U.S. Military Action Against Iraq, Day 1
Witnesses testified about possible military action in Iraq in order to facilitate a change of regime. Among the topics addressed were Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction building program, mil…
906 viewsWitnesses testified about possible military action in Iraq in order to facilitate a change of regime. Among the topics addressed were Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction building program, mil…
906 viewsRichard Butler, former Australian Ambassador to the United States, talked about his book Fatal Choice: Nuclear Weapons and the Illusion of Missile Defense. Mr. Butler spoke about arms contr…
110 viewsAuthor Richard Butler, former chairman of the United Nations Special Commission charged with monitoring Iraq’s weapons program, talked about his book The Greatest Threat: Iraq, Weapons of Ma…
93 viewsAmbassador Richard Butler testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about efforts by the United Nations to complete Iraqi disarmament and weapons monitoring after the Iraqi gov…
64 viewsInspection of Iraq’s weapons was the topic at a conference hosted by the CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT . David Albright, INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE & INTERNATIONAL SECURITY Joseph Cirincione, Nonprolife…
88 viewsMr. Butler emphatically denied spying for the U.S. or any other nation after news paper stories surfaced saying that UNSCOM had provided the U.S. intelligence about Iraqi weapons. After his …
44 viewsChief U.N. Weapons Inspector Richard Butler briefed reporters on the situation in Iraq. After his prepared remarks he responded to questions from reporters.
46 viewsRichard Butler, United Nations Chief Weapons Inspector, discussed the weapons inspection conducted by the United Nations in Iraq. He focused on the sanctions placed on Iraq until their weapo…
53 viewsMr. Butler talked about the immediate removal of U.S. personnel from Iraq which has been accomplished. He explained the problems U.S. personnel were having in Iraq and the danger of their st…
30 viewsAmbassadors talked with reporters following a meeting of the Security Council. The Council met to discuss a report on nerve gas use by the Iraqis, and the finding of traces of nerve gas in t…
57 viewsThe U.N.'s Chief Weapons Inspector, Mr. Richard Butler, briefed reporters on the status of inspections of Iraqi weapons sites. He noted that inspectors had recently found artillery shells fi…
32 viewsIn the daily news briefing from the United Nations, the chief weapons inspector and other officials talked with reporters about the weapons inspection agreement with Iraq. They took question…
34 viewsAfter attending a meeting of the U.N. Security Council and before leaving for Iraq, Mr. Butler talked briefly with reporters. He stressed that the council statement was a strong signal of U.…
14 viewsFormer Presidents Mikhail Gorbachev and Jean Bertrand Aristide discussed the issues which challenge democracy in the world today, including nuclear weapons and genocide. Ms. Gloria Duffy is …
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