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Iraq started
destroying missiles on Saturday -
Abu Dhabi TV reported that Iraq has already destroyed four of the Al-Sumoud missiles as a start to destroy all of them. This came in compliance with a demand from the UN inspectors. So far, Iraq has not left any excuse for the US and the UK to claim that it is in violation of the UN resolution 1441. Iraq to destroy four Al Samoud missiles on
Saturday BAGHDAD - UN inspectors and
Iraqi experts destroy four Al Samoud missiles on Saturday after agreeing a
timetable for the elimination of the banned rocket, an Iraqi official
said. “An agreement was reached by which the destruction process would
commence in the Taji area (north of Baghdad) with the destruction of four
Al Samoud missiles,” Information Ministry official Uday Al Taei told
reporters after 90 minutes of talks between senior weapons inspectors and
Iraqi experts. Hiro Ueki, spokesman for the inspectors, confirmed the
talks were successful and said the destruction process would commence in
the afternoon.
Chief weapons inspector
Hans Blix had given Baghdad until March 1 to begin scrapping dozens of
missiles and most of their components after it was found to exceed the
allowed range of 150 km set by the United Nations. Taei
said a major component of the missile -- the mould for the solid fuel
component -- would be destroyed on Sunday. He said “a timetable and
action plan” had also been agreed for the coming days BAGHDAD - Iraq could start
destroying its banned Al Samoud 2 missiles on Saturday, an Iraqi source
told AFP here on Friday after Baghdad’s reluctant agreement to scrap the
systems. The informed source said Baghdad had accepted the UN demand
despite the fact it was “arbitrary and does not take into account
scientific and technical facts concerning these missiles.
It seems that the timing (of the
destruction) has political objectives,” said the source, refering to the
mounting US threats for launching war against the regime of President
Saddam Hussein. The actual destruction “could start
tomorrow (Saturday),” said the source. Iraq had written to chief
UN arms inspector Hans Blix on
Thursday agreeing in principle to destroy its banned Al Samoud 2 missiles.
Blix’s office said it received a letter after the council ended more
than three hours of inconclusive talks on a draft resolution from the
United States and Britain seeking authority to disarm Iraq by force.
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