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http://www.jordantimes.com/Mon/news/news9.htm Jordan Times March 10, 2003 US 'constantly changing rules' over Iraq � Russian official -Now, with real disarmament under way, �Iraq is being told that this is not enough either and that ... the policy must be changed and proof given that Iraq is doing so with enthusiasm. How can enthusiasm be measured?� MOSCOW (AFP) � A senior Russian official on Sunday accused the United States of inconsistency in its approach to Iraq and �constantly changing the rules of the game.� �We are well informed about the US position, we are cooperating with the United States and we are trying to understand what its motivation is, and also why it keeps changing the rules of the game,� Deputy Foreign Minister Yury Fedotov said in an NTV television discussion on Iraq as quoted by the Interfax news agency. Under last November's UN Security Council Resolution 1441 ordering Iraq to disarm, �the main emphasis was laid on international inspectors' access to all of Iraq's facilities,� Fedotov said. Access was given, �but then we were told that this was not enough, that Iraq's cooperation was only formal, and that real disarmament must begin,� he continued. Now, with real disarmament under way, �Iraq is being told that this is not enough either and that ... the policy must be changed and proof given that Iraq is doing so with enthusiasm. How can enthusiasm be measured?,� he said. US ambassador to Russia Alexander Vershbow, taking part in the discussion, reaffirmed Washington's view that Iraq's apparent disarmament was a charade, and that thousands of chemical warheads were allegedly being moved around the country in an attempt to hide them from UN weapons inspectors. A March 17 deadline for Iraqi disarmament set in a proposed Security Council resolution backed by the United States and Britain had been �carefully weighed up,� Vershbow said, as quoted by Interfax. Waiting indefinitely for Iraq to �disarm� meant that President Saddam Hussein would win, not the international community, he said. Vershbow warned that US-Russian relations would be affected if a war broke out in Iraq, and that time might be needed to repair the damage. However, he hoped that US and Russian leaders would find a way of finding a common position, he added. Vershbow stressed that a military operation against Iraq, if launched, would be very short and would be welcomed by the people of Iraq. The same developments could be seen in Afghanistan, he said, referring to the US-led campaign launched in October 1991 after the Sept. 11 attacks on US cities. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bdn7KI.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ==^================================================================
