From: "mart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Fw: [C-I] Bush threatens Iraq and DPRK Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 5:12 PM Subject: [C-I] Bush threatens Iraq and DPRK AP. 26 November 2001. Bush Says Afghanistan 'just the Beginning,' Warns Iraq and North Korea. WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Monday the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan is "just the beginning" of the fight against terrorism, and he warned Iraq and North Korea there would be consequences for producing weapons of mass destruction. The president, asked about Iraq and about potential military targets beyond the Afghanistan war, expanded on the list of ways a country can get crosswise with the U.S.-led coalition against terrorism. "If anybody harbors a terrorist, they're a terrorist," he said. "If they fund a terrorist, they're a terrorist. If they house terrorists, they're terrorists. I mean, I can't make it any more clear to other nations around the world." "If they develop weapons of mass destruction that will be used to terrorize nations, they will be held accountable," the president said. Senior administration officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, did not dispute Fleischer but said Bush's remarks reflected a growing consensus at the White House that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein could be the greatest hurdle in America's war on terrorism unless he moves on the weapons issue. The president was asked whether he had a message for Saddam as the administration looks toward the next phase of the U.S. campaign. "My message is ... that if you harbor a terrorist, you're a terrorist," Bush said. "If you develop weapons of mass destruction that you want to terrorize the world, you'll be held accountable." Some advisers are pushing Bush to make Iraq his next target. Many of those aides worked for Bush's father who led the country through the Persian Gulf War that ended with Saddam's promise to stop producing weapons of mass destruction and to open his nation to inspectors. On Iraq, Bush urged Saddam to allow weapons inspectors into the country "to prove to the world he's not developing weapons of mass destruction." Asked what will happen if Saddam refuses, Bush replied, "He'll find out." He said the leaders of North Korea must allow inspectors in if they want good relations with the United States. "And they ought to stop proliferating," Bush said, adding that "part of the war on terror is to deny terrorists weapons." His admonition Monday was the first in the context of questions about the next phase of the anti-terrorism war. Military successes against the Taliban have led some administration officials to consider options beyond Afghanistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews ======================================================================= [Via: Communist Internet eGroup: http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
