Friday, August 09, 2002

U.S. Officials Meet With Iraqi Opposition
Senior officials of the Bush Administration met today at the State Department with leaders of Iraqi opposition groups dedicated to the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. The New York Times report on the meetings can be found here. The AP list of the Iraqi groups represented at the meetings can be found here.

Thursday, August 08, 2002

U.S. Dismisses Saddam's Warning
The AP reports that, "the Bush administration reaffirmed...its demand that Iraq dispose of weapons of mass destruction as President Saddam Hussein warned that any attack on his country would end in certain failure." Excerpts from Saddam's speech can be found here.

Powell Meets With Palestinian Delegation

US View of Saddam Hussein Remains Unchanged
Reaction from the Bush Administration to a televised speech by Saddam Hussein, from the Voice of America.

2002, THE YEAR TO DATE

AUGUST 6, 2002
President Signs Trade Act of 2002

JUNE 24, 2002
Bush Calls for New Palestinian Leadership

JUNE 13, 2002
U.S. Withdraws From 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

JUNE 1, 2002
Bush West Point Speech

MAY 6, 2002
U.S. Rejects International Criminal Court Treaty

MAY 13, 2002
U.S. Signs Nuclear Arms Pact With Russia

MARCH 1, 2002
U.S. Readies Troops for Yemen

FEBRUARY 14, 2002
U.S. Rejects Kyoto Treaty

JANUARY 31, 2002
G.I.'s Land in Philippines

JANUARY 29, 2002
Bush Outlines 'Axis of Evil' in State of the Union Address

JANUARY 21, 2002
U.S. Pledges $4.5 Billion in Afghan Aid

JANUARY 10, 2002
U.S. Begins First Airlift of Prisoners

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