aso of a c v no rec me Tlose wno. - . . - -follow Orders to commit such crimes will be found and they wili be punished..

'Mil tary Jn Is tnal want to we and act with honor snould Isten to coal ton radio bmaocasts o rece <e n s t w c l ~ ~ ss to how

you may denonsirale ma1 yo^ 00 not nleno 10 fght You WI have a pace ,n a free raq f {OJ do me ngnl In ng BJI rf youfollow Saddam Hussein's orders, you will share his fate. And the choice is yours."

-SecretaryRumsfeld, Defense Deot News Briefino. March20.2003

News& Notes

Deoleted Uranium Munitions Safe - Exceot to FoeWashington. DC. Pentagon orc ols ~ a r c n 1 4refedpress on their slud es nlo me erects of dco-eled dran t~m

on military personnel and its lethality against enemyarmor. Depleted Uranium Briefing

Bombing n Iraq Conflict will be Intense, PreciseWashinaton. DC- In the first 24 hours of Oceration DesertStorm 199' m a 'ion m ita v a rcrah SITUCK morelaroe's man were sinc k n a Iof 1942 an0 1943 0, the 8th~ i t ~ o r c euring the Combined Bomber Offensive:

Offensive Launched Against Al Qaeda In Afghanistan

Washington, DC- oalition orces in Afghanistanlaunched a dawn offensive Thursday against remainingAlQaeda in Afghanistan. Ooeration Valiant Stnke is aimed at



From t he Secre tary

The United Nations

"We hope to see the United Nations act. The credibility of the U.N. is imp rtan t to the world. But if the Security Council ailsthis test of resolve, a coalition will be ready to act nonetheless." News Briefina- March 11,2003

"We do know that [France, Russia &Germany] voted for Resolution 1441 of the United Nations Security Council, and we do

know that it said that [Iraq is] in material breach, and we said if [Iraq] didnt..supply a declaration hat was honest they woulbe in further material breach. And if they didn't cooperate, they'd be in still further material breach, and that there would beserious consequences, and that this was not their next-to-last chance, but it was their final opportuni y... [It was] pretty clearlanguage, and they ell knew what they were voting for." CNBC Interview March6, 2003

"The United Nations a few months an0 nassed a unanimous rewlut inn Securib' Council Resolution 1441, and in it cited thepreced ng 16 reso Jlions tnal the r a i regime nas d sobered It (hen said tnai raq slanos as of lnai moment ,n fpalenalbreacn Ana men [me N ] sa d mat n me event 'ha1 t is determined that tney are ,n f ~ n l e r alenal breacn tnal they

should recoqnize nai tns was a fina opponunty ""his s a unan mous resol-ion of t9e -n lea Na lo rs a final

opponmry ana manhere w o ~ be sencus consequences I eems 10 me Inai me deveopmeni of 1WWDj and the

ignor.nq of me "n led Nations - 17 reso,~ions pris n W a m y the Se c ~ i iy ouncil and ine .~te'rialiOWCOmmUn iv 'Interview with Al Jazeera - February 25,2003

News& Notes

Rumsfeld Confident of U.K. Commitment to Disarm IraqWashinqton DC- Secretary Rmsf e '3 reeasea e

s1aiemer.i Marcn 11?tat nq lnai i e nas no oc ~ b t fthe fulls u p ~ o n' Ire Ui'ted K rqcom for me intemalcnacommunity's efforts to disarm Iraq." U,K Statement

Saddam Forces'Human Shield' Volunteers to Leave IraqBaghdad- Five volunteers who were to serve as "humanshields" in Iraa were forced out of the country after theycriticized the regime's choice of sites they were to protect.Source: AP

Families of Suicide Bombers Well-Funded bv SaddamSaddam Hussein has paid the families of Palestinian

terorists $35 m .on dcl ars ir *r e past 29 rnonms, ncludinga $25 300payment to HIP fami v of a s m o e oornber

Source: ~ e u k r s

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Anniversa of Terror: Saddam Hussein's Attack on the Peo Ie of Halab'a

5 a s go t Sunday, the Iraqi regime launched a reapons&k its ow n pe$?that left 5,000 dead and man y more injured

On March 16,1988 Saddam Hussein aunched a chemical weapons attack against the Kurdish people of Halabja, a City of50,000 In northern Iraq, Knowing the lethal gas would sink into low areas, Saddam's forces first bombed the City with

conventionalweapons, driving inhabitants o undergroundshelters. Helicoptersand planes then returned o drop mustardgas and nerve agents, resuting in the deaths of 5,000 innocent men, women end children. At least 10,000 more were

blinded, disfigured or severely debilitated. The gas also produced ong terms effects. To this day, thousands still suffer from

disease and birth defects. The Halabja attack was just one of many atrocities committed by Saddam Hussein in the late1980s during his genccidal Anfalcampaign, which resulted n the murder of as many as 100,000 people.

Kev Quotes'Saddam burrbedJS * h them cal weapons hundreds of

people d ed and went bl nd nnocen' ~ d sere asi<nq.'Why are we dying7" - Kafm Michael, a tt ac ks hw w

2/24/03

"Iraqi government roops would be surrounding he attacksite and they would have chem-bin suits on includedwould

be doctors and interestedobservers they would go in andfind out how many people were dead and how many

survived From there they would shoot the survivors andbum the bodies "

- Or Christine Gosden, Liverpool University,

on the Halabla massacre

"The [Iraqi] regime is one of the most repressive regimes on

the face of the earth They threaten ail of their people everyday Thafs how they live in that country, under threat of thegovernment" - Secretaiy Rumsfeld,W /03

'Saddam Hussein heads a realme- o name one example-

that forces doctors to cut off the ears and sometimes eventhe tonques of oew le who have disobeyed he regime ors p o ~ e n o ~ 1ga nst t 'ney oon t mere / p~n ' snnd vidbals,

they sm n me r famiies. There arc credibe repons nat thefam Ies of Iraq, nx le a' and cnerr ca and bi ow ca .

sc entisis nave been moved 10 spec a, ocatmns to ensure

that me r knortiedoeane relaives are niimicaled to

silence ' Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz, 3/11/03

o,iig tie - 2 aoacnemca attad-is Aboe en dien ki edb; n e n < cf 'r.stam gas ano i e n e agerl nsel etgnl-

year-old Jusim ~uh am me d,carred by the effects of



From the Secretary

Iraq's Deception

'[Saddam Hussein] is an accomplished de ce iver ~o r lse why would so many continue o be deceived so long? If it becomesnecessary to use military force, we know he will stoo at rath ina to deceive the worid bvsoreadina ies about civilian casualties. We aretam g ex~ ao m ary m&sures~oprevent nn ocen~&-a .tes ,t s fan tosay that never.n h s t o i nas any coalmon gone to s ~ c h reatlenqns 'c protect c u fan bes n a conf lct

"Hussein, by contrast, will seek to maximize civilian deathsÃ‘an create the false impression that coalition forces target innocent Iraqis.That is why, before any conflict begins, we should stop, look back, and recall his history of lies and deception-w hat he said anddidduring the last con lict...

"...r]he point s this: Saddam Hussein lies. He lied during the GulfW ar. And if there is another war, he will lie again. The only questionis whether he w ill be believed, despitehis record. We know from recent ntelligence that he has ordered uniforms hat are virtuallyidentical o those of the US. and British orces for his'FedayeenSaddam' troops,who would wear them while committing atrocities

against nnocent Iraqis.Â¥Reliableports also indicate that Saddam's regime has plans to use WMD against his own citizens, and blame coalition forces. WhenSaddam Hussein's regime begins claiming, once again, that coaltion forces haw targeted innocent Iraqi cNlllans, keep his record inmind " w.defensel ink mil

There are four operationswithin the Office, ach under aciviliancoordinator. 1) Humanitarian Relief2) Reconstruction3) CivilAdministration4)Communications, logistics and budgetary support.For a transcnptot the briefing, and more informationon Post-SaddamIraq, please see. www defensehnk mil

'm s importent o stress .. that the United States would have acommitment to leave lraqlas soonasposslble,or Iraq belongs to theIraqipeople. raq does notand willno! belong to the UnitedStates, thecoalitionor to anyone else '

W S J murrisfsaCTtlwyo'Daftniefa'Potcr,Sw a t s c ' m i f t e e o n Fww gnRe t u r n s , FBtnw112003 ] illedwhen saddam used them as human shields at this

underground military command center in 1991.



From t h e S e c r e t a r y

Human Shields

"[Cioaiibon forces would take great care to avoid civilian casualties Saddam Hussein, by contrast, has used civilians as human shieldson !he battlefield,exposing them to bullets and bombs, in the hope thatthey would be killed and hecould then blame that On others forpropaganda purposes As President Bush said last week, the livesand reedom of the Iraqi people matter litt le to Saddam Hussein, buthey matter greatly lo us.' Pentagon News Briefinu - March 5,2003

'For decades Sadoam r' m e ln nas oemonsirated hat ne does not hesiiate 10 m e ife even on a massive sea e wnen it serves hisp~tposesOne cf me ways Saodam r ime n nas oemonslra*edlnss mroi.gh his ~ s ef c u ans as n,man shields I1 s a practice tia

revea.s cinterrpt for tne norms of n-mai I) Depoy ng nman shelds s not a m nary strategy 's mJrder a do atlon o'lne lawsOf

a m ' conflct and a cnme aqa nsi nmanrty an'l t w,i oe rsated as sucn Those whofo oh n so'cers 10 Lse n n a n snleds wi Ipaysevere price for their actions." Pentaqon News Bnefinq- Feb 19,2003

Saddam's Lies & Deception

'[Saddam Hussein] does things underground. He's very skllH~!l t denial and deception. There's no doubt in my mind that he hasweapons, chemical and biological weapons and has been working on nuclear weapons.' interview with BBC - March 3.2003

'Ifs meresting 10 me mat a government hat consistentry does not te ll the truth seems no lm pay a penalty Ever* ng Itbe Iraq s] say accepted Euerwiina they say s rewared Eveqlnng mey say, noiwirhstanaing the fact that they have le d over ana over and Overagain .." ~enta aon ews Brifinu - Seot. 30, 2002

News & Notes

A senior defense official today briefed the Pentagonpress corps on DoD's Office of ReconstructionandHumanitarian Assistance, an interagency organization

created by the President o coordinate human itarianrelief, organize basic services and work to establishsecurity for liberated people in a post-Saddam raq.. he U.S. will approach post-war Iraq with a two-partmmmltment' 11to stav as lono as reau lred to achleveits objectives and 2) to leave as soonas possible, forIraq belongs to the Iraqi people. he Office of Reconstructionand HumanitarianAssistance will es tablish links with U.N. specializedaqencies and non-qovernmentalorganizations o play a

The office will also work with its counterparts n thegovernments of coalition countries and with various

free Iraqi groupsThere are four operations within the Office ,each undera civilian coordinator 1) HumanitarianRelief 21Reconstruction3)Civil ~d mlnistration4)

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Comm unications, ogistics and budgetary support.

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Iraqi Propaganda: A His tory o f Den ia l & Deception

A s panof hisdeceptioncampaign,Saddam Hussein has ordereduniforms that look like U S and U K military He intends to issue

4 Duringthe GulfWar, Saddarnclaimethat coalition aircrafthad destroyed the A

Basrah Mosque. Thisphoto, however,shothe Mosque's domeneatly shearedoff(center)- most likelyby Iraqi troops- whilethe nearest bombcrater is a distance

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-- -I n t e r n a t i o n a l S u p p o r t f o r O p e r a t i o n I r a q i F r e e d o m

The Coali t ion of nat ions dedicated t o the disarmament of Iraq is large and continues to grow. Below are some

recent stateme nts of Coal i t ion leaders:

United Klnadom'raq & 6 bed sanned of weapons of mass destruction and the raqi people w.1 be freed Tnat is O J wmm.ftnent That 1s0.n

determ naton ar d MQ w i see 1oone ' - Pnme Mrn ster Tony Blair March27, 2003

'Ony me Americans nave me m tary svengtn o disarm Saddam and liberate Iraq BJI we nave an OD galion to he P We can not ptsa 1 .rider a flag 01 conven ence an0 let oners front for heeaom and oeace There nas. in lam been loo iru ch of [rat kma in the past in

Denmark. If wemean anvthinaseriously about our democraticvalues. hen weshould also be ready to make a small contribution to the- ,

international coalition." ' -p rim e ~ i n i s t e r ~ n d e r ioghRasmussen, March26,2003

Sinoa~ore

"Siniioore Is a member o fthe Coalition for the Immediate Disarmament of Iran..

Sinaaoore has a memorandum of understandinowith. . . . . . . . . . .> ,

h e - S wtc n was sqnea an 196wnereoy w a ow US aimfa'! to over fly Singapore and #e a l o ~S m nary assets, snips an0 aircraflo ca. at Snqapore t s a matter cf gra-econcern mat b e raqi peoaletfo nct s~ff er m f any measxes can be taken lo atevate

their suffering, Singapore will do its part." -Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan, March21,2003

More Evidence Surfaces of Iran's WMD V i o l a t i o n s

What we are seeing is a vanance ofthe Ababil-100 and the A1 Sa m ud missiles . We) haye had about 10 missiles fired at this point intime, all of which onented towards Kuwait, a neighboring country What is interesting s that out of those missiles, several of them

h a w [trawled) well beyond 150kilometere the U N t o t ] One m m t e flew extremely ong and went into the north Arabian Gulf. andwent in the water at about 190 kilometers '

-Brigadier GeneralVincent Brooks, CENTCOM Deputy Director Of Operations

News Briefing, March 26,2003United States Central Command Home Paae

49 Nat ions Now Members of the Coal i t ion forth e

Immediate Disarmament of Iraq

AfghanistanAlbaniaAngolaAustraliaAzerbaijanButganaColombia

Cosb RicaCzech RepublicDenmarkDominican RepublicEl Salvador

HondurasHungaryIcelandItaly

JapanKuwaitLatvia

LithuaniaMacedoniaMarshall slandsMicronesiaMongolia

PolandPorlugalRmaniaRwandaSingaporeSlovakiaSolomon Islands

south KoreaSpainTongaTurheyUganda

A 11S Defense Secretaw Canaid H Rumsfeld addresses defens

Georgia Panama Uzbekistan Hussein's regime in Iraq. For updates on Operation Iraqi FreedomPhilippines olease see' uefendAmenca.mil



T h e F a c ts A b o u t D e p l e t e d U r a n i u m

Depleted Uraniu m (DU) ammu nition & armor saves the lives of US. troops - t s harmful to n o one bu t he enemy.

Depleted uranium munitions and armorg ive U.S. forcessuperior range, lethality and survivability In combat. Among its

advantages are:- Superiority as an armor-penetrating projectileHiahiv effective as orotective tank armor.- A J S forces TO engage the enemy at greater distances than they can engage LS

Vcre elective man oner heavy metas s.cr as .ead ungsten and n cxe snanens irsef as t moves thm-qh armor

Medica l evidence: DU poses n o health danger to m ilitary personn el or civilians.

. e eat, breathe and drink natural uranium daily. Chemically depleted uranium s 40 percent less radioactive than natural

uranium.

. xtensive studies have been conducted on the health effects of exposure to depleted uranium. Follow-up studies of 90 highiy

exposed Gulf War veterans have shown no adverse effects:. No cancer of bone or lungs, ieukemla, or other subsequent medical problems.

Environ menta l testing: no adverse effects from DU.

- Erin ronmenia si.(;es nave cone -0eo that depleted uranium residue s highly ocalued - here s no widespread

contam naLon and I n e cnance of orn'dng water co itaminatan. he effects of dep etea n n m ave been reviewedby me Department of Defense and m~i np lec ennfic organizations,

inc uamg me Jnted hatons Pfcqramme Office Acrid nea lft Organizatm. E~ fo pe an ommission European Panamenl.United Kingdom Royal Society.

D e p l e t e d U r a n iu m : R e s o u r c e s :. Jn~tedsaoon Repon or Depeteo uranum ~ s eln <osovo "h ~ O S O V OR e p n

. Department of Defense Sudes ana FAQ AboutDepetec J r a n m Defense Department Studies

- Reports by the RAND Center for MI l a y Heath. . . . . ... .

RAND Report A A deoleted uranium cartridae and ~ene trator. Depleted uranium.

Marcn 14,2003 Defense Depament Press ,s a s ~ e - arii-b-ster 'I a1 soarpeis as 1 Tokes l i r c ~ q i r ro r-riefing by Col "ames Mai-ghmn S AmyVatenel Commano DoD \em Bnefnq

- U.K Royal Society Report nealln nazards of

Depleted I ra n urnV L ~ons RoyaiSoc e&Repon



International Support for Operation Iraqi Freedom

Atahanistan

' r e M>S m people of Afgnanstan wtio have suffered much hardshiofmm d ctatonal regimes of me as1twooecaoes want tne

e m nai on of despoism By me ceraleo w Iof the peop e of Iraq T ie emergenceof a un led ana .noependent raq based on thewill of the people, will be helpful to peace and stability of the region and the world."

- Statementby the Government, March 20,2003

Albania..We g ve Jnreserved Sdpponm me efforts by the ..nted S'ates and we are proud to be abngs oe oJr a es n me tignt for ibera'onof raq pew an0 IA oarlal s aiso proud to m o n o bona Iy offer x r a rspace ,and and oom to me ~ r \edS'ales an0 omer

countries taking part in the coalition against Iraq "-Albanian Prime Minister Nano, March 20,2003

Australia

n e Goiemment nas decdeo to cornrnt Australian forces toaction m dsann Iraq oecause we DCI ve 11 s right it is a d 1 nd fs inA u s m a s natona' merest Me are cetenn ned la ,o n o'her codnines 10deprive raq of is weawns of mass destruction ts

chemical and biological weapons, which even in minute quantities are capable of causing death and destruction on a mammothscale "

-Pr ime Minister Howard, March 20,2003

"Azerbaijan is an active participant in the US-led international anti-terror coalition inall its forms and manifestations..Azerbaijansupports the efforts of the International coalition aimed at thespeediest resolution of the Iraqi crisis and callsfor respect fortheprinciplesof international humanitarian aw during the implementation of the military operation n Iraq ..Azerbaijan s expressingits

readiness totake part in the humanitanan rehabilitation In post-conflict Iraq.'- Statementby the Mhl sH y of Foreign Affairs, March 21,2003

w"Thediplomaticchannel cannot go on forever, because otherwise nobody would pay attention to the UN.., We must acknowledgethat the Government of Iraq is an element ofworld Instability,"

-Foreign Minis ter Saavedra, March f8,M3

=--ray reused to d sann as wanted by tne internai'ona commm &, and lieiice chose to facetne'se rio~s onseqmnces' The

*Papons of ma ssoesu-id on na t Iraq possesses are a ! reat to %ace an0 secjnly Tne wria CommLnIy m-si counkr ms hreatin a categorical manner"

Colombia

-Prime Minister Simeon SaxsCoburg-Gotha, March 19,2003--W e a e part of the wa i ta n a onq *>in coiinmes sucn as the U S Span England Many of mese peoples suchas Colombianshabe A tnstood terror s n and ke us they know that this scourge terronsrn - ~ J S I e made to end so ma8w can IJe peaceftllyFellow countrymen To request solidarity,we have to express solidarity."

-President Urlbe, March 20, 2003

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"The immense majority of the international community ried during 12yeans and through 17 resolutions o make the dictator SaddamHussein comply peacefully with the resolutions of the United Nations. Butdic tators are not willing to understand,'

-President Abel Pachem, Man* 21,200

Czech Republic

"The Government of the Czech Reoubllc slates with rearelthat the Iraoi eadershio has forso lorn been failino to meet itsoblioatlons . The ~ov emmen t f the Czech Reoubiic views the oneration of coalition forces as the last usablemeans kadino to thef,'mentof tne reevanl _\eso .no w The ~ov ern me nto fhe Czech Rep.b c rea ffm s in lnis s lu a'o n ma1 tne C z e n ArmyhBCR banalon, oepoyeo as p ar of lne E nd ~n ng reenomoperation is re a q to take part n emeqency and nJman taran ac'ivltiesn zase NUD are m a r ale s-ispcctedm oe m d g aiis tflv iian ~ o p ~ a ' . o n sr w a il o n forces as we as 10 oea w Inconsequences of possible disasters in the area of its deployment."

S t a t e m e n t by he Government o ft he Czech Republic, March20,200

DenmarkI o n very occasion we a ow a r~m'es s mto r logo free, becausewe do not Ihe war we nsk pay ng a very hg n p m Tnat iswnv we m ~ s t ove nto acnon Ae cannot s moly staid by ana wach as a ruin ess d ctator senoJs y and persisten' y violates JN-decisions."

.Pr im e Minister Rumussen, March 21,200. . . .Â¥TiDomii x n Go.emmen+ s and ng besde the peope and m e Govemmenl of me Lnrea Sla'es in me Present s Lalion Of warwill- Iraq Nc one *ants war no one a n m e t e n the word wants war especia .y no1 n me bn 1eo Stales OJIn n ie rameworkof the policy of being agood neighbor, our closest fiends are, precisehf, the Government and people ofthe United States."

-Government Spokesman Gonzalez Fabra, March 20,200

El Salvador-The Government of El Salvador aments malthe negative and dilatory attitude of Saodam Husse n nas Olo~ght ar totne people oIraq n n s regard, tne Go ~em menlf El Sarvador mi tinues to omvide uscd ical an0 oip omalc s~pporTo lhe coal ton heaoed-b the Unfed a d reat a n s I as its mmmim ent to provided specialized b e e s for work in p o s m r Iraq."

- Statementby the Government o fE l Salvador, March 19,200

'El Salvador s g w g ipomalc support (tome J nled States) and also s willng to give s~p po? a post conflict phase when aposs b e war isover, ir reconstfLclonor de m n ng tasks at whicn we already have expenerce

-Foreign Ulln isvy Communications Director Cesar UartSnez, March 19,200

Tne cecslon taaen by me B A om'n sbaton to compte'e an un'f'nshed lob s very mJcn welcome Tne wsa is ndeedone ofcompeting an ..nfin snea ob for tne sane of the stanilty an0 secun'y of lne Midale East an0 h e permanent removal of a seriousInreat A tiou t os ng ano liei opportLnity n In s ve I. Enrea coniin ijes to mamian mat me necessary neas.res must be ta<enwilhout equivocation "

-Statement by the Government o f Erifrea, March 12,200

"We understand he need for disarming Iraq. The world needs to beconvinced hat there are noweapons of mass destruction on Iraqi territory. This is important for world security. It is deeply regrettable hat Iraq did not make usof the opportunity, which existed, to solve the problem peacefully..Estonia is ready, based upon the needs of the Situation and itsown capabilities, to help regulate he post-conflict situation and participate in the reconstruction of Iraq "

S t a t e m e n t by he Governmentof Estonia, March 20,200



@g&"Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction. As long assuch a regime exists, the world cannot live n peace.'

-Pres iden t Eduard Shevardnadze, March 20.2003

"Georgia, which s now a member of the international coalition for Iraq's disarmament,is ready to not only provide political support forthe U.S., but also to provide its military infrastructure o U.S. troops,"

..Georgian Government Representative Shalva Pichkhaike, March 20, 2003

Guatemala-Uy godemwent snares yourconcen over me persstence of internationalactore MO represen 'serws risks to peace andnlemaional secJnry as we as tne need for the ntematona community to act decisively 10 confront those rsks I anODitgabonfor all governments and peoples of the world to act in a concerted way to foresee, put down and, if possible, eradicate this scourge."

Honduras

..President Porildo, Man* 17, i00a

. -.--Tne Goiemmern of dondJras1 supports tne Government of me Un ed States of Amer ca s war aganst terrorism an0 cas n the

Government of raq in orcer 10 avod 1-rther s-ffenng bv me Iraqi people, to accept me demands prooosed oy the .niteo Sales ofAmerica:

Hunaarv

-President Maduro, March It, 2003

--am confident mat peace ffl l soon w reinstated in raq he weawns ofmass destructionw DC oesiroyeo an0 on h e basis of this

we sna! w abe 10 1ve n a more peacekl and tranqul woro ,n fi-'bre wo-d also line 10aod Inat nmgary *OL 0 be peased toparticipate in the reconstructionof Iraq!'

Iceland

-Pr ime Minister Peter Medgyessy, March 20,2003

"T hen it ed States now considers its security to be gravely endangered by the actions and attacks of terrorists and becauseof

various threatsfrom countries governed by dictatorsand yrants. It believes that support from thissmall country makesa difference...The declaration issued by the Icelandic Government on the Ira0 dispute savs that we intend to maintain he close cooperationwe

have had with our powerful ally in the West

First of a l tn s m o ve s flyover aumorzatwn or me celand c air comml area Secondly, the -se o f Kefla4.6 A rDort it necessary In

th rd place, we w l t a b pan in me reconstrbmon of rac ater the war ends Fo ~r ~h ly ,e exp'esseo sol I a suppon for Reso l~t n1441 being enforced after four months of delays.'

.Prime Minister Oddsson, March IS, 21KB

Italv

The game i si n play between hose who historically have been committed to the libertyof men and those who have transformed heircountry into achamber of torture.'

-Prime Minister Sifvio Beriusconi, March (9,21103

'From the time of the terrorist attacks on America on September11,2001, until ast year's UN Resolution 1441, herehas been astrong consciousness of the threat ofweawns of mass destruction, not onlv aaainst the American oeople. but also aaalnstthe rest. . .of tl& r' i .nci~oing he .apanese peopie rfowlo nu tf-c worfd of s ~ c fi eaxns o f mass oes-&t& 5 now s m& cnaknge ifi

the internatonal conm.nty and M I cnume to oe n m e i.t-re President B ~ s nas sa d mat me S s seei<ng o o'safm raq and

lo IDerate me raci oeope agree w l i natstrategy. .span too. supports lne po cy co ~r se f Presdent 3Jsn '

-Prima Minis ter Koizuml, March 20, 2003

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M i aThe Parliamentof the Renublicof LatÃ i has taken the decisionZOn he Su pw rto fth e Implementation f the UN Security Council

R e s o l ~ l o i r 1441' pea5 nq siippon 'o an0 re dn es s 10 o n pie eflons of t ~ entematona coalition a m ng at oisamafrent of IraqWe s-pponme ml ilary 'orces of 01 coa .:on parners wi n, n nsc ng inmr lives are aderung mreals10 peace an2 internationalsecurity." - Statement of the Ministry ofF ore ign Affairs, March 20,200

"L i n ia n~a poss b e conmo-tion 10 me setbemen1 of tne iraq cnsis will be not m l ary but n.man tanan pan cipalon aimed atdeal ng &in o~erse onseq-ences by senc ng ooctors se wcn g staff and otner specaisls as we as by panlcipalng ninternationalprograms aimed at helping he Iraqi people, including food aid.'

-Pres ident Roiandas Paksas, Letter to President Geor ffflBush, March 19,200

Macedonia'As a peace ov ng mernbero* me comm mty 0' democratic nations Macedon a did not *ant tn is war 01 lne reglrre of Husseindespite the commtment of me ntemabonal communty c a no1 leave ary o p l m b1 lo be a sarmeo by force 1WOJ I e10 take thiopportunity o express the support of Macedonia, to the troops of th e United States, the United Kingdom and other COailtiOn f o r mwho have outthemselves in harm n order to ammo lish the crucial taskof diiarmlna the regime of Saddam Hussein and bring14.democracy to the iong-oppressedpeople of Iraq.

-President TrajkovskI, M u c h 20,200

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Tne raq reg me nas been hqn y re i-ctant to mpk men tt ne s~ ~c es sw eesolutionsof the Un led Nations Security COunCIandJnable '0 Droge '0 me iPlerratona cornrn.nftv lnali as fullvdesniysd ITS weapons of rnassoes!r~clon T ~ J SfatedTofuly meeits obliaationsvis-a-vis he United Nations. his is where, aswe seeit. lies the main reason far the emeroenceof the crisissituationin the region.'

- SSlement of HieMini slty o f Foreign Affairs, MarchIS,204

Netherlands"Peace is vulnerable. That tsshown when aregimechooses for years the path of threat and terror. The internationalcommunity must then patently abide by internationalagreements and thus try to dispel he threat. That patience can be very great

but not endless. Because then the basis of law and peace is itself eopardized. Saddam Hussein is a great danger o law andpeace. Virtually all the countries in the world are in agreementon that., he takes no notice ofthe agreements which the internationacommunity has made time after time with him .,Hence the Netherlandsgives politicalsupport to the action against Saddam Husseiwhich has been started ,The action is now getting underway But, hopefully,a time will very quickly come when the weapons willfall silent. Then we will have to do everything in our powerto help the people in Iraq with their country's reconstruct ion"

P r i m e Minis ter Jan Peter Baihenenda, March 20.20

"My government understands your decision ogren tto the Iraqi people he chance to enjoy democracy, peace and respect f01 humarights"

-President Moscoso, March 17,20

PeruThe measures being adopted by the United States Government are legitimateand legal, since the Iraqi Government has not beenable to prove its destructionof weapons of mass destruction.'

-Foreign Minister Wagner, March IS, 200

'The Philippines s par tof thecoalition ofthe willing ,.We are giving political and moral support for actions to rid Iraq of weapons ofmass destruction, We are part of a long-standing security alliance. We am part ofthe global coalition against terrorism."

- W e n t loria M aw ag a lArroyo, March 79,20



Philippines, continued"We sharedeeply he values being fought forover Iraq, noiess than the values offreedom and civilization .. We rejectthe notion thathe Philippines should sit on the fence and do nothing in the face ofthecrisis in iraq."

-Fo reign Secretary Opie, March 18,200

'We are ready to use a Polish contingent in the international coalition o contribute to making Iraq comply with the U.N. r e s ~ i ~ t i ~It's clear that the problem of existing weapons ofmass destruction in iraq isa fact"

-Pres ident Kwasnlewski, March IT, 200

"The resmnsibilitv fails exclusiveiv on the Iraai mim e and its obstinacy in not com ~lvina ith the resolutions of the United Nations. . -to' the as1 12 years on in s oiffc.1 nod,. ~ &N aa reaffirm s s s ~ ~ p k t ois Aihes, "iith wnom rt snares me va ~ e s o fberty andDemocracy, ana nope8 mat ins operation h i be as soon as possible and that 1w i laccomp is1 a', its onec'ves '

P r i m e M W S W ose Manuel Ourao Barroio, Marcha). 200

"We have already made a decision. The decision made by us is valid, it is in effect, we have responded to a demand coming fromthe United States and this does not mean that we get involved in amilitary conflict but the assistance which we grant to our allies."

-Presid ent ion illascu, March19,200

'Romania has interests and responsibilities in Iraq. We intend to bring our contribution to providing human assistance and to thereconstruction process in this country, including the reconstruction of the Iraqi society, economy and democracy."

-Prime MinisterHaslase, March 17,200

'They should act when they are right to act because he Security Councilcan be wrong. itwas wrong in Rwanda ..You mightavoid

war and have a w o w situation...That is why i was g'wing a comparison with our case. People avoided a war or doing very muchand it ended up with agenocide.'

-Pres ident PaulKagime, March 8, 200

'S ngapore6 a member of me coa ?on for the mmediate disarmament of raq S ngapore has a memoranomof understanding

w i n me .S whim *as sane0 n 1990 whereby we a l o ~S arcraft to overfly Sngawre and we aiow -Smi iav assets, s n p anaircraft to call at Sinoamk .. It s a matter of&e concern that the Iraai neode do not suffer, and ifany measurescan be takentoalleviate their suffering; Singapore will do its part,"

-Deputy Prime Minis ter Tony Ta

g.Q!g&

"In Iraq today one has to prevent furtherthreatsformankind, toensure more hopefor peace and to terminate the deathcult at thestage when it can still be stopped,,.. Thus our government has been standing side by side with the United States."

-Prime Minister Dzumila, Marsh 20,2



South Korea'.ust a %norA*ih ago I aeu a meeting of the hationat Secunly Counc ano reaffrmed ne m i o n of our Government o suppontne neas-ire %iten by me n'ematona commmrty ncl.otng the Jn~ ied 'ates At a tm e m en d rornat cefforts na rt k l e d oreso ve tne rag1 pmb em peace1 1 y se eve mat the acton is inev la de Â ¥ Jcnv rerrove weaoons of nass oestn.cton Koreanstend to join forces when things get tough. The challenges lying beforeus may be tough, but we have ample potential to tackle them.

- President Roll, March 20,200

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"Right up unti l the end, the Iraqi regime defied international aw by ignoring Itsobligations o disa m... it threw away its last chance...With a full sense of our responsibilities, thegovernmentof this nation supports the re-establishmentof international aw so thatconditions for peace and secunty prevail."

-.President Jose Maria Aznar, March 20,200

'You should know that the fact that weopened Turkey'sairspace o US .. saimed at protecting our state's relationswith its allies,adopting measures o ensure our security against possible developments, bringing about a speedy end to the war, instituting postwarpeace, protecting Iraq's integrity, and averting acts ofprovocation hat wil l affect the entire region as well as our country."

-Prime Minister Rw ep Tayylp Enlogan, March 21,200

"The cabinet sitting underthechairmanshipof HE Yoweri Museveni, the president of Uganda, on 21 March 2003, decided tosupportthe US-led coalition to disarm Iraq by force. The cabinet also decided that if need arises, Uganda will assist in any way possible.'

-Minister o f Foreign A tM rs James Wapakhabuio, March 24,200

United KInodom"If the only means of achieving the disarmament of Iraq ofweaponsof mass destruction s the removalofthe regime, then theremoval of the regime has to be our obtectwe. It is important that we realize that we havecome to this position because we havegiven every opportunity for Saddam voluntarily todisarm, that the will - not ustof this country but ofthe United Nations -now has to

be upheld.' - Prime Minister Tony Blair, March 20,2003

" . . is necessary to bear in mind that Ihe Iraqi regime repeatedly rejected opportunities affordedit by the numerous resolutionsadopted by the Security Council to disarm peacefully and avoid the suffering of its people."

Co mm un iqu e b y he Government March 20,2003

Â¥Wunambiguously support the position ofthe United Stales to resolve t i e Iraqi problem .. f this genie is let out of the bottle, it w n tbe possible to put it back. It's necessary to take the most coordinated measures o makesure that the genie isn't outofthebottle ...Theglobal community has no nght to play r i th this situation forthe sake of its future. I believe the US. has grounds fo rt iestance it has assumed, and therefore radical measures need to be taken." - President Islam Karlmov, Merch 7 , 2 W



From the Secretary

A rumber of observers nave seized on recent Jn wo Naliors iispec'ois ,tenents mat mey fo~ nd 'nosmon ng g ~ n 'n IraqConversely, if me nspeclors nad found new eÃ aerce 'np oqLnen t n 1 te n a l nspecions are workng an0 lierefore meinspectors s n o ~ de gvon more tme lo work For a n o l e m3 s .ra le'at \ opposedT m ntarf acton no mane1 m a1 raq may dothere will always be an argument against it

The inspectors acn of evaence of lraa s WMD program m J a be evdence in and of itself of Iraq's nona op er al on We do know thatIrao has designed re procrams n a way lna i they can proceed n anenvmm emof nspeciions and inat they are 3% ed at denial anddeception

Tne President has repealeoly maoecearthalm e o d e n of proof Is not on me United States me ~ n t e o atonsor Lhe tnlemabonacnmmun'y 10 prove mat Iraq nas liese weapons The burden o' proof s on Sadoam wsse n 10 prove ma1 fa<;6s dsarmng and toshow me nspecwrs me re me weapons are Tnus'ar. ro nas been unwi1l.n~ oco so We co n m e o nope'hat tf e Iraq reg me MIIchange course and disarm peacefully and voluntarily. No one wants war. he choice between war and peace will not be made n l

Washington or New York, it will be made in Baghdad.Th s is a lest for h e raq. 'e p e b-I IS also a lest for me Jnned Natons The cred b l y of Inat nslilJi on s m pn an t raq hasdefed some I 6 J N reso ~ l o n s t i o ~ t c o s l o ronsecmm Tne U N Se c~mq ouncl Lnan m o ~ s approved a new reso ubon.wrtich rewi red that Irao orovide an 'accurate, full and comiete declarat1on;andasserted that "any false statement or omissions in thedeclaration submitted by Iraq shall constitute a further materialbreach of Iraq's obligations."

When the U.N, makes a statement like hat, itputs its credibility on the line. To understand what's at stake, it's worth recalling the histonof the U.N.'s predecessor, he Leauue of Nations. The Leaaue collapsed because member states were not willing to back up theirdeclarations with cnnseouences.When the Leaaue failed to actafter the invasion of Abvssinia. it was discredited. The lesson Ofthatexperience was s.mmea .p by Caradan Pnne b/ n sIeeVa:kerze K ig , wno declared a'me lme 'C0lecii.e 0 ~ffi ng annot Lw ngabo- tm leave sear I) "he essuf is da IILA looayas I was !nei 'ne quest on s hhelner or no: we wor d nos e m e o tfa l w o n

News~anuary13-17,2003

National Guard 81 Reserve MobilizedThe Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps announcedthis week an increase of reservists on active duty ins u ~ w r tf the partial mobilization. A current roster ofGuard and Resehe on act i e aJty can be found a rhe2 *wn defen8e.m fr' n e m "an2003 d2M301'5nar odf

~ C o n l c ~ e soc-s on Afunan Remn smct!onL S facts n Alqnan sian s 5 i h ng TO reconstr~cton ndlong-term slab ity S a rc .nternal onal coa to n troopsare in Afghanistan b~ ainq no w a s reoa r nq scnools,clearing mine s and undertaking other reconstructionprojects to aid in the country's recovery. See: AfghanistanReconstruction.



From the Secretary

The foliowing is text of Secretaryof Defense Donaid Rumsfeld's remarks o the Reserve Officers Association, January 20,2003, in Washington, D.C.:

I was a member of the Naval Reserve as a weekend warrior from when I eft active dutv in 1957until I became Secretaryof

Defense the f rst Ime n 1975 As yo. <no% that great Ameican tradition dates back io me Revo Aonary Hal. wnen 'c t zei-solo e n dropped tne r pt cn lo r~ sgrabbec Ineir muSi<ets,ana eh mer fam es and farms ocn nd 10 fiaht for freedom

You live that tradition oday, and the ~m er ic an eople are grateful to you and proud of all you do for our country,

When we were attacked on September II*,ore man one h~n dr edhousand resewsts and hauonal G ~ a r d embers

sprang into achon-Amy. Navy, A r Force, Mar nes, and Coast G ~ a r dTney neiped defenc tne nomelano artve the Tat banfrom power, shut down terrorist training camps in Afghanistan, and liberatethe Afghan people.

At this moment, Guard and Resenre forces are ~atrollima treets, seas and skies all across the alobe. dismntina terrorist" . . .networks ana helping to present mem from k ling innocent men. women and cnJdren Tnese conlnbJtens nave been vita.

to our success tnus far 'n me g oba war on terror

The attacks of September 11111were devastating. Yet September l k w h i l e unconventional n conception and ~lannina-. "was essenna.iy a conventional anack It d a not nvoive ieapon so f mass destn-clioi. TerronstsIOOKrp anes oadec with

jet f ile t ~ m e dhem inlo in ss es an0 s e o nem loanack t i e Pentagon and World Trade Towers and < I ma-sands

Yet, atHI

s moment temnst net&ori<sand terrorst states are p~rsu ing uclear, cnemical ana ooog cat weapons-capab tes tnat enab e them to 61Inot s mn / tnoi-sanas. but ma w e ns c f Inn isanas or even h~ na fe as f Inoisands of our

Our objective

happen.in the global war on terror is to stop them, to prevent additional attacks that would be far worse-before they

There are a um ber of terrors' states tnat a'e p~ rsuing eapons of mass mJrder today But as Pres.dent B ~ s nas madeclear, Iraq poses a threat to me sesi-nty of oJr people and me stabilily of the wort), that is d st.nc1 from any owe: Cons der1ne.r recom

Saddam Hussein possesses chemical and biologicalweapons, he has used chemical weapons against foreign

forces and his own Deoole in one case killina some 5.000 nnocent civilians in a sinale dav.Iraq has invadedtwo of ts neighbors, and has launched ballistic missiles at four of its neighbors.

e He openly praised the attacks of September 11th.e His regime plays host to terrorist networks, and has ordered acts of terror on foreign soil.

e His is the only country in the world that fires missiles and artillery at U.S. and coalition aircraft on an almost dailybasis.

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His regime is paying a high price so that he can pursue weapons of mass destruction- giving up billions of dollarsin oil revenue. He is determined,. is regime has large, unaccounted or stockpiles of chemical and biological weaponsÃ‘inciudin VX , sarin, andmustard gas; anthrax, botulism, and oossiblv smalloox-and he has an active oroaram to acouire and develop. , , -nuclear weapons.

* His regime has violated 16 different UN resolutions, repeatedly defying the will of the internationalwmmunitywithout cost or consequence.

As the President warned the United Nations ast fail, "Saddam Hussein's regime is a grave and gathering danger." It s adanger to its neighbors, o the United States, to the Middle East, and to internationalpeace and stability. it is a danger wecannot ignore.

in recent weets some ha w ra seo q ~es ions ooul the differing aaproacnes to Iraq an0 honh Korea that the J S hasadocted Wnv, 'I s asked s t i e J S threarenna mil-taw acton aaainst lraa A? le o m - no a o omacv n tne case of North~ o r i a ?t is afairquestion. And the answer s that the two casesrealiy aredifferent. lraqand North Korea are bothrepressive dictatorshipsand both pose threats. But Iraq is unique.

No living dictator has shown the deadly combinationof capability and i n te n t~ o fggressionagainst his neiqhbors; pursuit ofweapons of mass aes!nJcion, the ~ s e o fne ~. ca , eapons against nosown people as we1 as aga mt his ieghbors.

oppress01 of n.s own peope S J P W ~f rerror sm and the rrcstthreateninq lost . ry 10 is ne qnoors an0 to the J n redStates, as has iraq

In both word and deed, iraq has demonstrated hat i t is seeking the means to strike the U.S. and our friends and allies withweapons of mass destruction or a reason: so that it can acquire territory and assert nfluence over its neighbors,

North Korea, by contrast, is a country in many respects teetering on the verge of collapse. There is starvation. Its historyhas been one of usina its weapons programs o blackmail he West into heloina stave off their economic disaster.North Korea s a threat, to be sure, but it's a different kind of threat-one that for now at least can be handled throughdiplomacy, and differently.

Above all, it is a proliferation problem, as the world's leading proliferator of ballistic missile technology. And to the extent it issuccessful n its dual nuclear programs, and to the extent it then has nuclear materials or even weapons that itconsidersexcess, it could proliferate hose as well.

For more than a decade, the internationalcommunity has tried every possible means to dissuade Iraq from its weapons ofmass destruction ambitions. Think of it: we have tried diplomacy; economic sanctions and embargoes; positiveinducements, such as the "oil for food"program; inspections; and limited military efforts ncluding he Northern and SouthernNo-Fly Zones. Each of these approaches has been unsuccessful. Now, in the case of Iraq, we are nearing the end of a longmad, and with every other option exhausted. With North Korea, by contrast, that is not yet the case.

We are pursuing he diplomatic route with North Korea. We have robust military capabilities n NortheastAsia, which havesuccessfully deterred n the past and are deterring oday.

It SnOJid ce noted that Dlomglcai weapons-which Iraqand North Korea both p o s s e s s a n oe as aeadly and arguab y amore mmediate danqer-because mev are s mpier and cneaoer to oevelop a i d aei ver and are even more read lytransferred o terrorist networks han nuclear weapons.

The recent Dark Winter" exercise conductedat Johns Hopkins Universitysimulateda biological attack in which terroristsreleased smalloox in three seoarate ocations n the United States. Within two months, the worst-case estimate ndicated upto 1 million people could bedead and another 2 million nfected. Biologicalweapons must be of major concern. Let there beno doubt.

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Since dining the Taliban from power in Afghanistan,we have already seen a change in behavior n certain regimes, The

Jisarmamentof Iraq-whether it be by diplomatic pressure, which is our hope, or if necessary as a last choice, by the use oforce-will make clear to other terrorist regimes hat pursuing weapons of mass destruction will make them less secure, no

more secure.

The United Nations resolution did not put the burden of proof on the United States or the United Nations to prove that Iraq

has these weapons. The United Nations put the burden of proof on Iraq to prove that it is disarming and that it does nothave those weapons, or if it does, it is willing to give them up. Thus far, Iraq has been unwilling o do so. Its declarationwa

false, the cooperation with the inspectors has - by the inspectors' definition- fallen short of "any time, any place," which habeen the understanding. We continue to hope that the regime will change course,

No one wants war. But as the President has said, Iraq wili disarm. The decision between war and peace wili be made not

Washington D.C. nd not in the United Nations n New York, but rather in Baghdad. It is their decision. Either they will

cooperate or they won't. And it will not take months to determine whether or not they are cooperating,

As we continue to press Iraq to disarm, we will need the continuing support of the men and women of the Guard andReserve.

At this time of call-ups. alerts, mobilizationsand deoiovments- and uncertaintv- ~ieasenow that the American ~eoo le rcounting on you ano nave comaete confidence n We canal ve O X ves as free peope n this dangerous an0 st!

un'idy wor d -a nd nen century - be ca ~s e rave men an0 women I ie you vo Jniar 1 p,I yo-r ives at nsit to defend ourfreedom.

I hank you for all your selfless service, God bless you all



From the Secretary

The U S 's conlin. ng to o s u s s w ti memoers of me Seam y Cc-nc1 nsw to gain Iraq's comp ance witn .is nternalicnalobl.aatans Thanits to Presdent Eusn's eadershio tne L h. oassed a JnanirMJs reso.uton q v nq raq an Opp Ofl~ nit~o- .comply with its disarmament obligations, and inspectors are back in the country for the first time i im any years. We'vearrived at this point because of the growing nternationaldiplomatic and military pressure.

The moment Saddam and his ling clique seem to feel that they're out of danger, they will undoubtedlysee no incentive o

comply with their internationalobligations.That is why, after the passage of Resolution 1441, the U.S. and coalition countriesare conlinuing to keep pressure on the regime. Among other things, we've continued patrolling the skies over the north and

south no-fly zones. We've continued developing a humanitarian relief and reconstructionplan for a post-SaddamHusseinIraq. We've continued working with the Iraqi opposition. And we're continuing o work with friends and allies to keep the

military pressure on Iraq. Similarly, we're taking prudent and deliberate steps with respect o alerts and mobilizationsand

deployment of U.S. forces- active, Guard and Reserve.

None of inese steos reflect a oecis on by f te presidentor the United Nations or anyone else 10 Jse force. Rather they areintended10 suown me c olomalic eforts mat are unaerwav, and to make clear to frie Irac regime tnal tney need lo comDlY

with their ~.~.' obl iga tion s.

News

December 26 ,2 00 2~ an ua ry ,2003

Guard and Reserve MobilizedDec. 31This week the Army and Marine Corps announced an

increase of reservists on active duty in support of a partialmobilization. Guard And Reserve Mobilized

Pakistani Border Guard Wounds U.S. Soldier

A Pakistani border guard shot and wounded a U S. soldierDec. 29 during an incident on the Afghan border. The

soldier received a arazina wound to the backof the head.

He was evacuatedo ~ e r m a n ~nd is in stabie condition.

US . Soldier Wounded

Rocket Attack Site DiscoveredAmerican soldiers on routine patrol n AfghanistanDec. 26

found a site used to fire rockets at a U S base near

Khowst. The US. trooos detained nine individuals ound inthe area, and confuc&ed weawns and munttlons.

Discover Attack Site



From he Secre ta ry

in his State of the Union remarks, the President made clear that Saddam Hussein poses a "serious and mounting threat toour country, and our friendsand ourallies' that cannot be ignored. As the Presidentpointed out, the Iraqi regime has notaccounted or some 38,000 liters of botulism toxin, 500 tons of Sarin, mustard gas, VX nerve agent, upwards of 30,000munitions capable of delivering chemical weapons, and a number of mobile labs designed o produce biologicalweaponswhile evading detection,

Saddam s reg me nas tne aes gn for a n x lear weapon, r was wr it in g on several different metnods of enrchng ~ r a n u mana recently was discovereo seekma s an17canto~antit1esf uranum from Afnca Tre re0 me P avs hosl10 terrorsts,includina ai ~ a ed a . s the ~resideniindicated.Saddam's rmime hides military eaui~men't n or near mosaues, hospitals,ana c , an t cn es a w has a n story of - 5 ng nrccerv c.rf~is as r m a n si 'e os Tnat s wny oJr naiion ano tne wind musnot al ?A a brJ a d ctaior w 11 a n story of recKess ags ressm and tes 10 terror sm 10 oom nale a via re3 en an0 'neatenthe ~ n r e a lates

For those wno w ~ n s e l ore 1me for nspectons tne Presdent responded that we nave g uen Saooam nusse n more than adecaae 10 g ve i p crem :a, Dclogical ana m c ear weaoon prcqrarrs Yet noin nq to dale has restra neo n m Not economicsanctons, not d pomac) not solaion Porn me c v'l zed wor o ro t even cru'se m ss e sir %es n n s rn tab fac. ies He'snow re'isinq to cooperatew m h e 17th U t^i Secunh Co~nc escl~tn As Mr Bl x c recon po n!eo c ~ tt wnal point ooreasonablepeople wnclude that we know his answer as to whether or not he intends to woperate and voluntarily disarm?As the President made clear, the dictator of Iraq is not disarming; o the contrary, he is deceiving. His time is running out. Ifsup to Iraq to prevent the use of force. And let's hope that they do so.

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U S rmv Heliwnter Crashes in AfahanistanAfghanistan - A U S Amy UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter

crashed in Afghanistan Jan. 31 while operating nearBqra m. Hostile fire was not believed to be the cause.Helicopter Crashes in Afahanistan

New Defense BJSness n iabves AnnoJncedWasbmpn CC - Tre Departnent of Deferse hasanno~nced e appmva of fi-e new n t ai ves h a t will

improve business practices and processes across the

department. New Business InitiativesApproved

National Guard and Reserve Mobilizatton ncreases

Washmaton, DC- The Armv, Naw, and Marine Corps

i ns weex anno-inceo a mobizat iin of more man 15,000resen; sts 01active d ~ t y scrpon of The par* aimobilization.Guard and ~ e s e ~ eobilized



From the Secretary

In his State of the Union remarks, the President made clear that Saddam Hussein poses a "serious and mounting threat toour country, and our friends and our allies' that cannot be ignored. As the President pointed out, the Iraqi regime has notaccounted for some 38,000 liters of botulism toxin,500 tons of Sarin, mustard gas, VX nerve agent, upwards of 30,000munitions capable of delivering chemical weapons, and a number of mobile labs designed to produce biological weaponswhile evading detection.

Saddam's regime has the design for a nuclearweapon; t was working on several different methods of enriching uranium,and recently was discovered seeking significant quantitiesof uranium from Africa. The regime plays host to terrorists,including al Qaeda, as the President ndicated. Saddam's regime hides military equipment in or near mosques, hospitals,and civilian homes, and has a history of using nnocent civil ians as human shields. That is why our nation and the world munot allow a brutal dictator with a history of reckless aggressionand ties to terrorism to dominate a vital region and threatenthe United States.

For those wno c o m e more lime for nspechons the President respondea that we have g ven Sadoam h-sse n more ftan decade 'o g ve up ct'emca, D O oq cal anc nuclear weaoon [yograms Yet notn nq to dale nas restra red n m ho l ecmom'csanctons. no1 d pomacy. not so a1 on f'om the cwlzeo wono, net even cru se m ss e s i r e s 01 n s m. tary 'ac lies he'snow re'~sinc o cooperate ~ i t hhe 17thU N. Sec~ rt y 0 ~ i c lesoluton. As Mr B x s repon po wed 0-1 at ma: point doreasonao e peopie cone -ae tnat we known s answer as to Afietner or not he mends to cooperate an2 vol-ntar y oisam?As the ^res oent made tear tnc o c'ator of Irac s not c sa rr na. to 1% contrary he s oecei. no r s 'ime s rm n i g o ~ tt'up to Iraq to prevent the use of force. And le ts hope that they do so.

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L S Amv He cople' Crasnes n Afahan6tanAfghanistan- A U S Army ~ 1 . 6 0 ac6 Hawk nelcopler

crasied in Afqnan skm .an 31 *hie operaina nearBagram. ~ostileire was not believed to be the cause.

Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan

New Defense Business InitiativesAnnounced

Washinaton. DC- The De~artment f Defense hasannounced he approval o f h e new initiatives hat will

improve business practicesand processes across thedepartment. New Business InitiativesApproved

Nat ona Guam and Reserve Mob ization ncreasesA'ashingon DC - TneArmy Navy, and Manne Corps

this weekannounced a mobilizatio-nof more than 15:000reservists on acl ve d Jy .n s ~ p p o nf it's pan amob1 za!on G~ar.5 nd R e s e ~ e



From the Secretary

In his Stateof the Union remarks, the President made clear that Saddam Hussein poses a 'serious and mounting threat toour country, and our friends and our a llies" that cannot be ignored. As the President pointed out, the Iraqi regime has notaccounted or some 38,000 liters of botulism toxin, 500 ions of Sann, mustard gas, VX nerve agent, upwards of 30,000munitions capable of deliveringchemical weapons, and a number of mobile labs designed to produce bioiogical weaponswhile evading detection.

Saddam's reoime has the desinn fnr a niidear weanow Itwas wnrkino on several different methods of enrichina uranium.and recenily>as o scovereo s e e ~ i g sn ficant q ~ h n e s f ~ m n i ~ m f r o m ~ f n c ihe regime pays host to terror stsincua ng a Qaeda as me Pres cert na cateo SaoJams regme hides mi lary eauipme'll nor rea r mosques nosp takano c i/ an rcmes, ana has a n story of ,snq nrccen' CN a i s as nm an sielcs Thai s why OJ ia'ion and me *odd musnot allow a brutal dictator with a h istory of reckless aqaressionand ties to terrorism to dominate a vital region and threaten-the United States.

For those who counsel more time for insoections, he President resnonded thatwe have aiven Saddam Hussein more than adecade to give up chemical, bioiogical atid nuclear weapon programs. Yet nothing o datehas restrained him: Not economicsanctions. not dinlomacv. not isolation rom the civilized world. not even cruise missile strikes on his military facilit ies. He'snow relusinc m iooperi'e w in me 171n h Secmly Gounc reso lm n As Mr Bi x's report pointed out at wiat point doieasoiaoe peope cone ~ d ehat we Know nis ansAer as 10 whetler or no i re nieros to cooperate ano vo d a r y aisarm'As l i e Pres den1 made clear me d c'aior of iraq s noto sarmiig 11 ne con ra y ne s dece v r g r s I e s rlnn i gOLsup to Iraq to prevent the use of force. And let's hope that they do so.

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U.S. Armv Helicooter Crashes in AfahanistanAfghanistan- A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter

crashed in Afghanistan Jan. 31 while operating near

Bagram. Hostile ire was not believed to be the cause.Helicopter Crashes in Afahanistan

New Defense Business nitiatives Announced

Washington, DC- The Departmentof Defense hasannounced the approvalof five new initiatives hat will

improve business practices and processes across the

department. New Business Initiatives Aporoved

NatronalGuard and Reserve Mobilization ncreases

Washington, DC- The Army, Navy, and Marine Corpsthis week announced a mobilizationof more than 15,000

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From the

SecretaryAs we continue in tne d pomatc chase wm Iraq, rs u s e f~ lo r e v i r e nat-re of me reg me tnat we re oeai ng wth Thebest way of ,109 ng what one m gnl do n the f~ tu res to look at AI~I they ve done ,n me past For decaoes, Saodam

Hussein has aemonstratea :hat ne does not hes late to lake nfe even on a massive sea e wnen t senes his wrposes Oneof the ways Saadam n-sse n nas demonstra'ea tn s 3 tnrouan his -Jse f fiwians as n-man shie 0s ' s a PrSCtiCR that

reveals &tempt for the norms of humanity, the laws of armed conflict, and, I am advised, Islamic aw, practice and belief.

Internatonal law araws a c ear o stincton between civil ans and combatants Tne principe mat c vil ans mustbe protectedIes at me heart of ntematopa a* of arrneo conlc!. Is me d st nction Deween cornoatants and nnocenl civi ians that1 terrorism, and practices ike the use of human shields, so directly assaults,

Saddam Hussein makes no such distinction. During Operation Desert Shield, he held hundredsof non-Iraqi civilians atgovernment and military facilities throughout Iraq and described hem as human shields. He deliberately WnStNCtS mosquesnear military acilities, uses schools, hospitals, orphanages and cuftural treasures to shield military orces, thereby exposing

helpless men, women and children o danger. These are not tactics of war, they arecrimes of war. Deploying human shieldsis not a militam strateov. it's murder a violation of the laws of armed conflict. and a crime against humanitv. and if will be1 treated as such hogw who follow his orders to use human shields will pay a severe pnce for their actions

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NATO Senoina Defens ve ift/eaonns Eouinment O T U K ~

W?sninoion DC - NATO i5 seioina a m o r e wamina anocontrol system aircraft, Patriot air-defense artillery batteries,and biological and chemical protective equipment o Turkey.NATO to Send AWACS, Patnot Missiles o Turkey

SecDef Ow n to Force Rebalance' Talks WithS. KoreaWashington, DC- Secretary Rumsfeld said Feb. 19 that theUS . welcomes South Korean President-electRohMoo-hyun's proposal to discuss "rebalancing" he relationshipbetween the twocountries Rumsfeld met Feb 2 with Roll'sspecial envoy, Chung Dat-il U S Welcomes Talks With

South Korea

Germans Give SeDtember 11 Terrorist Years in PrisonHamburg, Germany - A German court on Feb. 19 sentenceda Moroccan man to 15 years in prison for his part in theSeptember11 terrorist attacks. Mounir el Motassadeq wasfound ouiltv of beino an accessory to murder n the deaths of3 045 hen; wonenand en idren hew vork ha s? ngmnan0 %nsqivania Germans Sw ence Terrci~st



1 From theSecretary

The goal of the United States is to do what we can do to help [Afghanistan]continue ts pathway to becoming a stable,healthy, democratic, moderate Muslim state. And the leadership path that President Karzai has put that country On throughthe election that's taken place is a solid one. We're pleased with the progress. We're pleased with the progress of theAfghan National Army. We're anxious to...wnt inue the process of the Provincial ReconstructionTeams, which we believewill contribute to stability and strengthening he central government.

Ipointed out that Afghanistan Is an important ally, to be sure, but not just in the global war on terror, but also in the largerstruggle across the globe. And we are committed as a country, [as Is] the Defense Department, o seeing that we wntinue

our interest, our involvement,and our support and relationshipwith [the Afghan] government.. rmptfrom Pentagon Press Bnenng, Thursday, sbmry 27 with

AfghanPresidentHamidKmai, SecretaryofDefense DwaldRumsfeldandsecretaryof Health 8 HumanServices Tommy TtwmpsoMediaAva~lab~iWw~fohan Presdent Karza

WASHINGTON.DC- The Departmentof DefenseFeb. 27announced olans to award $15.7 million o 18academicinstitutions n 14 states to perform research n science andengineering ields important o national defense. Thirty-oneprojects were competitivelyselected under the fiscal 2003Defense ExperimentalProgram to Stimulate CompetitiveResearch (DEPSCoR). The average award will beapproximately$500,000. $15.7 Million Awarded for

WASHINGTON.DC-The armed services this weekannounced an increase of reseniists on active duty in

support of the partial mobilization.Total Reserve andharona Guard on active d .ly current / stanos at 168.083harona Guard Ano Reserve Mobi zed

Karzai, Defense Secretary Brief Pentagon PressCorps A

The war against terrorism is "largely over" in Afghanistan,Afghan President Hamid Karzai said during a Pentagon newsconference Feb.27, He said combat against the Taliban andal Qaeda has been successful, but that there are still "bits to

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From the Secretary

In the event that force be comes necessarv o disarm Irao . Secretary of Defense Donald Rum sfeldto ld the Senate Commit tee on Armed ~ e h c e s h u rs d a y th e nited States would stay In Iraq "aslong as necessary" o put the country on a pa th to prosperity, but "not one day longer."

The goa l, the Secretary said, is to liberate Iraq, not occupy it; to safeguard its oil for the bene fit ofthe Iraqi peop le, not control it; and to preserve Iraq's territorial integrity.

The first task of the U S . m ilitary. he said. wou ld be to "find and destrov weaoon s of ma ssdestruction, then find and deal with terrorist networks operating in s id e ~ ra ~ ." 's in Afghanistan, he

said, huma nitarian and reconstruction efforts wou ld be a high priority.

Rather than a U.N.- or U.S.-imposed solution, Secretary Rumsfeld said U S . and internationalofficials wou ld work with the Iraqis to find a solution appropriate for Iraq.

"We have no interest in other people's land or territory," Secretary Rumsfeld said. We ha ve nointerest in other people's oil...Our goal would be to get [Iraq] on a path so that increasingly, mo reand more was handled and m anaged by the Iraqi people themselves, and less and less by theinternational community."

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Fromthe Secretary

War is always the last choice. It is- and] It has to be.And what one has to do is tosay, think about the amount of time that hasbeen oiven to I ran It's been 17 vears This is the 17th U N Securib Council resolution hat has been passed. The country has

systematically refused and violated each of the first 16 [resolutions]'. And with respect to the current &solution, which wasdescribed as the final chance after years ofdiplomacy, after years of economic sanctions, after years of limted milteryactivity in

the northern and southern no-fly zones, the U.N. resolution said this is Iraq'sf inal opportunity,And the test was whether or notthey would cooperate. [Iraq] then proceeded o file afraudulent declaration. They were required by the resolution o be honest

about what they had. They did not. They then systematically ned todeny and deceive the inspecto s... and prevent hem frombeing successful n their efforts. That issti ll a further breach, as Secretary Colin Powell said

I hinkeach person simply has to ask themselves he question: How much evidence, how much information, how much time - 12vears - how manv oo~ortunities? hould there be afinal, final oowrtunitv? Or a final-final-finalopportunitv? The danger in that is

real. an0 ! tnatth& have active boog w , cnemcal and nucl&r prcg;arns They nave weapons Inat are boogical andcn em ml Tne! nave reiat orsn ps, as Seyetary Powell said,w i t terror st newoms An0 weJJSI~f fe reo 000 dead Septembe

11in f . he ..nted States here lo exoenence a Seitember 1111 wW s o io wc al auack aro not a corventonal anact. we m l d

see not just 3,000 people [bst] but 30,000 or 300,000 people, ~ n i t h a r she test ..Are we willing to put that at risk?

- Exceroladfrom Secretary Ruuisfelifs InkrviewwithWCCO-TV,Mfnuea@is/St. Pauf;Feh6,2003, ramcvptat!w&!%&d

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U.S. Troop Build-up ContinuesWASHINGTON, DC- The U.S. military build-up in the

US. Central Command area of operations continues, with

more than 100,000 troops now serving in the region, which

includes parts of the Middle East. U S. Central Command

Build-up Continues

Do0 Offce Responds to Co urnbia Disaster

Washrflgfm DC - Wi n n secoids of \ASAS

announcement Inat t nao ost contact wit? Saace Shutfe

C o u m i d on Feb 1 the Depanme it of Defense's manned

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depend on your success..."-SecretaryRumsfeld's Town Hall Meeting w t h



From the Podium

No Deal for Saddam"There is no question butthat some governments arediscussing,..some sor tof ... deal. And the inevitableeffect of it . ist 0 giW hope

and comfort to the Saddam Hussein regime, and give them ammuniton that they can then try to use to retain the byaltyoftheirforces ..with hope that one more time maybe he'll survive, one more time maybe he'll be there for another decade or so; for another17or 18 U,N resolutions , .[There's not a chance thatthere'sgoing to be a deal It doesn'tmaiter who proposes it, there Will not beone.'

-SecrefaryofDefenssDon& RumsfePentagon Press Bnefin

AaH 3. 2N

"If [deal-making is] done by other governments, the one thing you know for sure, it will potentially .. rolong the conflict and has thepotential for both Iraqi civilian casualties and coalition casualties to increase.'

.Gan RichadB Were,Chairman,JointChi& ofsta

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Iraqis Welcome, Assis t Coal ition Forces

U S and Coalition orces continue to demonstratetheir humanity and resoect for iraa's oeoDieand

c- u r e - a slant conrast wi n i r e omfa r\ of theraqi wgme Tm stores nsnlgnt me growingccooeraoon between me Coa I n an0 ,faq people

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Operation Iraqi Freedom: Force and P rog ress

Since the beginning, ground forces have advanced 200 miles into Iraq and are within 50 miles o f Baghdad - operatinfreelV In the north, south and west - dearadina Saddam's command A control caoabiiities. and decimatina units of"the Republican Guard

Operations continue around the clock ground orces continue to engage Iraqi forces throughout the country, and

coalition aircraft are flying more than 1,000 sorties perday. (See

a There are approximately 300,000 Coalition troops in Gulf Region more than one-third nside Iraq

a Roughly2,000 additional roops advance into Iraq every day

a There are 12 humanitanan distribution centers open in southern Iraq. n addition, the Coalition

Holds4,500 Iraqi prisoners.

Controls and operates from a numberof Iraq i airfie lds

Has near total air dominance

Controls Iraq's only port

Has secured 600 oi l wells for the Iraqi people

Maintains and defends a robust, uninterrupted ogistics& supply line stretching250 miles through Iraq tounits on the front lines

The Military Plan: 'Bold, Audacious and Prudent'

"The coalition m u d nave p~ sh ed o w orward dearng every vI age along ir e mad, or they m i d nave moved rapidlyforward, siopp ng on y if meq encountered siqn ficanioqanized mi tary force, wh cn they a d not Wisely, tne Th rd nfantvpushed up the middle

'Meanwhile coalition aimower s ooundina deoloved Re~ ub lican uard divisions all over the countw the 173rd Airborneestablishes a toehold fora northem front,ke 101st~irbornemoves forwardon the left flank and attacks the nght flank of thMedina and Soecial Forces and Ranaers ooerate freeiv thmuohout western I m . seizina control of a third western airbasethat r a y taler be ,sea for forward op&tons As operitons &r t nue ead elements of me 4in (nfantryDivson reacnK ~ w awns ton qht and meir ea- pmert will bean to move mio ,fa^ laie next weed The 1st nfanirv D vision ana ihe 1stCava ry Dii is oniare alerted for dep oymeni $me paiise. Serne stalemaie. Gen Fran~s' .an s b0.d audac.ous andprude11 Trere is some lwqh fqniinq anead. as we1 as more si.onses b ~ tn s is hardy a paJse and in s w Inci be a- - -stalemate." - USAF Maj. GeneralDon ShepperdfRet.)CNN corn - 3/31/0

'Put yourself in the shoes ofthe Iraqi regime. What are theyseeing? They've seen one of the most powerful coalition forceswithin 49 miles of Baghdad, their capital. They've seen their port taken. They've seen their oil wells in the south secured.They have seen a bombing campaign,,.degrading their command and control. They have seen an attack on their leadershipand we have not seen their leadership since. Where is Saddam Hussein? Where is Qusay, where is Uday- his sans?They're not talking .. i think the Iraqi people have to have a sense that things are not going terribly well."

-Secretary Rumsfeld, Fox News Sunday with Tonv Snow - 313010



From the Podium

the reconstruction ill we leave

' m e had adscission wtn abo n 30 of lhe people from [Bagndad] from a cross-secian of tr e ct y -mere wereaoaors and lawyersan0 some educators Ano Anat we toia mem mis Tiormng s we m m m o reopen me m n.slres nexi m k An0 so *e nave a

coofd nalor for e.ery m nsl ry fi ne r q are going to run t i e minisines BJ I we 'od tneT lthey C O J I ~el ir e peope together-theres no longer a m n sn\ el ino a lac Im y hl, navo a m n stry and meres no f ~ m l ~ f e .e1 go c q ne f ~ r n ' ~ r eell gel

the cornpulers ts ver\ ~pona nl lnat'neoeope s i a l bach a worn especal y me peope I ub( c sen ce And Ne 10c tne n inalas

soon as they can dennfy lnose peep e to "s we beg ? pa, i g salaries

'...[Wle're trying to internationalize he teams that will work with these ministries and.,.nobody is going to run those ministries Otherthan

the Iraqis themselves I think we need to be absolutely dea r about tha t"

- Gen. Jay Garner(Ret,), Director,DoD (Mlce of Reconsfrucffon&Humanitarian AssistancePress Conference, Baghdad, April 24,2003

Reconstruction Update

Approximately 175000 barrelsofoil per day are being pumped o Iherefinery at Basra and into nearby power plants

> In northern raq 60 000 barrels of oil per day will bepumped to theBaip refinery by next week

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The Coalibon s also operahnga gas well, which is criticaltor the

operationof turbines providingelectricity o Baghdad

A A young g i r l waves to U S , Mar ines w i th the 15 thMar ine Exped i ti onary Unit in A n Nas inyah , I raq ,

ResourcesA new reportby the Center for Strategic and

International Studies takes a first look at lessons

learned from O peration Iraqi Freedom. CSIS Arleigh ABurke Chair Anthonv Cordesrnan writes: "TheOutcome

of me raq War demonstrateo me va Je of ..uansformanons ,.F in e soeeo and sea e of the Coal o. ,1 victory speaks for itself." w . c s i s org



F r o m h e P o d i um

The Interim Iraai Authority"The makeuoand resoonsibiHiesofan Iraai interim authority will be no to the Iraai oaooie. butwe envisbn that it could take On at leasttwo main tasks First i t could allow lraois o havean immediate mlein theadministrationof their country. includina resmnsibiiitvforiLnn "3 a n.nDei c'f f te m n stnes ~ e & d tc3iilo lake iesponsblt v tor ayrg tne fo~ndanons f a re # Iraq ga,erImen' nc ua nglorma'on ol d diah cois il- ton me reform of Tie i q a system eccromic reforr eectora p ann ng arc' Lhe 0. nes of a D (o f ghre 1

assure a just system that guarantees hat all Iraqis - a] diverse population- have] a voice in the governance of their country.

'The specific institutions of a new Iraqi government will be decided by Iraqis. Afree society should really not be imposed from theoutside. We can help by bringing iraqis together, and by helping to create conditions of stability and security that are necessary for a

free society to take mot But building a free Iraq is the right- and indeed he responsibility- ofthe Iraqi people.

-Secretary Rumsfeld, 4/16/03, Pentawn News Bnefinq

War Against Terrorism Update

91 think we're finding... large portion of [remaining fighters in Iraq are] actually foreigners. They're some of the so-called

jihadists that have infiltrated into Iraq to help. And in many, many cases... lot of them are not Iraqis, but they've come

there...or jihad and are fighting for that," - Chairman Myers, 4/15/03, on CNN

Afghanistan

Amenwn m iitary forces are current y speno ng 75 percent of the r el fonon remns'Tuciton of se c~ ri ry ervices and

s ~ p p o ng .vi reconsir-cton in Afqnan stan Tnis wee<, tne UnitedStates announceo $2 5 m on for I r e construction of 1women s centers, an additional $1 mi lion for tra nn g women on b~s ines s nd AGO rnaragement pol Iiw paniupatmn, and

g ns ed -talon, $1 m ion 10-me Afgnan Conservalion Corps, giving employment opport-in le s to re1.m ng refugees and

de ro D z ea fghters and $1 m ilon lo- lne A f y a n human R g T s Comm sson - Whte Horse ReoLJd r o A'anan van



Coalition Members & Free Iraqis Meet to Discuss Iraqi Self-Governance

i t a meetina todav in An Nasirivah. Coalition members hosteda orouo of free lraais for an we n discussionof Iraq's future..

'ne poorly 1s a rapc :ram iionio raq se~v-governaw Tne ;oat on s c m m necT an r i q gownnieni 'rat pieserves

raa's terrtona. ntcann -1 .zcs resxrccs for is o ~ neocie, anc ioses no mrea'to ITS ne m i o ' s . - a go'.emment :hat,

iolds elections, respects the rule of law, and has a policy of decency toward its own people

US S Coalition members are in An Nasirivah to facilitate open discussion by Iraais on the future of Iraq.

. articipantsof the An Nasiriyah meeting discussed their views and hopes for the future of Iraq, and explained heir

ideas to the Iraqi people and the world.

. Many distinguished raqi men and women from inside and outside the country attended. They represent a wide

range of iraqi groups.. United States and Coalition members were there to listen and facilitate the opening o f dialogue.

. The new government,and the process to choose it, will be representative, ransparent and inclusive.

The orioritv is a rapid transition to Iraaiselfqovemance.. We want Iraq to regain an honored place in the family of nations.. Our goal is to help Iraq become a free country, with a new government that is representativeof all Iraqis.

. We have begun a transitional phase in which responsibility s gradually ransferred o Iraqi institutions, eading to th

permanent establishmentof a new Iraqi government.. As Saddam's regime crumbles, more Iraqis will feel free to step forward and contribute o the future of Iraq.. The administration of Iraq wili involve Iraqis as soon as possible.

. The meeting of the iraqi Interim Authority s only the beginning of the transition; there wilibe more such meetings.

They will be necessary to:

b Form an Iraqi consultative council to advise the U.S./Coalition authorities.

Create ajudicial council to advise the authoritieson the necessary revisions o Iraq's legal structure and Statute

to institute rule of law and to protect ndividual rights.

Createa constitutionalcommission to draft a new constitution and submit it to the Iraqi people for ratifi~ation.

The Coalition s committedto an Iraai qovernment that preserves its territorial ntearit&

utilizes resources for its own ~e ople, nd poses no threat to its neighbors.

. This is an opportunity o create a free Iraq, one that preserves its temtonal boundaries and honors its rich and

diverse heritage.. raqis will determine their own future, and Iraq's natural resourceswill belongto the Iraqi people.



- --. The new Iraq will be partof the world community, and live in peace with its neighbors,

The new government will honor the rule of law.. We want Iraqis to freely choose a government that treats all Iraqis equally and fairly, regardless of ethnic or religiouheritage.

13-Point Statement Releasedbv Particioants at Meeting's Conclusion

I.raq mustbe democratic.2. The future governmentof Iraq should not be basedon communal Identity.

3. Afuture government should be organteed as a democratic ederal system, but on the basis of countrywideconsultation.

4. The rule of law must be paramount.

5. That Iraq mustbe built on respect for diversity, ncluding respect for the role of women.

6. The meeting discussed the role of religion n state and society.

7. The meeting discussed the principle hat Iraqis must choose their leaders, not have them Imposed from outside.

8. That political violence must be rejected, and that Iraqis must immediately organize themselves for the task ofreconstructionat both the local and national levels,

9. That Iraqis and the Coalition must work together to tackle the immediate issues of restoring security and basicservices.

10. That the Ba'ath party must bedissolved and itseffects on society must be eliminated.

11. That there should be an open dialogue with all national political groups to bring them Into the process.

12,That the meeting condemns the looting that has taken place and the destruction of documents.

13 Tne 'aoi p anc pat on n the Hasmyah meeting Ã§oledtnahere shoub oe anomer meet ng n 10aays n a

ocaiion 10 oe deierm nea w In addn oral .aai parhctpan:~ and to disc~ss rocedures for oeke opng an IraqiInterim Authority.

For more informationon the An Nasiriyah meeting, please see www.centcom.mii,



The President's Message to the People of Iraq

On April 10. President GeorqeW. Bush recorded a rnessaae that wil l be broadcast (with translation) on Iraqi television. Text follows:

Th s s GeoQe W Bush lhe Pres.den1 o' tne J n ea Stales. A lm s rromem l i e eglme of Saooam dJSse n s oe ng removed from

power an0 a long eraof 'ear an0 Cf~eitysendrg Arencan anc Coa 13n forces arc now operaiirg nsde Bagndad- an0 we wll notstop until saddam's corrupt gang is gone. The government of Iraq, and the future of your country, will soon belong to you.

The goa s of our Coaliton arec ear an0 im ic a We NI nd a or~ la leg me. **iose aggression and weapons of mass destruction mak

1 a unique threat tome van1 Coa flion forces wil nep ma ntan law and order, so that raqis can lve n sec-nry We wi l respect yourgreat re goi is lrad lons nnose pinci?es of e v a ty and cowpassion are essential10 lrac s '~ u r eWe n nelp you b~ 0 a peaceful

and representativegovernment that protects the riahtsof all citizens. And then our military forces will leave. Iraq will go forward as aunified, independent and sovereign nation that ha iregained a respected place In the world.

The i^n led States and its Coa ition partners respect the people of Iraq We ere ta m g mreceoenteo measures o spare me lves ofinnocenl raq cfl yens, and are oeg nn ng 10 oe '.ef food water andwd one Is nose n need 0-1only enemy s Saoia m s brutalregime-and that regime is your enemy as well.

In the new era that is coming to Iraq, your country will no longer be held captive to the will of a cruel dictator. You wil l be free to buildabetter ife. instead of buildino more oalaces for Saddam and hissons. free to Dursue economic Drosoeritvwithout the hardshi~fecoromc sanctons free~oiravelno speaK y o ~ rn nd. free 1ojo.n in t i e p o k a afla rsof raq A& a me p o p e w o mane UP yourwurl ry - Kirds Sn a T-rnmans Senn s ano ofners- wll oefree ohne!embe persewton lnai so many h e n w e d

The nightmare that Saddam Hussein has brought to your nation willsoon beover. You are agood and gifted peop le- the heirs Ofagreat civilization thatmntributes to all humanity. You deserve betterthan tyranny and corruption and torturechambers.You deserve to

live as free people. And I assureevery citizen of Iraq:your nation wii lsoon be free. Thank you.



International Su ort for a Liberated Ira

t t m t t h e m p a t h e

a~ne,,governmentime l r f n e n d s areatwar our friends are

pi-ningtneir !vet on the 8 fiafoftneir be, "1s *ant it _nccrstooo , t i oso l~ta 8'1) tnat Canada Stands witn Is filenos even 1we

cannot engage ~ t nrim n t h s confl cr We t i o m hotossos of tno r sops a r c aai,giters n wa r we pray w i n nem for a **IH ena to them n f e.. nd we* for a *.Am lm 0 ~ 1 r o w ~ m n ma1 to on0 ? m v rm? n st cs sothat a freer more o r o s o e r o ~ ~n0 w3resecure. .. .., . . . .. . . .

w r i d can tise.. remains.

Ayatollah Ali Monammad Sistanic . ho bnaiputod A'atam al-"lama (the most narnnd oftn a 1eameo)ofttr mJ lans who m niste rtothereligious needs of Sh ites 60% of liaq s p o p at:on.Th s week h e w i ~ lesumelectures, banned by thesaddam regimefor seven years, attheo laet t S h ta sem nan; .Illh e avatollansa a he had aaviseo 'xlf cv er sn ot to n nd~rtneforces f lberation, and nelp b m a this Mar

against the tyrant to a s ~cce s% l end fort he Iraqi people...Our peopleneed freedom more than air [to breath]. Iraq hassuffered, and it

deservesbetter government! - Amir Taheri. WallSires!Journal, 4-7-0



From the Secretary

y countries have responded o inquiries from the U S with regard to lraq, and thereare a numberof countries involved in theprocess. The U S. is receiving responses rom NATO allies every day, many of which tend to fall into the following CategOrieS:

. country would like to be helpful and start planning immediately n tie event that force s used against lraq -w ith or without aUN resolution.

A coLniry pieogesto De ne pk i an0 Deqin p ann ng mmed ately. but only i f there is a JN resolJan nd caing it is appropnatetor memDer (NATO) slates ta "se appropr ale force. Some counmes may not be in a w s non to cooperate on raq but are w ing to prov de assistance n oiner ways such asoffer ng farce protecncn! a nost co~ntry r ass smg me L S activities n otner pans of mewond aicwng JS to free upcapab lies n meeventofm lary ac'on

In the event force is used, some countries would like to cooperatewith a coalitionb

provide humanitarian and re~StNctiO tIassistance afterwards, as so many countries are doing in Afghanistan.

There will also be countries that do not offer help,

y countries are currently nvo ved win panning and recognzetnatlherewould not have been a L h reso uton absent tne POtentIalice Tne bui o-JP ma' has taken pace and tne cooperat ve arrangements hat are being fasn oned indicate to y e Iraqis nat

UN and coalition countries are serious.

News~ o v e m b e r 1 8 - 002

c R ~m sf e in Cm e at NATO S-immit

cretary R ~ m s e la e1 ? s ween w in C r ean Presidentc sc-ss mJua sec-inty nteresk, tne

war aga nst terrorism an0 Chi e s ~pcommgm b er p n me ..N Sec-r t\ Co-nc. En ro-te to the

SJmm nn is wee6 Sec'eta? R ~m s fe

member nations' responses to requests or

rming Saddam Hussein. See:rial of the Americas & Secretary Rumsfeld En

o Prague, Czech Republic.

04 B-idaet Addresses F-22 Costs

qon offc a's this weeit d sc-issea me g~ d ngshap'nq DoD's 2004 b-ioqet r q ~ e s to lne

nt, and responded to reports of new cost estimates

rthe F-22. "We are very much concerned with these

ers," said Assistant Secretary of Defense Pete

2 cost estimate. "We're going to get to

m of it." See; DoD News Briefinq - Aldridae &

on the Buriqet Rnilout Plan

Today in History

On November 22,1988, in the presence of members of

Congress and the media, the Northmp0-2 "steaith'bomber was shown publicly for the first time at Air Force

Plant 42 in Palmdate, California. The aircraft, which was

developed n great secrecy for nearly a decade, wasdesigned with stealth characteristics hat would allow it to

penetrate an enemy's most sophisticated defensesunnoticed. The 5 2 has won a prominent place in the

modern US. Air Force fleet, serving well in missions o

thisday.

m a Continues Attacks on Coalition Aircraft

Iraq fired anti-aircraft artillery at coalition planes for thesecond time in a week. Since Nov. 8 Iraq has fired on

coalition aircraft at least nine times in the southern zoneand twice in the north. See, Iran At It Again

For defense news, visit wwwllerfni.lAnieiicci.mil



From the SecretaryThe President this week directed Secretary Rumsfeld o proceed with fieidiw an initial set of missile defense capabilitiesfooperation n 2004 and 2005. These capabilities w i d nclude ground-based nterceptors, sea-based nterceptors, additionPatriot (PAG3J mils, and sensors based on land, at sea, and In space.

The missile defense oroaram is an evolutionary orooram. It will evolve over a period of time. Any capabilitywill improve as

the program progresses.~hen the program isfinished, it may lookquite different h a n when it began. it wiil have layers an

involve a variety of different locations and a number of different countries,

The Predamr for exampe was sti in me development and tesinq stage when it was used n Afghanistan but we used itand it Mas successful After some of tne pieces are ,n place l i e mssle defense system would be ao e to provcie some

limited capability to deal with a limited number of ballistic missiles.

The in t al capao I y - 10 gm ~n d ased nierceptors n 2004 wou d give us a imted capab ~y to dea w tn a srna Inumbeof incom ng bai siic m ss es . i s a sian Tne capabilitieswl l evo ve over I i e terms of i r e sensors n'ercepto's and tne

locations. some mav be afloat. and some mav beon land. It will take some time to evolve, but Americans wiilbe saferonc

these capabilities a& in place,'

News

~ e c e m b e r 2 0 , 2 0 0 2Humanitarian Work Progressing n Afghanistan

When coali tion forces ousted the Taliban from Afghanistanlast year, up to 8 million Afghans were in danger of starving

or freezing to death "Thank goodness, very li ttleof that

happened,"said Joseph Collins, deputy assistant secretaryof defense for stability operationsduring a Pentagon news

briefing this week See: Humanitarian Work in Afqhanistan

DoD Leaders Answer Questions In Pentaaon Town HallThe Defense Department'sundersecretariesheld a town hall

meetina at the Pentaaon December 18 that nave DoDcivilianand military employees a chance to directly question

top defense officials on personnel, readiness, technology,fsca an6 30 cy ssLes. See Four De'ense LeadersAnswer Q~ es to ns Peniaaon c o r m

U S . Troops Iniured n Kabul Grenade Attack

Two Americans and their Afghan translatorwere hurt in a

December 17 attack. See. Grenade Ambush in Afghanistan

Departmentof Defense2002 Year in Review

The Department of Defensethis week released the "2002Year in Review,' a summary ofthe Department'saccomplish-

ments in the global war against

terrorism, transformmg the U.S.military, and recruiting and

retaining he best and brightestto serve. The DoD's "2002 Year

in Review" s available on-linem,



From the Secretary

.s the United Nations weapons inspectors begin their work in Iraq, it is important to remember what brought us to this point.

For more than a decade Iraq has been pursuing weapons of mass destruction, in defiance of some 16 resolutions of theSecurity Council. Only when President Bush took the case to the American people and then to the United Nat'kms, and madeclear that a strong coalition was prepared o take military action if Iraq refused o disarm its weapons of mass destructionprogram, did the Iraqi regime allow inspectors o return.. ith the passage ofthe recent U,N, resolution and the strong statement by our NATO allies In Prague, Saddam Hussein nowfaces a choice: to disarm or face the possibility of being disarmed. The United Nations also faces a choice. If Iraq deliversafalse declaration, will the United Nations continue the patern of allowing Iraq to ignore U.N. resolutions, or will the membercountries hold Iraq to its obligations?. regime with weapons of mass destruction and such contempt for human lib,even the lives of its own people, ought to be

considered whatit

is: namely, a particular kind of danger.

NewsDecember6,2002

DoD Looks Forward o Workinq with New HomelandSecurity DepartmentThe Defense Department ooks forward to helping he newDepanment of nome.ano Se c~ nt yn any way l can, saidPeter Verga, 2ireclor of DoD s nomeland Defense TaskFwce. Jerga added trat DoDWOJIOooperate wth thenew agency even as it establishes the new position ofassistant secretary of defense for homeland defense.More at;htt~//www.defenselink.mii/news/Dec2002~n1205200200212055.htmil

Sodtn Korea,3 D SCJSS Nonh's NukesThe threat cf Norm Korean nmear weapons and miss Ietechrologv was tne main topic of me 34" Korea-JS~ecur it v onsultative Meetina. held in Washinaton. DC. onDecember4 and 5. secretary ~o na ld u m s f i dndSouth Korean Minister of National Defense Lee Jundiscussed the threat North Korea continues to pose in its~ursu i tf nuclear weapons, Sec. Rumsfeld said N. Koreais "the most active proiiferator of ballistic missiletechnology in the world. Mare at:httD'//www.defenseiink.milfneÃ§s/Dec2002~n120520000212053 html

Today inHistory

December 6,2002

December 6,1861Union General George G. Meade leads a foragingexpedition o Gunnell's arm near Dranesville, Virginia

December 6,1941On this day, President Roosevelt- convinced on the basis

of intelliaence eoorts that the Jaoanese fleet is headed forTnaiarc. no* +re -n led States -re egrams me Japanesee m w o r w th 're reaJest mat 'for rne sake of nunan 1y ' nemsecor nlervene *to prevent f~ r th er eatn and destructioin ti e worio ' Meanwn e, 677 n es nortnwest of m a w ,Admiral Yamamoto, commaraer cf the "apanese fleetannounces l o n s men Tne nse or fa Ic l n s emp redepends on this battle." Thailand was a bluff. Peari Harboin Oahu, Hawaii was confirmed as the Japanese target.

December 14.2002The Brookings Institution: Briefingon Iraq Weapons InspectionFormore information call: (202) 797-6105



Office ofPentagon Briefing Public Affairs

October 9,20 02703-695-2113

Iraq's Weapons Programs:

Lies, Denial and Deception9 Saddam has demonstrated his determination to conceal his weaoons of mass

destruction and their development.

a For more than a decade, Saddam Hussein's regime has made denial anddeception an integral part of military, diplomatic and overall governmentoperations in Iraq. Among the tactics Saddam employs o deceive the worldabout his weapons of mass destruction are:

Satellite countermeasures

Camouflage

. Underground and covert facilitiesDisinformation

Â Cover storiesStaged media activities. False installations

9 Saddam's regime has a history o f denial and deception.

Since 1991, Saddam has used the following tactics to hide his development ofweapons of mass destruction and to lie about their existence:

. raq conceals weapons facilities in residential areas, such as thebiological weapons plant in Abu Ghurayb that is within 2 blocks of Iraqiprivate homes.

. Iraqi officials sanitize sites by moving or hiding materials - in somecases, literally moving arms and components out the back door whileinspectors come through the front.

Saddam's regime has made fraudulent declarations o the UnitedNations. In a 1992 letter to the U.N. Secretary General, Iraq's foreign

mm ster wrote "Iraq has not produced any bacteriologicalor oiologicalweapons Tne equipment which co ~ l de said to be capab e of pioaucingsuch weapons have been destroyed."- Irao will sacrifice certain documents and weapons material in order todivert attention from and protect the true nature of its WMD programs Ata cmcken farm in 1995, Iraa t~ rnedver 150 boxes of doc~menls,manyof which referenced other, more damaging documents that were withheld.-



Sadoam's officials invent cover s tories for weapons facilities, such as the"Baov Mi k Plant' that sorouted ~e rim et erencina and roof ca m o~ flaa e tthe onse t of the ~ u l fa r.

'

Saodam's palaces and their grounds which house ounkers &weaponsequ pment, are declared "sensitive sites" and off- mils to inspections

Saddam will destroy buildings to simulate combat damage and spreaddisinformation about civilian casualties. In February 1991, Iraqi forcesdestroyed the Al Basrah Mosque, claiming it had been damaged bycoalition aircraft. The nearest bom b crater -visible in satellite imagery-was seve ral hundred feet away.

Saddam will stage media tours that restrict press to facilities that havebeen cleared of weapons material and p roduction activity.

9 Saddam Hussein and h is regime cannot be trusted.

.Saddam's government is com mitted to misleading and deceiving theinternational community, the United Na tions and the med ia about hisweapons of mass destruction.

. raq s repeated den ials that it has weaoon s of mass destmcr on, and theregime's panem of lies to the world have become .n st l~ tio n s f Saodam's

. mong the man y government offices Saddam uses to hide his WMDprogram are (in add ition to the Iraqi Office of the President):

The Higher Security Com mittee

. Special Security Orga nization (SSO), run by Saddam's son, QusayMilitary Industrial Com missionIraqi Intelligence Service (US)Special R epublican Guard. Directorate or Military Intelligence



Operation Endurinq Freedom:One Year of Accomplishments

9 October 7 marks the one-vear anniversary of the beainnina of combatoperations in Afghanistan. Many of the coalition's objectives in Afghanistan

have been accomplished.

. With the coalition's help, Afghanistan is moving forward to rebuild their countryand restore civil government.

Â One month after military operations began, the first major city -- Mazar-e-Sharif-was liberated. A month later, the last major city - Kandahar - was liberatedfrom the Taliban.

Ã The al Qaeda went on the run days after Oct. 7 - osing their power, their Safehavens and much of their leadership. Today, they are fragmented and their

leaders are missing, captured, killed or on the run.

Humanitar an a o to Afghanistan started on day one of the war, with 37.000numanitar an dai,y rat ons airdropped while the attacks were underway

. The international community has pledged $4.5 billion over five years toreconstruct Afghanistan; $2 billion was committed for use in 2002. Of that $2billion, $1.3 billion has been utilized or will be available this year.

More than 575,000 metric tons of food have been delivered since the start of thewar; 1.7 million refugees have returned to their homes. Schools, hospitals and

roads have been rebuilt

. An elected head of government - Hamid Karzai - today works with regionalleaders in a transitional government as civil authorities continue to establishcontrol.

9 The coalition continues to pursue terrorists, whether bv financial, d i~ loma tic,legal or military means.

a More than 160 countr es have issued orders freezing terrorst assets, and OtnerSnave requested U S help in improving the r legal and regulatory systems so

thev can more effectivelv block terrorist f ~n dsSince Se~temoer 1 tne U Shas blocked more than $34 million in assets of terrorist organizations; othernations have also blocked more than $77 million.

Terrorists and terrorist cells continue to be disru~ted r destroyed on a dailybasis. With tne glooal efforts of law enforcement and intell genke agencies incooperation with some 90 countries resultno in tne arrest of some 2.400individuals, and approximately650 enemy combatants under U.S. control

3



The North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) has conducted more than25.000 Operation Nob le Eagle sorties, including. 17.600 combat air patrols. Atthe same lime U.S flqhters nave been scrambled or averted to respond to over750 domestic airspa& security incidents.

On Sept. 12, 2001, the North American Treaty Organization nvoked article V forthe first time. Coming to the aid of the U S , NATO planes flew more than 350

sorties and logged more that 4,300 flight hours as part of operation Noble Eagle.

GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR:

FACTS & FIGURES

Reconstruction& HumanitarianAid

9 The United States has provided some $588 million in assistance since October2001. Another $1.45 billion has been authorized for this ouroose over the next four

years.

9 The U.S. has provided 7,000 m etric tons of seed and 15,000 metric tons of fertilizer,benefiting more than 140,000 Afghan farmers.

9 On September 12,2002, Japan and Saudi Arabia joined the U S n announcingsupport for the rebuilding of the Kabul-Kandahar-Herat highway. The U.S. pledged$80 m illion and our partners $50 million each.

> Ten water projects were com pleted during the first six months of 2002. Theseincluded 83 wells, benefiting approxim ately 260,000 Afghans, at a cost of $193,000.Focus for this effort was Kandahar and Mazar-e-Sharif. An additional 16 new water

projects have been approved in the provinces of Paktika, Khowst, Kandahar, andKabu l, with an estimated total cost of $246,000.

> De-m ining eams from Norway, Britain, Po land and Jordan have helped clear landmines from more than 1.8 m illion square meters of terrain.

9 Infras tructu re projects: 154 approved projects in 10 provinces:

Completed U wAgriculture 2 2

Roads and Bridge 1 7

HospitaiIMedicai 5 14Schools 61 44Water and Wells 10 16Other projects 4 9

9 Airl i f t. 8 total tons of supplies delivered



. 75 humanitarian rations m issions were flown from October to December 2001,dropping 2.4 million Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDRs) worth more than $10million

a 575,000 metr.c tons of food (wheat and flour) were dropped as well as plexi-g ass and plywood with which to p rovide sturdier forms of shelter

> Schools

a U S Army C ivil Affairs has completed 61 school repair projects -- w.th plans for44 more -- 10 support more than 70.000 school children

The U.S. has provided 10 million textbooks and 4,000 teache r-training kits.- Canada, Greece, Beigium and Ice land delivered 60 me tric tons of goodsdonated by Egyp t to Afghanistan.

> Medical

Jordan built a hospital in Mazar-&harifthat has treated more than 105,000patients.

0 Spain's hospital has treated nearly 12,000 Afghans and provided 26 tons ofpharmaceutical supplies.

Beigium led the largest mu ltinational humanitarian assistance mission thatdelivered 90 metric tons of UNIMIX to stamina children in Afahan istan. It alsoprovided 2,500 blankets,

s The U.S. has jointly funded the m easles vaccinations of more than four m illion

children.

Combat Statistics

> Coalit ion, Air Power Facts & Figures

Coa lition countries supporting the global war on terrorism 90Coa lition countries wlforces in Afghanistan 27Nations with represen tativesat Cen tral Command HQ 39Coa lition personnel in Afghan istan 5,000US Personnel n Afghanistan 9,000

Total bombs dropped 24,000(13,000 precision-guided)

Sorties flown 55.150Fighter 2,700Bomber 1,725Tanker 13,625Airlift 28,300Other 8.8000



9 Air Mobility Support for OEF:

Total number of troops moved: 217,070Total tons moved: 299, 365

9 Operation Noble Eagle Sorties: 25,100Fighter 17,600

Tanker 6,175Airlift 300AWACS1 NATO AWACS 1,025

9 Weapons caches:

Over 300 caches have been found, with nearly 200 of them identified by localnationals.

9 Afghan National Army

U S. and French forces nave trained more than 1,100 soldiers to serve in theAfghan National Army (ANA). Another battalion of 400 soa ers is in traningnow. 38 countries have offered assistance in the training or equipping of theAN A.

9 Casualties

Fifty-two American servicemen and women have been killed in the war againstterror while more than 200 have been injured. Coalition forces have suffereddeaths and injuries while supportingOEF. The CIA suffered one killed in actionin Afghanistan.

Coalition suppor t

9 Operation Enduring Freedom

Twenty-seven nations have deployed more than 14,000 troops in support ofOEF. Coalition support has been invaluable. For a partial listing of some of thecountries and some of the support provided, see www.centcom.mil.

Singapore recently broke up a terrorist cell linked to al-Qaeda that wasplanning attacks against American targets. Thirteen suspects are now incustody.

Spain has taken several terrorist suspects into custody, including asuspected senior al-Qaeda financier and another suspect who hadvideotaped several American landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge, theStatue of Liberty and the Sears Tower.

Morocco has arrested several al-Qaeda suspects who we believe wereplanning attacks on American and British targets.



Germany has been an indispensable aw enforcement partner as well --including arresting several terrorist suspects.

b International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)

Troops from 19 countries makeUD the International Security Assistance Force,

a force organized to assist the transitional Afgnan government wtn security nthe capital. Kabul. D~r inats first six montns of operation, ISAF mounted 2 185

joint patrols with Afghan security forces in and around Kabul, and disposed ofnearly 3 million munitions.

Other Operations

> In The Philippines

More than 1,300 US personnel, including 160 Special Operations advisors,deployed in support of the Balikatan counterterrorism exercises for 6 months.U.S. Special Operations personnel conducted company-level raining with 25field companies of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The U.S. has providedthe Armed Forces of the Philippineswith one C-130 aircraft, 30,000 M-16A1rifles, two Point-class Coast Guard cutters, and eight UH-1H helicopters.

b In the Republic o f Georgia

US. Special Forces trained nearly 200 Georgians during the staff-training phaseof the Georgia Train and Equip Program. Currently, they are training nearly 500Georgians n light-infantry actics, including platoon-level offensive anddefensive operations and basic airmobile tactics. Military equipment is alsoslated for transfer to Georgia, including uniforms, small arms and ammunition,communicationsgear, training gear, medical gear, fuel, and constructionmaterials.

> In Yemen

U.S. Special Forces trained approximately 200 Yemeni military forces incounter-terrorism actics.



From the Office of the Secretary

0 October22 marked the 40th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis President Bush recently cited PresidentJohn F.Kennedy's Oval Office address in which he declared, "Neither the United States of America nor the world community Of

nations can tolerate deliberate deception and offensive threats,.,We no longer live in a world where only the actual firingof weapons represents a sufficient challenge o a nation's securityto constitute maximum peril.'- Our task today is to do everything in our power to ensure that history does not repeat tself; that the U.S. avoids a nuclea

standoff, like the Cuban missile crisis, with a terrorist state. And PresidentBush is determined o do just that. (For the

Secretary's full statement see OoD News: DoD News Bnefina - Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Mvers.)

News Upcornina Events~ ~ ~ ~ b e r ~ ~002

Saturday. October 26 Special Assistant to the SecretaPresidentS qns Defeise GI of Defense Ken Kneg speaks at the Pentagon o Die WnPres oem B ~ s ngnffl me fisca 2003 Defense h c tse Felows Assoccat on a o o ~ transformingme J SAppropriations and Military ConstructionAppropriationsacts into law Oct. 23 in a White House ceremony. The

fiscal 2003 defense amonr iat ion of $355 billion reflects a$37 bi ton increase o m scal 2002 si ei dm g SeeDetenseJ\K h e m B-sh Siqns Defense B Savs

h a t m Faces \eA Danqers

Tenor 'VNS Can Be Deteatffl NATO Secretary-GeneralTnougn ft e v NS of terrorism appears to be spread ng "itwould be wmno to oa nt too beak a o cture 'NATO'ssextarv.genekl ;a -I O n 22 -erronsis are notnvinc 3e * Lord Geome Robenson sa '3 n an address atIhe Broomgs nsl ton I asn igtcn M y e atDefensed\K heNS Te rr cr l t s Can Be Je'eatedNATO Secretary-Gererai Savs

NATO Snou d Aqree to Response Force Proposal

Ar op nmn piece .n the Ocober 24 lnternal~onalHeraldTr't-"ne. h T â‚¬-rowa s nc ~i oav ;es lo R-msfed.-- . .. - - - . - . -

FastFact

Coalition aircraft bombed Iraqi artillery sites in the northernno-fly zone October22 after receiving anti-aircraft ire nearMosul

military

Wednesday, October 30 Jnaersecretary of Defense oPersonneland Reao ness Dr Dav d Chu wl oe ver thekefnote address at Ihe Unrted Stales Air Force 2002Wondwde Personnel Conferenceat Randolpn Air Force

Base, San Antonio, Texas

LDay in History

1 kvinte rna tio nal oraanization hat was to "savesucceeding generations rom the scourge of war, toreaffirm ai th h fundamental human nghts, . toestao sh conamons "naer wn cn ..sl re ana respect fort i e Ooligalon*, arising from treatiesam one r sources onternar on81 law can DP ma ma nea and to promotew a! frogress and oerer slanaaras of fe n argerfreedom '



Departmentof

PentagonBriefing Officeefenser

September 23,2002 PUMC Affaire703-695-2113

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Terrorist states, weapons o fmass destruction and terrorist aroups are converqina toform a deadly threat

9 Today's greatest threat comes from the nexus between terrorist groups and states thatare pursuing weapons of mass destruction.

Countries like Iran, Iraq and North Korea represent the nexus.

a These are countries that have records of being active in the development of weaponsof mass destruction.

a Many of these countries have indicated their willingness to kill their own people-andthousands of innocent men, women and children through acts of terrorism.

Iran supports Middle East terrorist groups that have killed thousands of people,and has robust oroarams to develoo chemical and nuclear weapons. includinalong and mid-r&gemissiles. '

. Iraq used chemical weapons against Iran during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war andgassed its own citizens in 1988, killing thousands of innocent Kurdish men,women and children. Iraq also harbors and provides bases of operations for atleast four international errorist organizations.

Syria, which supports Hamas, Hezbollah, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, has arobust chemical warfare program and the ability to deliver chemical agents onSCUD missiles and artillery shells.

9 Much of the equipment used to make and deliver WMD is commercially available from alarge number of sources. It is difficult to track dual-use technology and stop it fromfalling into the wrong hands. The manufacturing equipment also tends to be small andportable.

m nternationa treaties, multilateral export control regimes,U S. export controls and

security ass stance to other countries have imited effect on co~nlr ies ke Iran, Iraq,Libya and Cuba that violate their treaty obligations with impunity.

. The world has already witnessed the use of chemical and biological agents byterrorists organizations:

. The Japanese group Aum Shinriko produced Sarin nerve gas for its attack in theTokyo subway in a bathroom. Their production complex operated in plain view,but looked like a common warehouse from the outside.



The Rajn eesh ees-c ult followers of a self-proclaimedguru exiled from India-poisoned a salad bar with salmone lla in Oregon In 1984.Ham as is working with poisons and che micals in an effort to coa t suicide bombfragments.

The bes t defense i s a go od o f fe ns e~ nre -em pt io n r prevent ive defense aga ins tterror ism i s s im ply self -defense.

> The only successful defense against terrorism is a good offense.

As the President said at West Point in June:

'W e cannot defend America and our friends by hoping for the best. W e cannotput our faith in the words of tyrants who solemnly sign nonproliferation reatiesand then systematically break them."

"If we wait for threats to fully m aterialize,we will have waited too long ..he war onterror will not be won on the defensive. We must take the ba ttle to the enemy...nthe world we have entered, the only path to safety is the path of action."

s We must not wait until there is anothe r Pearl Harbor before we defend ourselves, andour friends and allies.- If we Know that rogue states or groups have weapons that cou ld kill hundreds oftnousands of people, it doesnt make sense to wait until they use them

A growing num ber of countries are investing enormous sums to develop weapons ofmass destruction and the missiles to deliver them.

Hostile pow ers will soon have the ability to strike U.S. cities with nuclear,chemical and biological weapons. They will have the power to hold ushostage to blackmail and terror.

The U.S.mil i tary m us t t ransform to m eet 21st centuw. asymmetr ic threats.

> Our challenge in this new century is to Dreoare to defend ou r nation against theunknow n the Jncenain and the unexpected To win the war on terror an d prepare forfuture threats we must transform the U S military to becom e more letn a, ag e an0prepared for surprise.. n Afghanistan, we've already had a glimpse of the fun-re: Special Forces on

horseoack call ng in targets on satellite phones to 40-year-o d planes outfitted with

. But transformation was under way even before the war against terrorism,

Last year, the Quadrennial Defense Review outlined the goal of aligning DoD with21" Century threats.

Our conclusion: We can predict we wlll be threatened, but not necessarilywho will threaten us.

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We need to de fend ourselves against those threats, no matter where they comefrom.

Transformation reauires Innov ation, creative thinklna and risk-taking.

> It's about more than new weapons systems and programs: it's about new businesspractices, more effective technology and people with new ways of thinking.

We n eed to chan ge not only the capabilities at our disposal, but also how we thinkabout war.. Ail the high-tech weapons in the world will not transform U S . armed forces unless

we also transform the way we think, the way we train, the way we exerc ise andthe way we fight.

. o usher in the new, we m ust part with the old -that means accepting change noteveryon e is comfortable with.

Our d efense strategy a nd force structure must be focused on a chieving sixtransformational goals:

First, to protect the US. homeland and our bases overseas.

. Second, to project and sustain pow er in d istant theaters.

. Third, to deny ou r enemies sanctuary, making sure they know that no corne r Of

the world is remote enough, no mountain high enough, no cave or bunker deepenough, no S UV fast enough to protect them from our reach.

Fourth, to protect our information networks from attack.- Fifth, to use information echno logy to link up d ifferent kinds of U S. forces so that

they can in fact fight jointly.

. And sixth, to m aintain unhindered access to space and protect our spacecapab ilities rom enem y attack.



From the Office o f the Secretary

President Bush has rallied our nation and the world to address the danaer nosed bv Saddam Hussein's reaime. Until hespokeOJIe word was orihng aong an0 'ac AS S tsro 3' ftcrq de ,o ;~ n~ weapons of mas sde stn .ct o~nai /ng

thrown OJI me nssectors how, tne woria s an m on s t,rnii3 to E a t - J ~ ISaflflam h~ sse in as a cnoce 19 make. He

can give up his weapons of mass mur der~ or e can lose power.-

We Know tms much me on'! thing tnat nas orobgm us 10 in s point is the growing nreat of m tary pressureon the Iraqiregme Aro me on / Aay to fn sr tne OD fac ng ;ne J N 'ooay-10 d sarm n s regime- s to Keep inat pressure dp

Since 1998, the Iraqi regime has refused to allow any inspectors nto the country. They are reversing course today onlywhen they began to realize hey had no other choice. The minute Saddam and his small ruling clique sense that they

are out of danger, they will have no further incentive o cooperate, and any U.N. inspection and disarmament efforts willfail once again. Saddam Hussein must understand: this is his last chance to come into compliancewith all U.N. Security

Council resolntinns

News~ o v e m b r e5,2002

Defense Sen.01 eadenn 0 no as Penlaaon Town nail

The Defense Depanrnent s o g ' O J ~ Secretary Rims'eld,

DeWN Secre'arv Afo fort in an0 Genera s Vvers &Pace- ookquestionsfrom the rank and file duringa PentagonTown Hall meeting Tuesday. Topics ranged from the

g o a l war against terrorism to military ransformation.

See: h t t ~/www.defenselink.mil/.

Secretary's Guidelines for Military Action ReachInternationalAudience

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumskld, speaking o aninternational audience at Fortune magazine's ~ l o b ~ l

Forum November 11, explained his guidelines orweighing the use of force. The guidelines, said Rumsfeld,

are "a checklist o consider, as we seek to assure thatwhen and if we do engage, we do so with a full

aspreciaton of aurre&ns o .ties the nsks, t i eonpoflun'ies ana mat he do so dec s we y ' See:

Deouiv SeCretaW Dei'vers Veterans Dav Remarks

Deputy Defense Secretary P ~ JVolfowi^z cl vcrcd thekev address as Dart of Veterans Dav ceremonieshovember 11 a i ~ a s n o n sq-iare a , Revolutionary

Nar sclo er bunal sttc n aowrtown Phiiade ohia See

UpcomingEvents

Friday, November 15 : Department of Defense GeneraC o ~ i s e l liarn Havnes sneaks to the Amencan Bar

Assoclahon in ~ s he h l e , orth Carolina

Monday, November 18 DepJiy Sccreiary of DefenseW o i f o m qives me Keynote address at the Jewish

institute or National Security Affairs' 20th Annual HenryM "Scoop" Jackson DistinguishedService Award Dinner

in Washington, DC

Tuesday, November 19: General Pace will address the

Reserve Mobilization Symposium in Alexandria, Virginia

The Week in History

On November 14, 1965. in the first maior US .

ngagement of the V etnam War eements of tne 3rdI Br gade. 1st Cavalry D u son oatied Comm~ nt ~n s in1 thela Drana Vallev of the Central Hiahlands. U S. forcesf o ~ q h iM Norn Vetnamese req m e k oefore debatingthe enemy ~ n ' l s fter mree days of m n s e fiqhling

On November20,1945, proceedings against Nazi warcriminals were begun n Nurnberg, Germany.



From the Secretary

On His TrioThis Week to Eritrea. Efhfooia. Diibouti and Qatar:

There's no question that in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djiboutiand Qatar the growing support for the global war on terrorism has beenmanifested. We have had excellent cooperation from each of these countries.

. ritrea is a country that is cooperating and has offered a variety of assistance o the worldwide coalition- Countythat has been forthcomingwith respect to present efforts in the war, and with respect o Iraq and the United Nations.. he relationship between he U.S. and Ethiopia goes back almost 100years, Ethiopia s offering strong, effectivesupport in the global war on terrorism. There is no question that the horn of Africa and many parts of the world arehome to terrorist groups including A! Qaeda The war against terrorism will take a long time. It will take U.S.-Ethiopia

cooperation before it will be successful.

. he relanwship oetween me. S and DltboA nas been evowmg It has been very nelpfu to have tne camrab'mantuoe on me part o' the DHOOJ government in the global war on terronsm One cannot say now mngs mignt evo vebut we always hope a relationshipwill be mutually beneficial, and Isuspect hat will be the case here

s An implementingagreement was signed that will improve US . base operationscapability n Qatar in a mutuallybeneficial way, and allow us to enhance echnologies at the AI-Udeid air base. It Is a cooperative arrangement hatcontinues to strengthen an already very positive relationship between our two countries.

from sere ce members on eveiyln ng Ir on raqc comP lance fighting the war on tenor are not merely related.w in U \ rcsol~lonso smallpox vacc natons to TRICARE Disarming Iraq's arsenal of terror is a crucial part ofd m g own na I meel ngs in Oalar and Ci DIJ I !his *eeÃ winn inn me war on terror, If we can disarm or defeat

News~ e c e m b e r 3 , 2 0 0 2

Rumsfeld Holds Town Halls for Troops in Qatar & DiiboutiDefense Secretary Donald H Rumsfeld answered questions

d bout 400 U.S. troops are stationed in Djibouti, and 1,200 a regime in Baghdad it wi ll be a defeat fo rAmerican and British service members are deployed to terrorists globally."Qatar to conduct the command oost exercise "Internal

Verbatim

"One of the questions that has been asked frequentlyis whether disarming Iraq would distract the Unitedstates from the global war on tenor. The answer tothat is imple and powerful: disarming Iraq and

Look.' Links: Rumsfeld Holds Town Hall for U.S. Troops in -Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul

Qatar &Town Hail Meetina At Camp Lemonier, Djibouti Wolfowte, December 6,2002, World AffairsCouncil and Commonweakh Club of SariQatar, U S Sian Military Agreement Francisco.



PentagonBriefing Office of

September 30,2002 publicAffair*

Saddam's No-Fly Zone Attacks

Saddam Cont inues to Fi re o n Am erican & Br i t ish P i l o t s i n h a ' s N o-F IvZ one s

9 To protect Iraqi Kurds and Shi'a Muslims from Saddam's chemica l attacks,execu tions and forced relocations -- and to conduct aerial surveillance inaccordance with U .N. resolutions bann ing Iraq's possess ion of weapons of massdestruction -- Am erican and British forces under U S . command began OperationSouthern Watch in 1992 and O peration Northern Wa tch in 1997. Forcespatrolling the northern and southern no-fly zones include:

. 5 aircraft and 1,400 personnel (Northern Watch)

.50 aircraft and 6,000 personnel (Southern Watch)

> Almos t as soon as the no-fly zones were created, p ilots enforcing them cameunder attack from Iraqi missiles and artillery.

9 Since 2000, Iraqi forces have fired on U S . and British pilots 1,600 times.

> In 2002, Iraqi forces have fired on U S . and B ritish pilots 406 t imes.

Despite Saddam's rec entple dae to ab ide b y U.N. resolut ions -- which h e

immediately reverse d - I raq cont inues to a ttack no - f l y zone ~ i l o t s .

9 merican and British pilots have been fired on 67 t imes since September 18,just hours after Saddam promised o "allow the return of the United Nationsinspectors without conditions" and expressed his desire "to remove any doubtsthat Iraq still possesses weapons of mass destruction."

> Iraq continues to express contem pt for U.N. resolutions calling for the disman tlingof its weapons of m ass destruction, and Saddam demonstrates considerablecleverness at playing the international community and the world's media --w he n

it's useful to lean forward , they do so. When they can get away with it, they leanback.

> The U S . is interested n Saddam's com pliance with the U.N. reso lutions andIraq's disarmament. The President has challenged the U.N. to enforce itsreso lutions. It is an importan t moment for tne credib il'ty of the Unite0 Nations.

For a transcript of Secretary Rurnsfeld's no-fly zone briefing & accompanying images, please go to:www.defendamerica.milor www.defenselink.mil



From the Secretary

Many comtnes nave responoeo to nqdnes fromme J S W T 8epo 12 liaq and there are a n~moer f co~ntnesnvoved I? theplant ing vocess Tne J S s receiv ng responses fromNA'O a I-es ejei-, day many of wn cn lend to aimto me to low~ng legones

A country would like to be helpfui and start planning immediately n the event that force is used against Iraq -w ith or without aUN resolution.

A country pledges to be helpful and begin planning immediately, but only i f there is a UN resolution indicating it k appropriatefor member (NATO) states to use appropriate force.

Some countries may not be in a position to cooperate on Iraq but are willing to provide assistance in other ways, such asoffering force protection in a host country or assisting the U S, activities in other parts of the worid, allowing us to tree upcapabilities n theevent of military action.

. n the event force is used, some counlries would like to cooperate with a coalition to provide humanitarian and reconstructionassistance afterwards, as so many countries am doing In Afghanistan.

. Them will also be countries that do not offer help.

Many countries am currently involved with planning and recognize hat them would not have been a UN resolution absent the potentiause offorce The build-uo that has taken dace and thecoonerativearrangements that are being fashioned ndicate to the Iraqis thatthe UN andcoalition countries are senous

News~ o v e m b r e2,2002

Sec Rumsfeid n Ch I e at hATO Summit

Secretan R m s fe d me1II s week o in Cnilean President~ i che l l e~ache le to discuss mutual security interests, theglobal war against termnsm and Chile's upcomingmembership n the UN Security Council. En mute to theNATO Summit this week, Secretary Rumsfeldcharacterized member nations' responses o requests forsuppxt in disaming Saddam Hussein. See:Ministerial of the Americas S Secretary Rumsfeld EnRoute to Praque, Czech Republic.

Pentaaon PreÃews 04 Budael. Addresses F-22 Costs

Pen'agon o tic a s 1n.s weco isc tss ed [he gdd ngpnnc pe s snacmg 3 oDs 200a o.dqe1 request lo f tePresident and tesponcffl 10 resorts of neft cost es'jmatesfor the F-22. "We are very much concerned with thesenumbers," said Assistant Secretaryof Defense PeteAldridge of the F-22 cost estimate, "We're going to get tothe bottom of i f See: DoD News Briefinq -Aldndqe &

Briefing_ontheBMqetRollout Plan.

Today in History

On November22, 1988, in the presence of members ofCongress and the media, the Northrop 0-2 "stealth"

bomber was shown publicly for the first time at Air ForcePlant 42 in Palmdale. California. The aircraft, which wasdeveloped n great secrecy for nearly a decade, wasdesigned with stealth characteristics hat would allow it topenetrate an enemy's most sophisticateddefensesunnoticed. The 0-2 has won a prominent place in themodern U.S. Air Force leet, sewing well in missions othis day.

Iraq Continues Attacks on Coalition Aircraft

Iraq fired anti-aircraft artillery at coalition planes for thesecond time in a week, Since Nov. 8 Iraq has fired oncoalition aircraft at least nine times in the southern zoneand twice in the north. See: IraqAt It Aqain.

For defense news, visit ~ ~ t ~ . D e f k n d A i n



Voices of Free Iraqis

April4,2003

"Those ant -American demonstrations [ n Iraq] you see on the news are not real. Sadoam's men p ~ l ipeople out of tnelr nouses, g ve mem L S. Hags and tell tnem to bum them. Ifhey oon't, they I besnct ' -- Ad11 Al-Ghuraltf, Iraqi tulle, Pittsbuqh Post-Clzette, February 10, 2003

"This war is not against the Iraqi peopie. Th k war must be against Saddam regime. There is no others0lJt:on g ven oy any other mi-ntry, even Europe coun try or ~h na or RJS S'~ ,o 5-wive our people insideof Iraq. Tnere's 23-m i on peopie in the prison in Iraq, and I sk a i nose peop e to look to our h m a nnghts Pro0 em, w'iat we got n Iraq." -- Adnan Alzurufi, The O'Reilly Factor, February 24,2003

. . h e is a cancer [Saddam Hussein]. He has killed millions of people with the considerationof three majorwars that he went to: one war with Iran and one war with Kuwait and America, and one war w ith hisown people, with the Kurds and with the north and wi th the Shiites and with the south, and with hisentire nation...Not many people know who Saddam is. Ihink only those who lived in Iraq - they livedunder his tyranny and aggression. They know who he Is, how bru tal he Is, how crim inal he is..." --Imam Hassan Qazwini, The O'Rellly Factor, February 24,2003

"Im a pacifist.,. But i t will take a war to remove Saddam Hussein, and of course I'm for such a war."- Ramsey Jlddou, an Iraqi American, The WeeklyStandard, March 10,2003

They showed me these prisoners hat were eaten bywild dogs. They made us--that was one kind ofintimidation-they brought all of the generals and officers in the prison to watch it, to intimidate us. . .They took us from ia il and thev ou t some blindfolds on our evesand thev took them off and we saw him.Before the Oogs ate h m we saw mem read tne judgm ent an; m y aid why they were gon g to kit him.rle was tne ncao doctor for a ' the milita-y, and he was the personal ooctor for Saoaam nussem and forformer- Iraq president Ahmed hassan a Bale-." -- Riadh Abdallah, a formergeneral in Saddam'sRepublican Guard, The Weekly Standard, March 10,20113

Th e death and destri-cton c a s e d by Saadam in ou r land is the worst since iseouchaonezzar[ca. 606-562 BCI... The Iraq nation is lide a man wno is kept captive and tortured by a gang of t h ~g s . Theproper mom posit on s 70 f y to ne.p that man iibe'ate h m s e f a m oring tne tort~rerso ow k. WhenYOL are oeinq tortured to deatn you are no i fbssy ebc-t who w. I save ~ O J , -- Abdel-MajidKhot, sonof the late GrandAyatollah Khol, IraqÂ¥sfo-os religious eader for almost 40 years, TheNatlonal Review, February 26,2003

'Don't tnese marcners [referring t o anti-war protestors] know that the only march possioe in Iraq unoerSaaoam nssen s from tne pr son to tne Pnng-squad7' -KhalnlKishtaini, a famous Iraqisatincalwriter, The Nabonal Review, February 26,2003

"This is the only option that we have to get rid of Saddam Husseinand his regime and his weapons and

to free the I raqi people," she said. The latest war, as vio lent as it is, must be understood n the context of"the suffering and brutality of Saddam Hussein's regime over the years, and I ish for my peopiefreedom and liberty." --ZanaibAI-Suwaa Executive Directorof theAmericanIslamicCongress, Boston Herald, March 29,2003

"We are excited because the removal of this tyrant looksvery imminent. ...And Iraqis who have beenliving abroad may have a chance to go home and see family..!' -Mostafa ai-QazwInI, leaderoftheIslamic Educational Centerof Orange County,CostaMesa, California, Baltimore Sun, March19,2003



Apparatus of LiesSaddam's Disinformation and Propaganda

1990-2003



Table of Contents

Executive Summary....................................................................................Crafting Tragedy .........................................................................................

Iraqi Co-Locations of Military and Civilians. The

Exploiting Suffering..................................................................................4Blaming Sanctions for Regime Failure ..................................................................................4

Case Study: Baby Funerals......................................................................................................6

Depleted Uranium Scare............................................................................................................8

Medical Facts on Iraqi Chemical Weapons Exposure.........................................................8

Exploiting Islam......................................................................................... 20

The Hajj Shakedown 1

Oppression of Shi'a Muslims 2The Gulf War: Lies About Non-Muslim Militaries In the Middle East................................3The Gulf War: Lies About Conflicts between Muslim and Western Allies - 24

Corrupting the Public Record.................................................................. 25

Self-inflicted Damage 5

False Man-in-the-Street nte 6

5

Covert Placemen 6

Case Study: The AI-Fahd Forge 8

9

Conclusion: The Lies Continue .............................................................. 30

Bibliography .............................................................................................. 31

Endnotes.................................................................................................... 33



"It is not a lie when you are ordered to lie."

- a senior Iraqi biological weapons official



Executive Summ aryI n Decem ber 1998. when U.Nweanons insnectmr Dr. Richard So em el became exasoeratedbv. . .Iraqie\a sions an0 misri'prescntations. he conirorncd Dr . Kiha h ! na, the 'Aoman the IraqisiJemifico

asthe head oithcir biological weapons program and asxed her

directly,' Y J U know

h a t we kn ow you are lyine. So why do yo u do it?" She straightened herself up and replied, "Dr.Spertzel, it 's not a lie when you are or de kd o lie."'

Dr . Taha's brief reply is one symbol o f a highly developed, w e ll disciplined, and expertlyorganized oroeram desiened to wi n s u n ~ o rtor the Ira ai regime through outright deceit. This. - . . u -elaborate program is one of th e regime's most potent weapons for adta ncm g us political.m i l i t a i v and dip lom m; iib,ect.\es In their dis info rmatio n and propaganda campaigns, thcIraq is use elaborate ruses and obvious falsehoods, covert actions and false on-the-recordctatement'i, and q hi st ic a tc d preparation and spontaneous exploitation o f opponunitics Manyof the 1c:hniq~csare n ~ tew , but this repime c~ p lo it shem more aggrcssnel) anJ eiiect~ vcly-and to more harmful effect - han any other regime i n power today

I n he uecKS 3hcao. 3s the internaliowal comm unity seek, tu enlurce U V $t i . -w ry Councilrcsolunons and Jium hi; lr.iqi regmi.-.governments. thr med.a. and tnc pub lic are urged toconsider the regime's w d s , deeds, and images i n light ot this brutal record or dcccit.

Apparatuso/11c! a io u s e s the l i w that Iraq has used 10 priimotc its pro pap nJa anddisml,mmt >n in f m r m u d ' ~ t e ~ o r n ; ~

Cra f t ing Tragedy: 1'0 craft tragedy, the re gm e places civili.ins .IJÃ> to m i l i t q equipm ent.fac ilit~es, nd tr .'pi. w hiih an: leptima tc targets in an arnud cimfli;t lk raqi rcgimvopcnl) u.-.i.-dbath Iraq im d fi~ rcr nc rsa s uman shieldsdunnathe G ulf %ar,c'.cntuallybow ing to international nressure and releasins them. I t has also olaced mi lita ry eou lomin t, .

next Id or inside mosques and ancient cultura l trcasurcs F m l l \ . it has deliheryti.'h damagedlacil inc-iand attr~h-iteci he damauc to io a li tw n b om bin g anJ ha, iittemptcd 10 pais otTdamage from natural catastrophes, such as earthquakes,as the result of bom bing

Ex pl oit ing Suffering: To exploit suffering, Saddam blames starvation and medical crises -often of his ow n making -on theUnitedNations or the un ite d Slates and its allies. This issuch an effective ruse that the [rani rexime actuallv r m e s or active lv ignores hardshio and- a

then aggressively exploits the Ira qi people's suffering. Fo r the last few years, the Iraq is haveaggressively promoted the false notio n that depleted uranium - a substance that i s relativelyharmless and was used for ar m or- ~ie rci ngmunitions during the Gulf War - has causedcancers and birth defects among 1&s. Scient ific evidence indicates that any elevated ratesof cancer and bir th defects are most likely due to Iraq i use o f chemical weapons.

E x ~ l o i t i n eslam: Exoerts know that Saddam Hussein is a non-relieious m an from a secular.

- even athc,snc - pan) Bin 10 exphiit Islamic sentiments,he adopts expressions uffanh inhis pdb i; pro no~ n:rin cnt i, and the I ra qi propaganda apparatui erects billboards anddistributes images showing h im p raying or i n other acts o f piety - all w hile the regime



prevents pilgrims from making the Hajj. The regime also has made m any false claimsdesigned to incite Muslims against its adversaries.

C o rr w ti n e the Public Record: To co m o t the oublic record. the regime uses a. - . .combination of on-the-record lies, covert placements of false news accou nts, self-inflicted

damage, forgeries, and fake interviews.

The Iraai reelme uses several tools in vanoui.;combinations to disseminate false information and-images in the cxp exa tion that supporters and i,ommcntdii>rinil1 cause it10 reverberate throughthe media Man; ofthc,e f- tl iehooiKdie j u ~ k h ,ut ekcn ihc most implausible claimsca n i h d

believers or at least a permanent home in the public record. Under certain circumstances, somewill gain vigor and con tinue to be repeated and grow, ven af ter they have been proven false

The Iraqis have adapted and varied their mix of them es and techniques over the years, dependingon the situation, and they have auicklv seized ne w oo~ortunit leso soread false informationIraq's disinformation effort is serio usan d sophistica& The regime comm its substantial

resources to this effort and has ach ieved some remarkable successes.

Main Tools of Iraqi DisinformationStaged suffering and grief

Co-location of military assets and civilians. estricting journalists' movements

False claims or disclosures

False man-in-the-street interviews

Self-inflicted damage

On-the-record lies

Covert dissemination of false stories

Censorship. Bogus, edited, or old footage and images

Fabricated documents

An important priority of Saddam's deception apparatus is to manipulate the televised im ages theworld sees. This is accomplished by controlling the movem ents of foreign journalists, monitoringmd censoring news ransmissions, disseminating old or fake footage, and carefully staging

events or scenes. The regime's most cynical strategy is to actually cause severe civilian hardshipor even deaths and then exploit the Iraqi people's suffering by placing the blame on UN-imposedsanctions or other nations,

Recent US. overnment reports, including/* Decade ofDefiance andDeception, have

documented Saddam 's deceit reeardine UN resolutions and w eaoons inspections. In order to- . .

raise awareness ut man) 01 the regime's o ther form s ofd ecep tion , particularly those Ilkel! In berepeated, apparatus of Lie \ examines the fact, behind Ira41 l~ s~ nf or m at ~o nnd propagandasincc1990 Given ihe nature 2n d h ~ w qft h e rtf&ime, vidence of further deception is dlmes'certainto come to light



Crafting Tragedy

"Thepresence or movements of the civilian population or individual civilians

shall not be used to render certain m i n t s o r areas immune from m ilitary

to shieldmilitary objectives/rom attacks or to shieldmilitary operations. "-Protocol to the Genera Conventions of 1949,Article 51

Based on wha t he has done in the past. if conflict w ith Iraa should occur, Saddam is almost

certain 10 Id>' a t f q or the v, , i r .d9i mcdi-i He app3rcntIl belicve-i that dead Ir aq i civi lian s are

his m i t powerf-i l w- ip on in p. ,112, to creaic re\ u lsion acain-it any milnap. action lhat migh t

occur against Iraq.

liunng Operation Desen Sinrm. the ma lition c h x e its ~ r f t marefull) and had sl nc i rules of

engag:ment miended to w o i J bumbing innocent civilian; L \c n u it h :are f~l argeling. tire

discipline, and the well-kno wn use o f precision munitio ns in the campaign, some civiliancasualties occurred. Saddam Hussein useddeaths of innocent civilians to trv to undermine

inttfrr.atunal m J Jom ti i i . sJppiJn ior lh c Amern.an-led c.ia ition. and the Iraqi regm e made

man! c l ~ i i n shat i ; i ~ l n targets haJ been hit h j coalmen a ir lorccs. with I o n of innoccnt

civil ian lives.



The Iraqi regm e'-i prop ag-inja campaign went far bc>o nd normally-expcctcd protests o\e r

cvilian cas ~a lti cs The Iraqis quckl y realised that p acm gmi ,nar; a s e t s - including tanks,

missiles. and com mand-am -control taci,nics - close 10 civ ilians and civilian infrasttucturc couldyield substantial benefits. BY hielding military assets with civilians and civilian infrastructure," .Saddam understood thdt coalition forces *a d d either avoid anackm g targets close to civilians ornsd m e r e political damage from unintended civilian dcatns at wnat would have appcarca to be apurely military site

The w -locatio n strategy has three objectives:. o conceal military assets:

To deter coalition attacks on military assets that could not be concealed; and

Failing the first two obiectives, to capitalize on attacks by generating civilian casualties and. - -destruction of cultural sites.

Some of the regime's co-locations were clearly detectable through overhead imagery. Those ha t

were not yielded tragic results- and a rich vein of propaganda. This is a long-standing practice:Throughout the country. the Iraai eoveriunent continues to locate military assets close to or-together with civilian facilities and cultural sites, and it continues to build new mosques and

other civilian facilities in or near military areas.

Iraqi Co-Locations of Military an d Civilians. Then...reporter Peter A me n wrote that one night during the Gulf W ar a SC UD missile and

launcher appeared on the front lawn of the AI-Rashid Hotel, where he and otherjou rnalists were

In 1990, the international p ress widely reported that Iraq had held more than 1,000 Western andJapanese men, women, and children as human shields at about 70 sites in Iraq, including airforcebases, military garrisons, weapons factories, and power plants before eventually releasing

them under international pressure.

During the Gulf War, the Iraqi regime placed two military aircraft next to the ancient Ur zigguratnear Tallil, Iraq. A coalition strike on the aircraft could well have caused extensive damage tothis ancient Mesopotamian cultural treasure.

Wh en coalition leaders publicly Staled that religious sites would not be Targeted, Saddam beganusing these sites to shield military equipment and units. In other cases, dual use facilities wereexploited for propaganda value



On January 21 , 1991, coalition bombers hit what the Iraqis claimed was a "baby milk factory" in

Baghdad. The United States insisted that Iraq was using it as a biological-weapons development

site. It appears the facility had briefly functioned as a "baby milk" factory in 1979and 1980, andthen again in the Spring and summer of 1990, before the Iraqi regime began to use it as a

biological weapons site.

As L' S ~ff.:ihl. painid -mi at the timi;, the Iraqi regime Ã § a defending the sue as it would a

mihian failing A h c r thc (Sulf War, UNSCOM mspectors discos-red that three scteniists fromthe Iraqi regime's niiiin biological weapons fai ility had beenii'iiignco 1.1 th e 'h a b j mil k" factory



Journalists who ware taken to the "baby milk" factory in 1991sa w this hand-letteredsign in English and Arabic.

...And Now.Since the Gulf War, the Iraqis regularly have placed Air Defense m issile systems and associated

equ ipm ent in and around numerous civilian areas including parks, mosques, hospitals, hotels,

crowded shopping districts, ancient cultural and religious sites, and even cemeteries. They haveplaced rocket la u ih e r s next to soccer stadiums thatw ere in active use, parked operational SAMsystems in civilian industrial centers.

In late 1 997, the Iraqi regime made s ure the world media filmed Iraqi civilians, including wom en

and children. at military and industrial sites. The U.S. eov em me nt later learned that it then

sccrctl? icplaccil thc .n~lianiiuilhprisoners, u h o w e r e meill; oppo siliun figurcs but also:n;ludcd s i m e criminals lfr he sites had been attacked. thc Iraqi regimc % a spoised to claim that

an y prisoners killed were the Iraqi civilians who had previously been there.

In April 2002. com me rital salrilite im aye q showed that ihi; Iraqis had cunstmcted 15 military

revetmi.-nts near a <chuoi n Sanbadi. a taw" 31 miles southeast of BaghJad Som e o ft h c



revetments, essentially holes i n whic h mi litar y vehicles are parked as protective measures against

air strikes, are less than 11 yards fro m the wall surrounding the school.

In 2002, the United States government learned that the Ira qi gm ernm ent had ordered taxis andbuses to be repainted with military color', in order to look like military vehicles

On J<inuar\ 8, 2003, theAi.io~iatoJ Pees> m d then reported thai Iraq, DCPUNPr m c Minister

Tarcq A n ? *elcirmcu ftircign volnniccrs 10 ~ i i m c t oraqand sene 35 human shields aroundi l i a n acili'ic-s in the cren i o fa rm ed c o n f l ~ c ihcrch\ n l - in t in~he idea that ci \i l i an ta21lltte\.would be tub ~c clo a n a ~ k Iraq issued s.mtlarcall, id r v.ilnnteer< in 1990 In thc even1d

mnfl ici . su;h hi-man m e l il ' i n i i ~ l dW>I l ~ k e l > e d c p i q e d around m i l n a o targets - either to

deter strikes against the targets or to create casualties in he event o f heir being struck.



Case Study

The Am iriyah Bunker-ShelterIn the early mom ine hours ofFebruary 13.1991. coalition wecision-euided bombs hit the Amirivah

bi-nkcr in klagh-dad' Ieic wio n new i rks broadcast grucsoine t ~ o ~ ~ o i c h a r r e doiiies being reino5cdfrom the b-iilding Iraq rcponw oicr 3U0 deaths. mostly wom cnand Ju ldren

Th-i hunker v . 8 ~jtigna 1'. coiwru.ieJ as an at, raid shelter do rin glh t Iran-Iraq War, and latercomcned in1.i a mi :tar\ comm and-and-control center In 1991, n was used as a milltar)comm unications center, complete with barbed wire, camouflage, and armed guards. Intelligencesou rces reported senior Iraqi military officials were using it for military comm unications?

Iraq claimed it was a civilian air raid shelter that had been deliberately bombed . Unknown to the

coalition was that selected civilians had been admitted to the top floor at night, w hile the Iraqimilitary continued to use the lower level as a comm and-and-control center. In an article in theFebruary 14 , 1991, edition of Finland's Helsin@n Sanoma t, a Finnish expert confirmed thatstructures in Iraq like the Amiriyah had two stor ies and space for a total of 1,500 people. TheFinnish firm Perusyhtyma and the Swedish company ABV had built 30 of these structures inBaghdad.

Khidir Hamza, former director general of Iraq's nuclear w eapons program, slated in his book,Saddam's Bombmaker, that during the Gu lf War:

"We sought refuge several times at the [Am iriyah] shelter.... But it was always filled .... Theshelter had television sets, drinking fountains, its own electrical generator, and looked sturdy

enough to withstand a hit from conventional weaoons. But I stoooed trying to se t in one night.after noticing >omc ong h l a c ~ini?~$inesl thenng in ~ n d111 31 an ~ n d ~ ' r g r o u n dale 1 1 th'back. I asked arcun.l anJ was tnla #at it w a s a mmmanu cemer Alrer cun;mr.ng it more

closel!, I Jc.iJed 11 w a s probab.) Saddam".own operational hase'"

TheUnited States government soon learned that Saddam Hussein had decreed that, from then onI Iraq's military hunkers would also house civilians?



Visitors tour the Amiriyah Bunker, The Iraqi governmenthas preserved the bunkeras a public memorial.



Exploiting SufferingTh e Iraqi regime is skilled at seizing - nd creating - opportunities t o undermine theinternational community's resolve to maintain UN sanctions. And on e of its most effective toolsfor accomplishing this goal is the systematic creation of hardship and suffering f or the Iraqipeople. While devoting massive resources to opulen t palaces and huge weapo ns programs, theIraqi government m akes food and medicine scarce for average citizens. It then shifts the blamefor the sufferinb! of the Iraai neoole from S add am 's nolicics to the Un ited Nations, whichestabli.-ihcd thc ian:tion\ The real iccisiw; lor the k tr eT tn gare quicki) o\cruhelmed b) the

emotii~nal~ c i g h t f ev ln g or emaciated ch ldr>;n,doc tors .am enu ng tne la:k ofm edi cine s andsupplies, and parents pleading for relief.

Saddam H ~ s s c i n ' ~m e m m ~ - n tiws tragic images to influence i<.ir.d opimon, and particularly 10support me M e llcg ad on t hat th c I ruled Na!ion> is killing Iraqis These magi.") include. xploiting sick and malnourished children for international television cameras;

Staging mass funerals;-Providing selective tours of empty mar ket s and dilapidated hospitals;

Show ing Iraqis with obviou s diseases and blamin g the sicknesses on the absence of modern.

medical tools, due to sanctions; and

Censoring television fo otage and restricting move ment of journalists and television crews.

In a ~a rti cu lar lv hockm e oractice. the regime is known to collect the bodies of dead babies ands tore them for months a ta t im e, so ha t& can stage mass funeral processions and create theimpression that UN sanctions are killing small children.

sanctions exceptions, Iraq is explicitly allowed to import food and a wide range of medicines andother necessities, and th e UN Secuniv Council has em an de d the list of allowable items severaltime-> n u p n w I.) num:iniiarlan iinJ intrdstrucwre needs The regime cithcr delihcratel) causednii;Ji:al icarcnv and maln~trnion r 1; mpl) i a w that the wffe nng oi tne ln q. peop'e caused byits policies could be exploited for its propaganda value.

In either -3 ie . vcapons f x hcanncd forcciand luxur ies to r rulini; cines took priorin over to&and m<;Ji:nii;-aCMI 5 e e o p l e , and the regime fuund n m urc ~ sc f. il 0 continue the hardships andblame them on the sanctions than to meet its obligations and end the suffering. In 2000, Forb es

magazine estimated Saddam Hussein's personal wealth at $7 billion, acquired primarily from oiland smuggling.

Blaming Sanctions for Regime FailureIn a total of 29 separate resolut~ons,~he LfNSecurityCouncil has stated clearly its reason forimposing sanctions: to force Iraq to comply with previous UN resolutions. But Saddam Hussein

refuses to comnlv. In 1990. under U N Security Co unc il Resolution 661. the UN nermitted food. ' -

a d medkine .mpons Beginnmd .n W l. he S t - c ~ r q i m i i l anempied 10 create an Oil-for-Food Program inat would allow Iraqi oil 10 be sold, \n th pro:eeds deposited in an L'N-controlled



Case Study

Baby Funerals

"Small coffins, decorated with grisly photographs of dead babies and their ages - 'three days ','four days', written usefullyfor the English-speaking media - re paraded through the streets of

Baghdadon the roofs of laxis, the procession led bya throngofoff ic~almourners."- The Observer (London)

Peo ple the world over are moved by the suffering and deaths of innocent children, and wherepossible, the Iraqi regime attempts to link images o fc hi ld deaths to the policies and actions of itsadversaries. They have blamed thousands of child deaths on United Nations sanctions, not the

Iraqi regime's policies that caused those sanctions. They also claimed that exposure to depleteduranium from snent munitions used in the Gulf War had r m r d manv dcaths and deformities in

children loi&

in thcw claims, the) have staged masschildrcn's l't~nerdh.and to stage thosefunerals, !he\ W?J h J hildren I here i.i on!) t ine problem, accordingt.1 acfcclors. J~UM~~ ISL? .

m d participants in these funerals: To have enou gh children's remains to make a proper show, theregime h as to collect and store them.

A EBC Correspondent documentary aired on June 23, 2002, exposed how the Iraqi regime

staged these processions: Instead of burying dead children immediately in accordance with

Muslim custom, Iraqi authorities hold the bodies in cold storage until enough bodies are

available to conduct a "parade of dead ba b ie ~ ." '~ n one such event. the Iraqi regime exhibitedsome 60 coffins, decorated with large photographs of the deceased, around Martyr Square inBaghdad while government-controlled demonstrators chanted anti-U.S. slogans and demandedthe elimination of UN sanctions, all for the benefit of foreign reporters who were present.

On camera, an Iraqi identified as Ali, described as a former member of Saddam's inner circleliving in northern Iraq, related the account of a taxi driver who had explained to him how it

worked: "He went to Najaf [a town 100 miles south of Baghdad] a couple of days ago. Hebrought back two bodies of children for oone o ft h e mass funeral^."'^

All continued "The smell was incredibly strong. He didn't know how long they'd been instorage, perhaps six or seven months. The drivers would collect them from the regions. Theywould be informed of when a mass uneral was arranged so they would be ready. Certainly, they

would collect bodies of children who had died months before and been held for the massprocessions.""

In a separate article, the program's host reported, "A second. Western source went to visit iBaghdad hospital and, when the official Iraqi rninder was absent, was taken to the mortuary.There, a doctor showed the source a number of dead babies lying stacked in the mortuary,waiting for the next official procession."'s



Depleted Uranium ScareDurmf; the Gulf War. coalition forces iised armor-pie rcing ammunition made frum depletcdr a m m , which ii deal f-ir the purpose becauseof us great d en -i p. I n recent)cars, the Ira qi

regime has made subitdnnal cf fd ns to promote the false claim that the depeted uranium rounds

fired b! coalit on Fir,. have cd ~s ed ancers an0 hirth d ef ec t in Iraq I r d j has distributedhorrifying pictures o f children wit h b irth defects and linked them to depleted uranium. Thecampaign has TWO major propaganda assets:

Uranium is a name that has frighte ning associations in the m ind o ft h e average person,

which makes the lie re latively easy to sell; and

Iraq co uld take advantage o f an established international network of antinuclear activistswho had already launched their ow n campaign against depleted uranium

B u t scientists workin g for the W or ld Health Organization, the U N Environmental Program, andthe European Un io n could fin d n o health effects linked to exposure to depleted uranium.

The tru th has not deterred the Iraq i disinformation campaign On November 15,2000, the

London-based Arabic-language newspaperAl-Quds 01-Arahi reported that Ir aq had set up anorganization called the "Central Committee for the Fo llow-n o o f he Conseouences of Pollutio n"unJer me iiireJt idper\ iiiin. fDii-put) Prime Min ister Tanq A/\/-. IJI pi.r>iii; thi 'i SWC. It also

reponed tliat Ir iq i Maii^rOt-nerd Abd-al-Nahhah Vliihammao al-l uhu n neadcJ Â¥ work ing teamof m ili tar y personnel, scientists, and others to generate data and organize tours for theinternational media. Ira0 has hosted international conferences on the alleeed illeffects o f

Medical Facts on Iraqi Chem ical Weap ons Exposure

The I ra qi News Agency website directs viewers to a gruesome picture o f a boy from the city ofMosul, wi th the caption, "We say to human rights advocate: Look w hat their bombs have done tothe children of Iran. Loo k how the" use internationallv bannedweannns. inc hdi ne Dcnleted. . - .I amum ammun.tnin. n their aggression against Iraq." In Y x c m b e r 2000. the Iraqi magazineAh f l la ' cla-mod that .in In q. ch Id had been born with "IMJ "cad< and three arnii'because themother had been exposed to depleted uranium.

Ifthere has been an ~psui-gcn hirth detects and cancers in part? o f Iraq, i t i s most likely to have

been caused b\ the regme's JSC ofchcmica l w ap o ni from 1983 to 1988. includ ng musiard gasand nerve agents. Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons i n southern and northern Ira q against

the Iranians, with w hom they were at w ar from 1980-88, and against the Ira qi Kurds, as i n th e

well-k nown chemical attacks in the northern tow n ofHalabja . Mustard gas has long been kn ow n

to cause cancers and is strongly suspected o f causing bi rth defects.

Dr. Christine Gosden. nrofessor o f medical senetics at the Unive rsity o f Liverpoo l researchedcongenital m3 fnrmati&, fertilit) and :a&s in Halabia in IW S :ay< Or &den-"What Ifound was tar !,orsc than an f lh tn~I ad su~pe;ted ...Conditions such as lniertillri, congenitalmalformations and cancers (including skin. head. neck, respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract,



breast and childhood can cers l in those w ho we re in Hfilabia at the time ... arc at least three tofour tim es greater, even 10years after the attack An increasing number of children are dying

each year of leukemias and lymphomas The cancers tend to occur in much younger people in

Halabja than elsewhere, and m any people have aggressi ve tumors .. ?'9

Dr. Gosd en also described a visit to a hospital in Halabja: "The staff in the labor ward told of thevery large propon ion of pregnancies in which there were m ajor malformations. In addition to

fetal losie; dnu pennaval death,, inert: is alio a \en large number of infant deaths The

frcqucncic'i of t h e x in the llalabj3n women is more than four times gre3tcr than that in the

ntfifhhnring ciiy of Su lc ~ma n ia 'Re findings of serious i-ongeniial malformations w ith genciic

causes occurring in children born years after the chemical attack suggest that the effects fromthese chemical warfare agents are transmitted to succeeding generation^."^'

According to Dr. Fouad Baba n, Chairman o ft h e Department of Medicine of Suleymania

University. "Congenital abnormality rates in 1H dabial are four to five times greater than in the- . ,.post-atomic populations of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Rate s of stillbirths and miscarriages in the

tow n are even more alarming. Rare and aggressive cancers in adults and children are found at

levels far higher than anywhere in the



Exploiting IslamSadd am Hussein tries to harness feelings of solidarity amo ng Muslims to his advantage. Byportraying himself as a de vout believer and tnvok ine the name o f AHah in his struccle s with the--n1ernat:ondl :omm umi) , he seek s 10 frame his conf lict.-. s an Islamic struggleand fashionhimself as standaru-hearer for Muilims Imagci o:'SinJdam in pra)crorexulIing 'Â¥iacdam'dedication t o Islam ap pear on billboards in Iraq an d are circulated in pictures, publications, andvideos.

One 1990 analysis concluded, "In recent years, the Baathists have not hesitated to exploitrel igion as a mobil izinff aoent- a d f r o m he first months o f the war with Iran. Drominent~a;:hista have m d e . "ipubl ic shou o l a t te ndt n~ ehcious observance, $add ad l l~ sst f in -1depicted in praler 3n postersdiiplaycd across thecountry Moreover, the liaath P an) hasprmidcd lar$ sum-i of m on ey 10 refurbish imponant m~sqin;>."" This is a depa nurc from theÂ¥iccuia rit; n-i of Saddam H~ s s c i n ' s aatn Pam Baathists view Islam a; 3 pi\id~:t of Ara bculture and a h n a w ti? pan -A nbs m, and unnl 1990. Iniq "as the m i) oificiall) ->ccular tate in

the region U i c r time. the pcr'iiinahn of Saddam Husscin has siipplanu-d Raaih i'ar\\ hi-t rtn e.but one factor has not changed: Th e key Figures in Iraq's regime and ruling party remain non-religious or even non-believers.

According to Daily Telegraph(London)editor Con Couehlin. author of Ki ne of

American Morning:

"Saddam is an opp ort uni st He's notreally a devout Muslim. But when it

suits him. he portrays himself a s aMuslim leader. And I think whenyour correspondents go to Baghdad,they see ai l these pictures of Saddamthe nation builder, the general;Saddam the religious leader."

November 2002: Women in Baghdad wait fora cab In front of a mural of Saddam Husseinin prayer. wide world]



I n epo rting on the regime's la vish mosque-building orogram since the mid-1990s. while. - . -consumer goods and man! necess~tics ere in short supply o r unavailable in Iraq. thc 1.07

Angeles Lime^ quoted a E-icopean diplomat in Baghdad, who spoke on condition oi3non)mit).

'T he oeoole's well-beine is not on the oriorit v list o f the reeime. The reeime is. ,~

.solely concerned wi th its o wn survival. A huge mosque-building scheme may

he lp the formerly secular- almost ath eis t-an d socialist regime to get more fullyreikorp orate d into the family ofthe Arab nations, whereasthe plight of amajo rity o f the ordinary people can be used as its propaganda shield,"23

The Hajj ShakedownsNowhere is the dichotomy between Saddam's relig iou s rhetoric a nd practice more obvious thanw it h the way he has treated fa ith fu l Iraqis seeking to make the Hajj, The I ra qi regime interferes

wi th religious pilgrimages, both of lr aq i Mu slims who wish to make the Hajj to Mecca andMedina and of Iraq i and non-lraqi M uslim pilg rims who travel to holy sites within the country.

Baghdad has refused al l orooosals for travel that d id not involve direc t payments to thegovernment

I n 1998 the UNSanctions Committee offered t o disburse vouchers for travel and expenses topilgrims m aking the Hajj, but the Government rejected this offe r. Then again i n 199 9theSanctions Committee offered to disburse funds to cover Hajj-re lated expenses via a neutral th irdparty; the Government again rejected the offer. Fo llo wi ng the December 1999 passage of UNSecurity C ouncil Resolution 1284, the Sanctions Comm ittee proposed o issue $250 i n cash and

$1.750 in traveler's checks to each individu al pil gr im to be distributed at the UN office i nBaghdad in the presence o f both UN and Iraq iofficials. The Governm ent again declined and,

consequently, no Ira qi p ilgrims w ere able to take advantage o f he available funds or Oftheperm itted flights. The Government also has attem oted to use pilerimages to circumvent

sanctions forits ow n financial benefit. In 2001 t h e ~ o v e r n m e n tontinued to insist that UN-o tk rc o lunds t x l a j ~ l g m ' i ht J c p ~ ~ i t dn the government-contr~llea entral bankan d

p l a ~ c dnder the ;ontrol of gfut'rnmcnt officials fur dishurscmcnt rathcr than gn c n IJhc

The regime has tmpo'icd ii \drict> of -ii-henies in extract ni.tne) from rclii;ious pilgrims byrequinnj. thcin \o p+ f(;esdici'cll! 10 the lr<iqiCentral Bank Fitimatc, coniiderably, but 11

is clear that Saddam Hussein brings in mil lions of dollars annually in this way. According to theCoalition for International lustice:

"After refusing yet another UN plan to fu nd travel for the Ha jj in 1999, Baghdadbused some 18,000 Iraq i pilg rims to the Saudi border, w here they were

encouraeed o demonstrate and demand that the Saudis release frozen Ir aq i fundsto pa, fi r their tnp Instead, K in g Fahd rte lc o m d the Iraqi pilgrims and promisedthat Sa-id. Arabia thou d pruw de all arrangemi-nu free of charge \Vilh no

prospect of Saudi payments to the government from frozen funds or other sources,Saddam ordered the p ilgrims back to Baghdad."



Oppression of Shi'a MuslimsThe hypocrisy of the supposed commitment o f t h e Saddam H ussein regime to Islam is shown by

its long oppression o ft h e country 2 Shi'a Muslim majority. Restrictions on Shi'a Muslims

include: placing conditions and outright bans on com mu nal Friday prayer; prohibiting Shi'a

mosque libraries to loan books; denying perm ission for Shi'a programs on govemment-

controlled radio or television: banning Shi'a books. including prayer books and guides: banning. .man) luncral prowisions mil other iuncrdl ohscnanci.'s ulhcr than t h ~ a e rgmwtfd by the

goicrnmeni. and pnihihmng ;endin processimj an d public meenngi commemorating Shi'a hol)

days. Shi'a groups report capturing documents from he security services during the 1991Shi'a

uprising that listed thousands of forbidden Shi'a religious writinp2'

in Iraq and other Muslim countries [Reuters]



The Gulf War: Lies About Non-Mu slim Militaries in the Middle

EastDiinng thc Persian Gull War, Saddam e~ ploi te dhe fact that non-Muslim troops wer e fighting

Muslim lrtiq, hoping 10 p ~ r tr a vhe war 3,a rta rag ain it Islam Iraq ;lamed that Islamic siteshad been attacked, and anoeatine to Muslim s um ik on o f Western moraliw and Western attitudes. -toward Islam, Iraq asserted that coalition forces had desecrated holy sites and brought imm oralityto Saudi Arabia.

In assembline the international coalition. President Oeoree H.W. Bush cited the immorality andil k ga l~ t) 1 ];aq'< invasion or Kuwait and callca lor the liberation of th e Kuwaiti people TheU nr ed Nanons he cun ti i^o.in:il passed resolutions authorizing the use dfto rci* to liberateKuwait. Iraq sought to undermine the idea that Am ericans and other Western members o ft he

coalition w ere liberators of Kuwait and to exp loit anxiety over the presence of armed outsiderson Arab soil. To achieve these ends, the Iraqi regime invented reports of crimes by W esternmilitary against ordinary Muslims o r important national sym bols. Some reports alleged tha t

people had been killed or wounded while engaging in some act of anti-coalition protest, in anattempt to create the additional impression that opposition to the war was grow ing in the Arab or

Mu slim world. Som e claims:

"NATO sources leaked information that some American military personnel had discusseda secret plan to attack Al Ka'aba in Mecca, with a rocket bearing Iraqi markings in orderto use the attack as a pretext to attack Iraq."-An-Nahar, (pro-Jordanian newspaper inIsrael) ,D e c e m b e d l , 1 9 90

0 The re was no such plan.

The American pop star Madonna was in Saud i Arabia, entertaining U S . troops.- nqilab (Pakistan),January 27, 1991* Madonna never went to Saudi Arabia.

40 percent of Americans had the AIDS virus and were going to Saudi Arabia to spread it.-Baghdad Television, late Augusf 19909-

U S aval commandos hijacked a Bangladeshi merchant ship in the Arabian Sea- Sangbad /Bangladesh), January I, 19910-

U S . intelligence planned to assassinate the Saudi crown prince-Ra dio Baghdad, January 15, 1991*-



The Gulf War: Lies About Conflicts between Muslim and

Western AlliesThe coalition for Operation Desert Stormwas a broad alliance of Western and non-Western

countries, and the participation of many Muslim countries in the coalition deprived the Iraqi

regime of the opportunity to frame the conflict a s one between Islam and non-believers. In aneffort to ignite opposition to the coalition in Arab and Muslim countries, the Iraqis invented tales

of discord or outright conflict between Western and Muslim military personnel, using mostlycov ert action and state-run media. In these tales, Muslim-country m ilitaries usually suffered

some humiliation or loss of life at the hands of the ir Western allies before managing to kill a fewof th e alleged tormentors. None of these claims is true. Spec ific false claims included:

"American and British soldiers have opened fire on Bangladeshi soldiers in Saudi Arabiabecause they refused to take part in the attack on Iraq. As a result, several hundred

Bangladeshi soldiers have been killed ..."-Leaflets distributedin Bangladesh, January 28, 1991

. U S . forces opened fire on Moroccan forces in Saudi Arabia, killing several-RadioB ashdad, January 31, 1991

The United States was continuing to import Iraqi oil in violation of the e mb argo while

denying it to their allies.



False Man-in-the-Street InterviewJournalists or visitors to I ra q are ofte n witnesses to "spontaneous" outpourings o f grief o r anger

b y wha t appear to be comm on peop le, or hear stories about hardsh ips supposedly caused by the

Un ited Nations economic sanctions. I n one international news broadcast dur ing Operation

Desert Storm focusine on a miss ile that had struck near a ci vi li an area. a woman cosine as a-casual passer-by spoke tii the camera in flucnt E n gl ch about the ":rminal bombing o f Iraq "But American dipl ~m ats ho had i m e J n Iraq rccognizcd her as Suha Turayhi, a m e e rminister i n he Ira qi foreign ministry?'

CensorshipThe easiest way to manipulate images is to c ontrol and censor outgo ing broadcasts. D ur ing theGulf War. the Ira ais would not a llow C N N and other m edia to broadcast scenes o f damaee to

showing damage to m ilit ar y targets ata bridee destroyed bv allie d bombers at Nassariyah, south

of ~aghdad,omake it appear that the only victims o f the raid were civilians. A t a nearbyhospital, he told the BBC he was prevented fro m filmi ng soldiers wounded in the raid. A t one

point, he said. an offic ial escort covered with a blanket the uniform o f one victim to make himappear to be a civilian,"

Covert PlacementThe follow ing scenario reflects another, especially egregious corru ption o f the public record: A n

Ira qi government intelligence officer, diplomat, or operative provides a journalist or public ationi n another countw with a false stow. s he stow co&m &irk details that annear to bolster theslop.'." main i h c i e hut cannot be i h e d ~ o u r c e s r p ro & mmt< in the article are descnhed in

convincing JtUili hut '~ i l h o u t ~l ua l l y emg named Dalesor places ot wpposcd m e n ti ar e

provid ed i n order to give the article texture and credibility

'The Iraqi< h a c i l s > butlt false >tor e; iiruund real events or mc:iing>. so that falsehoodscan bebuilt arounu a skeleton o f t r ~ t h lhc iournal ist may or may not know thc oriiiinal sourceof thematerial, and because these placements are made covertly, they cannot always be attributed w it h

certainty to Iraq, Bu t knowledee o f Ira oi coven activities. clear evidence of Iran i involvement i n. " .some covert placements, and strong circumstantial evidence combine to support attribut ion o f thefollowing items to Iraq. No ne of th e reports cited below is true.

. A]t least 10 Saudi citizens were martyred and others wounded when U.S. soldiers firedat them after hundreds o f Saudi citizens demonstrated i n ront o f a U S . m ilitary base.-Sawt AI-Sha'b (Jordan). August 1 3,1 99 0

Over 100 Christian churches were buil t i n Saudi Arabia. Americans had imported over$5 mil lion w orth o f iquor to Saudi Arabia. American soldiers were in all parts o f SaudiArabia disguised as Saudis-&unrerfeit lerler rom Nigerian's ivinr in Saudi Arabia to the Nigerian daily

Republic, October 28. 1990

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A n Amerlc3n public relations firm had contraxed w t h an Ep)ptian manpower recruiting

compdn) to pro, ~ u e.000 ,lawrappeared as 10,UUOi prostitutes i ~ rmerican servicemen

in Saudi Arabia.

-Tim es of India, August 13,1990 Reporter was subsequently fired.

Pakistani soldiers in the multinational forc e had clashed with American soldiers, resultingin the deaths of 72 Americans and five Pakistanis.-Ma rka z (Pakistan), January 16, 1991 (On January 18,Pakistan expelled the

Iraqi press attache f or "activities incompatible with his diplomatic status.")

This forged letter from Nigerian students in Saudi Arabia appeared in theOctober 28,1990, issue of the Nigerian newspaper Republic.



Case Study

The AI-Fahd Forgeryin late October 199u. Iraq', ambassador to the United \dtn )m s-hmin ed to the UY Secretac)

3eneral nbat he claimed Ã § a ' lo p Secret" memorandum from lingadtcr Fahd Ahmed Ai-Fahd, Director-General oiKuwait's Statc Sccunt\ Dcpanm?nt to the K-iwam Minister oflhcinterior, describing a meeting the security chief s&mosedtv held in W ashington with Centralintelligence ~ g e n c ~C IA ) Director ~ i l i i a m e b i te r in ~ o v e m h e r 989. -This mem orandum was a complete forgery a nd was designed to bolster false Ira qi claimsthat the United States and Kuwait had engaged in a conspiracy t o destabilize Iraq.

The forged Kuwaiti memorandum stated.

"We agreed with the American side that it was important to take advantage of thedeteriorating econom ic situation in Iraq in order to put pressure on that country'sgovernment to delineate our common border. The Central Intelligence Agency gave usits view of appropriate means of pressure, saying that broad cooperation should beinitiated between us, on condition that such activities a re coordinated at a high level."

in an accompanying letter, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz charged that the allegedKuwaiti document:

' illustrates the conspiracy between [the Kuwaiti] government and the government ofthe United States to destabilize the situation in Iraq. . This document clearly and

une~uivocallv onfirms he connivance between the United States Central Intellieence

The foreerv was r e ~ o r t e dn the media o n October 30 an d immediatelv denounced as a- ~

rorgery& both t h i ~ l 4nd the government of Kuwait. ThcClA dc ih -nhc~ en A-Fahd ' sI t i ir::tor Wcbstcras ' n routmec.ninesy call I here wa-i n s h ni; di~i 'u .~sedn themeeting concerning K uwa it's relations with Kuwait or any other ~o un tr y. ' '~ ~n an October 27letter to UN Secretary General Javicr Perez d c Cu il lar , Kuwait i Foreign Minister Sabah41-Ahmad Al-Jaber AI-Sabah had said the document contained ''falsehnods andgroundless lies" an d "linguistic expressions th a t have never been used in Kuwait...." H ealso tinted t ha t "its style differs from th at used betweenK uw ai ti officials."3o



The Gulf War: False Claims of VictoryIn the early days of Operation Desert Storm. the Iraoi re eim e issued a stream of false claims of

military s&ce&es, he target audience for this lie wa s ion-elite Mus lim publics, includingIraqis, and the Iraqis used on-the-record statements, bogus stories, and sympathetic journalists to

disseminate their story. Examples of specific claim s - ll false - nclude:

The United States embassy in Mauritania reported that Iraq's embassy in that countryreleased a black-and-white video ofw ha t it claimed was captured coalition militarypersonnel, only three days after the beginning of the air campaign. Th e larg e nu m be r of

'prisoners" in the video and the speed wit h which i t was produced an d released inMauri tania marked i t immediately as a forgery?'

During the conflict, Iraq claimed to have do wne d m ore than 200 coalition planes and'score s" of cruise missiles, and to have recovered one unexploded c ruise missile, whichwould be reused. Iran also claimed to have destroyed an aircraft carrier. I n fa ct, 37

coalition plane s were lost in th e conflict an d no aircraft ca rr ier s were destroyed.. Western soldiers killed during the Gulf War were being "evacuated from Saudi Arabia toDjibouti in British planes and in a second step ... o the island of Crete, where they are

secretly buried." Not true.-AlgerianPress Service,January 29, 1991

was no t extensive,

-Iraqi News Agency, January 20, 1991, citifiga "British orrespondent"

Iraq has killed 6000 allied tr oop s (claim made just four days af ter the coalition aircampaign began). I n fact. 148U S . troops w er e killed In the whole conflict.- nqilab (Bangladesh), January 20, 1991



Conclusion: The Lies ContinueThis report shines l i ~ h tn the apparatus u.ed hj Saddam llus-iein and hi< cadres tode ceive theIraqi people and the intematimal :ommunit\ The op pre sse s and totattunan n a t m of SaddamHussein's regime enables his deception and deceit. This regime. which became expert at

obfuscation during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, has now had mo re than a decade top erfe ct thesepractices,

The Iraqi regime's intent to continue these lies is evid ent from recent actions. Should the UnitedS t a t e u n d lit< a lies determine that milnap action I? ncce siaq to disarm Saddam HJSsetn, theJanuan 8. 2Ut13, statement h> I arcq ,4212 illustrates w hat niuld artan th e in ternatmalcom mu nity. In this statement, the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and member of Saddam 's innercircle invited friends of the dictator tos er ve a;human shields. What Tareq Aziz does not tellthem is that they will be defending Iraqi military equ ipm ent and a regime tha t tyrannizes itspeople

All the while, the regime continues to profess poverty while generating sign ificant amounts ofmoney from the Oil-for-Food Program. During the period ofJanuary 4-10,2003 , Iraq exported6.7million barrels of oil, generating an estimated $17 4 million, according to the U N Oil-for-Food Program. The same procram oroiects that for the oenod o f December 2002 to June 2003.

many Iraqi citizens face near starvation, Saddam Hussein continues to use oil wealth to buildcastles and weapons. All the while, the regime falsely blames the plight of the Iraqi people onUN sanctions

This report puts into perspective other recent Iraqi actions, including their material breach ofUNSecurity Council Resolution 1441. The resolution calls for a full, final, and complete disclosure

of weapons of mass destructionQnd a verified disarmam ent process in Iraq. What the UN gotwa s more lies and deception.

On January 1 6,20 03, previously undisclosed w arheads for chemical weapons discoveredby UN inspectors.. Ongoing intimidation of Iraqi scientists through the regime's shirting positionon privateinterviews with UN inspectors,

As Secretary of State Colin Powell said o nF ac e the Nation on January 19,2 003 : "It is [Iraq's]

responsibility under 1441 to cooperate fully with the inspectors in the disarmament process. Dr.Blix says he has found no sm okin g gun, but he ha s also said that all he is getting from the Iraqisis passive cooperation. 'Catch us ifyou can If you find something we might admit it. But we'reworking hard to deceive you, to hide things and m ake it harder for you to get to the truth.'"

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Endnotes

' "Iraqi Weaponsof Mass DestructionProgam and the History of UN InspectionEffora. in raq," Witnesses: David

Kay and Richard Spenzel, Hearing of the House Armed Services Committee, September 10, 2002, p. 30.

htt~:/.^iw.f&.inei.net~.ii-cl~i~e~.ee also "Scientistsare Soughtas Key to Iraqi Arms," by Joby

Warrick. The WashingtonPost. December 15,2002.

Peer Amen, Livefrom the Battlefield, pp. 385-386.

US. Departmento f Defense, FinalReport TO Congress.Condws ofshe PersianGuSfWar, April 1992,pp. 141,

615.

'Kidhir Hamza, Saddam'sBombmaker, p 248.

' I b i d . 469-470.

UNSCResolutions661,687,706,712,778,986,051,1111, 1129, 1143,1153, 1158, 1175, 1210,1242, 1266,

1275.l260. 1281.1293,l302,1330,1352,1360,1382.1409, 1443,and 1447.

U N S C Resolutions706 nd 712. See "State Department Fam Sheet on UN Oil-for-FoodProgram or

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'UNSC Resolution986,

UNSCResolut ions 1051, 1111,1129, 1143,1153,1158. 1175, 1210. 1242, 1266, 1275,1280, 1281, 1293, 1302,

1130,1352, 1360,1382.1409,1443,and 1447.

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hn~.,Ib~un n , o ~ ~ ~ U ~ ~ ~ s ~ ~ ~ % ~ c k ~ m ~ n d l ~ ~ ~ h ~ i e ~ ! ~ ~ l

'2Saddam Hussein's Iraq,United Slates Departmen, ofState, p. 10.

"lbzd.. D II.l4 ~acts'andFtgurcs: The World Fmd Pmgmme,& , L\+U ~ ~ f n . o ~ u ! ~ n d e h . h ~ n ~ e ~ ~ ~ o n - 2

""The Motherof All Ironies," BBC CorrespondentJune 23,2002, Seealso "How Saddam'slaged' ake baby

funerals," by John Sweeney. The Observer, June 23,2002,

h a p : ' / o b s e r v y ~ u k'\iorl&im/sTor\~O.I1581.742303 00 himl.

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'Christine Godsen, "Why I Went, What I aw," The Washinzlon Post, March 11, 1998. p. A19m m.2'",?.

"Experiment in Evil," The SydneyMornzngHerald, December 7,2002.

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Department of Defense Them es and Talking Points on IraqUecemhiv 9. 21102

The w ar on terrorism is a global war. and one hat must be pursued everywhere. We cannot allow one of the

world's worst dictators to continue developing the world's worst weapons. We cannot allow one of the

world's most murderous d ictators to provide terrorist'! 11 sanctuary in Ira q (Wolfowif.?, D ec 6,2002).

Saddam H u s s e i n - A Global Threat

One of the questions that has been asked freq uen tly, is "whether disarming Iraq would distract the

United States from the global war on terror." T he answer to that is simple and powerful: disarming Iraq

and fighting the war o n terror are not merely related. Disarming Iraq's arsenal of terror is a crucial part

o f winning the war on terror. If we can disarm or defeat a terrorist regime in Baghdad it will be a defeatfor terrorists globally. (Source: Wolfowitz, 12/6/02)

Iraq is part of the Global War on Terrorism - topping terrorists organizations from acquiring weapons

of mass destruction is a key object of that war. (General Talking Points).

Saddam Hussein's regime is a grave and gathering danger, to its neighbors, to the US ., to the MiddleEast, and to the international neace and security. It is a daneer we don't have the luxury to imo re.. .(General Talking Points).

For more than 3 decade, Iraq h3s lied rind deceived the uorld It has taile.! to live up to the agreements made a r k r ihd (ii ili \(a r. u hcn the innd in g lraai 3rmv was ciected from Kuwait It has icnored morethan a dozen UN Security Council ~ eso lu tio ns . ~ e n e r a l a l k i n ~oints).

The Iraqi regime poses a particular danger to the Iraqi people, as well as the world at large. The fact tha

Saddam terrorizes his own neoole is his sreate st weakness. a crucial weakness if it should become.necessary u use f . x e Id disarm his arsenal df te rr dr Since Sddddm I lussein rules by tear and fear alon ewhen his pt'.iple n longer fear him. he will h a \< lo tear them iSmrce \\'oli,->'~iv,2 6 02 )

Inspectors

Today. insnectors are in Iraa because of the increasine uressure from the international comm unitv on th. . . .Iraqi regime backed hy a i-redihli; hreat ot'iorce . Thi-icrtfdihle thrtfat off .wee is the .inly way to ensure

a peaceful reso lution of the problem of Iraqi weapons itf mass Jcstriii'tion i.S.-iurce.Rumsfeld, 12'3/02J

Only w hen President Bush took the case to Congress first, and then to the United Nations, and made

clear that he, and this country, and a coalition of the willing, were prepared to take military action if Iraqrefused to disarm its weapons of mass destruction program, did the Iraqi regime allow the inspectors toreturn. (Source: Rumsfeld, 12/3/02)



Th e Iraqis are faced with a decision. Inspections work only if the country being inspected decides tocooperate fully. If a country decides not to cooperate, it is terribly difficult for a U.N. monitoring and

inspection team to tackle a country of that size if the go vernment is determined to deny and deceive andlie. (Source: Rumsfeld, 12/5/02)

Th e burden o f proof is not on the United Nations or on the inspectors to prove that Iraq has weapons o f

mass destruction, their job i s only* confirm evidence of voluntary and total disarmament. (Source:Rumsfeld, 12/5/02).

Saddam Hussein has develooed a highly advanced svstem of denial and deceotion for Iraa 's weapons o f

mass destruction and ballistic missile &rams, hidi'ng them from the rest o ft h e nortd . bui specificallyto thwart the e:lbn:. n i r c n e w J U N.monitoring and inspections programs (Source: White House, DIA

W e a p o n s o f Mass D e s t r u c t i o n

Th e British human rights dossier ought to remind us w hy Iraq's pursuit of weapons of mass destruction

should be of the utmost concern to free ~ e o o l everywhere. A reeime with weaoons of mass destruction

and such contempt for human life, ev en the liv es of it s own people, ought to beconsid ered what it is:namely, a particular kind of danger. (Source: Rumsfeld, 12/3/02).

Th e Iraqi reeime has chem ical and bioloeical weaoons as well as missiles with ranees in excess of U.N.-restrictions. If left unchecked, the regime could develop nuclear w eapons during the current decade -possibly within a ye a r if it is able to obtain sufficient weaoons-erade fissile material from sources-abroad. (Source: CIA, 2002)

N o Fly Z o n e s

Iraq, as it has for more than three years, continues to target and threaten coalition aircrews patrolling the

no-fly zones, on a daily basis. (General Talking Points)

Th is administration as well as in previous ones have said that our aircraft patrol the no-fly zones innorthern and southern Iraq to uphold UN Security C ouncil Resolutions, namely 67 8, 68 7 and 688. Thezon es support the UN'S emand that Iraq cease threatening its neighbors and repressing its people.(General T alking Points)

It's the onlv place [the no-flv zones1 on the face of the Earth where ou r forces are being fired on and the. . . .response is measured I m uncomionable wilh the iik'ii that wr ask !oung men and young women 10serve in Ilieht a:ns. to 11s over Irau .n ~ h conh and the south . f ~ rhc narnosc oisee ina that the U.N..resolution that Saddam Hussein agreed to, that they would not send forces south to aga in do violence

against the Shia in the south or invade Kuw ait; that they would not send forces to the north and do

violence to the Kurds, of which they have done before; and that is the purpose of the no-fly zone.(Source: Rumsfeld, 11/18/02). t's for the U nited Nations and the President of the U nited States to make iudgments to determine

whether, and at uh at p.unt, Saddam Hussein's behavior reflects compliance and .'ooperation. and at wha

point it reflects something other than !hat ,General T alking Points)



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W hat follows is a multifaceted report on the w ork that the CPA-1G has accom plished

over the past two mo nths , including.

A narrative of the organizational activity of the CPA-1G and the CPA. A detailed review of Iraq f un din g data collected by the CPA-IG (including

sources,uses, and contract data). A description of new imtiatives instituted by the CPA-IG

A s u mma ry of process and controls

An outline of next steps

Report Objectives

This repon me ets the requirements of Public Law 108-106, Section 300 1(i) . It pres-

ents a background of the CPA. and along with an overview of activities. Those activi-

ties include strategic planning, resourcing, initial meetings, coordination and audit

planning, deployment, information and data collection, and interaction with otheragencies that have had p no r an d ongoing oversight mto CPA matters

Meeting the CPA-IG Mission

The C PA-lG has launched several new initia tives to further its mission First, the CPA-

IG formed an Iraq Inspectors General Council in Washington, D,C , to coordinate the2

num erous au dit and investigation activities by various agencies in relation to Iraq

reconstruction Second, a CPA-IG Web site, along with hotlines in th e U S. and Iraq.

has been develop ed that will enable ~ u b l i cepor tme of fraud, waste, and abuse allega-

tons Currently, the CPA Web site contains a link enabling public reportmg of allega-

to n s to the CPA-IG

Third, the CPA-IG is establishing an Iraq Financial Working G roup in Baghdad to f a d -

ta re improved comm unication and cooperation am ong the various financial and man-

agement enrmcs overseemg reconstruction on he ground 1" Iraq The CPA-iG 1s a150

workmg with the CPA to tram a new corps of raqi inspectors General that will be an

integral part of the Iraqi Ministries follow ing the transition of authority on June 30 ,

2004

Finally, the CPA-IG is developing a corporate governance initiative It will examme

ways in which the recipients of Iraq reconstruction contracts can participate in a dia-logue that will lead to improved internal compliance and processes, as well as

enhance d accountab ihty and transparency. This initiative will strengthen the public's

confidence m the oversight of reconstruction activities,

To date, the data collection activities of the CPA-IG have yielded primary source in for-

manon that will serve as the basis for further review. Since the establishment of th e



Office o f Reconstruction an d Hum anitarian A ssistance (ORHA), which the CPA suc-

ceeded, $38 8 billion (approximately $23 billion in appropriated funds and $15.8

billion in Iraqi funds) has been authorized or amassed for Iraq relief a nd reconstruc-

lion, (as of February 29.2004) Additionally, international humanitarian aid approach-

in g $2 billion has been provided. Finally, the international community has pledged

nearly $13.5 billion in funding for this e ffor t, of which a pproximately $1 billion hasbeen firmly comm itted.

As of March 17 , 2004, the CPA and other agencies have awarded contracts valued at

$9 9 billion, of which $7.2 billion has be en obligated In total, 77 sole-source contracts

were awarded, comprising 32%of the total do llar value; 745 limited cornpetxion con-

tracts were awarded, accounting for 48% of the total value; and 685 contracts, repre-

sentmg 20%of the total value, were awarded under full and open co m pe t~t ion

Thss initial data co llection, provides th e basis for the CPA-IG's prelim inary deve lop-

ment of a comprehensive and informed audit plan that prioritizes the most importantopportu nities for impr oving the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of Iraq relief an d

recomtruct im actwmes,

CPA-IG's initial review has identified the following areas as potential nsks that mem

immediate attentum 3. Security concerns and costs

CPA transition to Iraqi authority

Funding controls

Logistics management and safeguarding of assets- Contractmg irregularities

interagency relationships

Use of Continental U.S. (CONUS) con tracts for intend ed purposes. Acquisition planning

The CPA-iG has a lso identified several areas of concern for potential process improvement'

Corporate Governance. Contracting Processes

H u m a n Resource Management. Program Management

The CPA-IG will pursue an aggressive wo rk plan, m aking every effort to comp lete

high-pn onty reviews and audits m Fiscal Year 2004. while maintaining the highest

standards of professionalism and integrity



Iraq's agricultural production had d rop ped significantly

Iraq's oil infras tructure was neglected

Operation Iraqi Freedom ha s developed into the largest peacetime reconstruction effort

unde rtaken by the Un ited States since the e nd o f World War El. To help in this effort ,

th e U.S Governmen t has employed a laree con ting ent of contractors to provide, among

other things, services, including large-scale construction, site security, personnel pro-

tection, and othe r meals, provisions, and engineering.

Scope of the CPA Mission

In addition to providing for a temporary government, the CPA also has the duty to

oversee the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Iraq. Those reconstruction a nd

ehabilitation activities fall into 10 categories enumerated i n Public Law 108-106 The

categories are.

Security and Law Enforcement

Justice, Public Safety, Infrastructure, an d Civil Society

Electricity- Oil infrastructure. Water Resources and San itation

Transportation and Telecommunications

Roads, Bndges. and Construction

Â Health Carc. Pnvate Sector Developme nt. Education, Refugees, Human Rights, and Governance

CPA Activities

Overview

The CPA has categorized its priorities into five general areas

Essential Services

Security

9 Governance

Economy.S t ~ a t e g ~o m m u n ~ c ~ t ~ o n s

Among its stated intermediate objectives are: reconstitute the electrical power

infrastructure: reconstruct the telecommunications system; implement a Transitional

Administrative Law; build financial market structures; and improve information

dissemination.



In a briefing prepa red by the Department of Defense outlining CPA activities through

March 11 , 2004 , the following were cited as hig hlig hts of CPA activities:

Electric power is available to Iraqis for anywhere from 11 to 24 hours per day,

depen ding up on the region. Oil produ ction in Iraq is now at approximately 2.5

million barrels p er day - he same as p r e w a r peak oil production Crude exportsare reported at 1. 5 million barrels p er day, an d the availability of fuels, including

diesel, kero sene, gasoline an d benzene , ha s nearly reached CPA goals

In the areasof education and health care, ihe CPA ha s coordinated the distribu-

tion of 8.7 million textbooks and overseen the reconstruction of 2,30 0 schools.

A total of 52 clinics are under renovation and 600 primary health care

centers are being reequipped.

Nearly one minion telephone subscribers are reported, which is 14% above

active subscribers before the war Th is num ber includes 244,000 cellular ph onesubticnbeni. The Transitional Adm inistrative Law was sign ed on March 8, 2004 The law is

a i l a b l e on the CPA Web sue a t http-//www.cpa-iraq.org.6

The complete DoD briefing has been included at Appendix M

Further Details on C P A A c t i v i ty

The CPA is mandated, und er Public Law 108-106 , to provide the C ongress with a quar-terly rep ort of its activities. The first was issue d on January 5 , 2004, and is available

1 the Web at hctv//wwww hitehcuse eov/ornMeeislative/index,html A second report

is due o n April 5,2 00 4, which will coni-am update d details on the activities of the CPA

The CPA-IG will review that report upon its issuance.

CPA Dissolution

On Ju n e 30. 2004, the CPA will transition its duties and responsibilities to the U.S.

Department of State In accordance with the agreement of November 15, 2003.

between the CPA and the Iraqi Governing Council, a new Iraqi transitional adminis-

tration will be recognized an d will assum e full sovereign po wers as the government of

Iraq. Upon this transfer, the CPA will dissolve8.



CPA Inspector General

Overview

On November 6, 2003 , Con gress created the pos ition of CPA-IG The CPA-IG reports

to the Administrator of the CPA and serve5 as an inde pen den t, objective evaluator ofthe Operations and activities of the CPA

On January 20,2 004 , Stuar t W Bowen,Jr ,was appointed by the Secre tary of ~ e f e n s e ,

in consultation with the Secretary of State, as the CPA Inspector ~eneral" .

Mission

The mission of the CPA-IG is:

To provide for the independent and objective conduct and supervision of audits,

inspections, an d investigations relating to the programs and operations of the CPA

To provide for inde pen den t and objective leadership and coordination o f, and

recommendations on, policies desig ned to promo te economy, efficiency, an d

effectiveness in the administration of CPA programs and op eratmns- To prevent and detect fraud, waste an d abuse in such programs and operations

To report to the Congress on th e use of appropriated funds in the reconstruction 7and rehabilitation of Iraq

To report to the Congress on co ntracting processes an d controls

Statutory Duties

The statutory duties of the CPA-IG con taine din Pub lic Law 108-106 and the InspectorGen eral Act of 1978 are as follows.

Provide for the independent and objective leadership an d coordination of, and

recommendations o n , policies design ed to prom ote economy, efficiency, and

effectiveness m the management of CPMraq reconstruction programs and

supporting operations

Prevent and detect frau d, waste and abuse

Conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations relating to the

treatment, handling, and expenditure of appropriated funds by the CPA or it s

s o r

ntines on Iraq reconstruction, and of the programs, operations, andcontracts carried ou t in utilizing such funds

Review existing an d proposed legislation and regulations and make appropriate

recommendations



Maintain effective working relationships with other Federal, State, and local

governmental agencies, and nongovernmental organizations, (N GO ) regarding

:he man dated d uties of the Inspector G eneral

Inform the Administrator of the CPA an d its successor entities an d Congress of

significant problems, abuses, and deficiencies and follow the progress of

corrective actions and implementation measuresComply with the audi t standards of the Com ptroller General; avoid duplication

of General Ac counting Office (GAO) activities

Report violations of law to the U.S. Attorney General and report on the

prosecutions and convictions that have resulted

Term

Under Public Law 108-106, the CPA Inspector General ceases to exist "6mon ths af ter

the authorities a n d duties of the Coalition Provisional Authority cease to exist."

Further details regarding the status of the CPA-IG will become known when the

Department of Defense a nd the Department of State transition plans are finalized



Activities of the CPA-IG

Overview

Public Law 108-10 6 requires a summary of th e activities of the CPA Insp ecto r General's

Office Thi s section outlines those activities for this quarterly report, and i t provides an

overview of the work to come. The subsections are arranged in the following manner.

CPA-1G Strategic Plan

CPA-IG Organization

CPA-IG Chronology. CPA-IG Coordination Plan

CPA-1G Audit Plan

CPA-IG Deployment

The activities presented are iterative m nature As inp ut is gathered from key

stakeholders, including othe r Inspectors General and audit agencies, the approach willbe refined for future reports

CPA-1G Strategic Plan Overview

The CPA-IG drafted a Strategic P la ni n Janu ary 2004 based o n the mandates provided

under Public Law 108-106, and 11 was upd ated in March 2004. The plan continues 10

evolve and will be reviewed and updated further as necessary The Strategic Plan

provides the foundation for the CPA-IG's work efforts. The following is a graphic

representatio n of th e CPA-IG's strategic approach:

Figure 2: CPA-IG StrategicApproach



Since its inception a little more than two mo nths ago, the CPA-IG has focused on the

collection of information through data requests and interviews with key stakeholders

A preliminary evaluation and analysis was conducted of that information. followed by

a pnontization of initiatives As a result, inspec tors, investigato rs, and au dit ors have

been deployed to begin work on areas consid ered high priority. The CPA-IG's on go mg

t i t i nclude initial assessments, a compilation of lessons learned, potential

process improvements for the CPA, and the pursuit of investigations.

The focus of the CPA-IG's strategic approach seeks to:

Leverage information, investigations, assessments, and audits c ompleted and

planned by other organizations

Build the collabora tive and c oordin ating role of the CPA-IG to impro ve

communication, enhance understanding, and avoid duplication of effort

Provide a single collec tion point f or informa tion to allow interagency,

intergovernmental, multijurisdictional coordination

Leverage hum an resources of othe r Inspectors General an d investigative

bodies to reduce the am ount of preparation time necessary to prepare audits,

investigations, and inspections10

Focus and prioritize key areas that require investigation

Open channels of discussion and invite inpu t through the new CPA-IG Web

s t nd the fraud and abuse hotlmes

Develop policies that will solicit in pu t to help CPA-IG identify and investigate

alleged wrongdoingConsider the inclusion of Industry/DoD/Department of State best practices

and consensus tandards into process and execution improvements



Performance Criteria

Th e CPA-IG will prioritize goals an d evaluate performance against the following cnleria'

Risk Mitigation

Identify problems, relative risks, and the potential to mitigate the risks in two key areas. inancial Risk- Mission Risk

Improved ExecutionFinancial process Improvement evaluationEvaluation of major managem ent challenges as a result of improved financialefficiency or savings

Acquisitionand logistics process improvements

Critical Path

Prioritize findings nd recommendationsto mee t schedule and financial targetsSequenceactions an d items to ensure logical implementation

Transparency

Ensure the openness and reliability of CPA-IG processes

Figure 3: Performance C riteria

Metrics

The following are the prelimin ary baseline metrics, developed by the CPA-IG 1.0

measure performance

- Identified cost irregularities

m Dollars saved through cos t avoidance. Number of risks dentified and reported. umber of communic~tion~recomm~ndat~on~direclivesssued and

percentage resulting m decisions implemented

Num ber of investigatio ns initiated. Amo unt of recovered fund s identified as f raud, waste, or abuse

Num ber o f best practices and lessons learned identified and percentage

implemented. Responsiveness to public and stakeholders

Timeliness of products

Performance and peer reviews



Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)

The CPA-IG Strategic Plan in tegrates the requirem ents of the Government Performance

an d Results Act (GP RA) of 1993 (Public Law 103-62). In addit ion , i t takes into account

the President's Management Agenda @MA) recommendations to shift the strategic

focus from condu cting com pliance reviews to ev aluating managem ent control systemsand to con duc tmg reviews with line managem ent.

Next Steps

The CPA-IG will post a su mm ary of the Strategic Plan on the CPA-1G Web site and will

provide upda tes to ensure transpare ncy in the progress of work Peer review and

collaboration is also an important com pon ent that the CPA-IG will use to ensure effi-

ctency The CPA-IG will work closely wnh fellow Inspectors Ge neral to ensure that the

respective organizations benefit from their combined experience and lessons learned,

CPA-IG Organization

The stand-u p of the CPA-IG office bega n on January 21, 2004, with a staff of two. As

of March 30, 2004, CPA-IG reached a staffing level of 58 persons with 40 assigned in

Washington, D.C., and 18 deployed to Baghdad. Th e CPA-lG has acqu i~e d he con.

tractual services of an auditing and accounting firm to supplem ent staff efforts

Below is a chart illustrating the organization of the CPA-IG Office.

CPA InsnectorGeneral's Office

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