27 February 1998
- TEXT: KOFI ANNAN ADDRESS TO LIONS CLUB AT UN IN NEW YORK CITY USIA 27 February 1998 (UN SecGen says MOU with Iraq strengthens UNSCOM's work)
- [EXCERPT] U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing -- 27 February 1998 -- IRAQ Efforts to Get UN Resolution; Requirements of Iraq; Consequences for Non-Compliance; Resolution Language; MOU and the Force of Law; Agreements in the MOU; Binding Directives; Reversal of Course Chalabi's Meetings with US Officials
Israel's Support/Non-Support for the Agreement; Israel's Possible Military Action;
Iraqi's Claim of Victory Timeline Issues; Appointment of a Sri Lankan Diplomat Ambassador Dhanapala to Inspections/Addition of Diplomats to Inspections Question of Negotiations Between Annan and Hussein
- AFTER IRAQ, MIDEAST PEACE PROCESS, IRAN EMERGE AS ISSUES - February 27, 1998 - Foreign commentators saw the resolution--for now--of the crisis with Iraq as turning the spotlight back on the stalled Middle
East peace process and the prospect of the U.S.' opening a dialogue with Iran.
- TRANSCRIPT: STATE DEPARTMENT NOON BRIEFING 27 February 1998
- SECURITY COUNCIL/ DRAFT RESOLUTION VOA 27 February 1998 - BRITAIN AND JAPAN ARE CIRCULATING A DRAFT RESOLUTION AMONG SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS CALLING FOR THE "SEVEREST CONSEQUENCES" IF IRAQ DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT.
- IRAQI OPPOSITION/U-S VOA 27 February 1998 - THE BIPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR PEACE AND SECURITY IN THE GULF IS URGING THE OVERTHROW OF SADDAM HUSSEIN.
- IRAQ / CHICAGO ACTIVISTS
DESPITE THE INTERNATIONAL EMBARGO AGAINST IRAQ, THERE
ARE SOME INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE TRAVELLED THERE
TO DELIVER MEDICINE AND SUPPLIES TO THE COUNTRY'S HOSPITALS.
- WILL IRAQ COMPLY? VOA 27 February 1998 -
THE NEW AGREEMENT MOVES SADDAM FROM BEING THE OBJECT OF THE UNITED NATIONS INSPECTIONS BACK INTO BEING A PARTICIPANT OR A NEGOTIATOR.
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