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US Defense Secretary William S. Cohen yesterday warned Iraq that it could face military attack if it continues to defy U.N. sanctions, in a stern response to Baghdad's decision to halt all cooperation with U.N. weapons inspectors. Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz reiterated
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US lawmakers, led by House International Relations Committee Chairman Ben Gilman and Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, announced plans to introduce a bill that would provide $97 million in military aid to democratic opponents of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. They aim to "finally and irrevocably" commit the United
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U.N. arms inspectors reported to the United States in 1996 and 1997 that they had credible intelligence indicating Iraq was closer than previously believed to developing nuclear weapons. According to the Washington Post, Iraq had built and maintained three or four "implosion devices" that lacked only cores
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Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic on Thursday dismissed NATO's warning of air strikes against his Serb forces, describing the threats as "only feeding the illusions" of Kosovo's ethnic Albanian rebels. The situation on the ground remains dire, with thousands of civilians fleeing their homes as
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Western diplomats have voiced concerns that NATO's indecision on whether to act against Slobodan Milosevic's military offensive in Kosovo has severely threatened the alliance's credibility and will lead to a prolonged humanitarian crisis. The recent shelling and torching of villages by Yugoslav forces, coupled
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Former UN inspector Scott Ritter alleges that despite having information on Iraq's hidden nuclear bombs, no surprise inspection has been ordered. According to Ritter, Iraq is in possession of three technologically complete nuclear bombs, lacking only fissionable materials to make them operational. This revelation comes as the UN
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For seven years, Scott Ritter, the chief weapons inspector for the United Nations Special Commission on Iraq (Unscom), led a valiant effort to uncover and eliminate Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction programs. However, due to the obstructionist tactics of Iraq and the weakening resolve of the international
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Scott Ritter, a high-profile inspector with the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM), has resigned over what he claims is a lack of support from the United States and the United Nations in enforcing demands on Saddam Hussein's regime. Ritter accuses the US and UN of giving in to
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The Clinton administration's efforts to handle Iraq's noncompliance with U.N. weapons inspections have been marred by reports of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright secretly discouraging surprise visits by inspectors, which is seen as a blow to U.S. credibility and the prospects of Saddam Hussein
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As the White House grapples with accusations of interfering with U.N. weapons inspectors in Iraq, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and the State Department are facing increasing scrutiny. According to reports in The London Times and The Washington Post, the Clinton administration has successfully blocked the inspectors' access
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Diplomatic tensions between Iraq and the UN have reached a boiling point as the possibility of another military build-up in the Gulf, with British forces in support, is not being ruled out by Washington and London. The collapse of the deal to allow UN teams unfettered access to suspected weapons
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A United Nations report released yesterday reveals that forces of the Congo leader Laurent Kabila deliberately killed Rwandan Hutu refugees in the campaign that brought him to power as president a year ago. The report, which extensively documents the massacres in former Zaire, calls for an international tribunal to investigate
