Khidir Hamza - Iraq nukes?

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Does anyone have any opinions on the boook 'Saddam's Bombmaker' by Khidir
Hamza?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Milan Rai" <milanrai@btinternet.com>
To: "Voices US" <kkelly@igc.org>
Cc: "CASI list" <soc-casi-discuss@lists.cam.ac.uk>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 4:14 PM
Subject: State of the union speech


> Dear all
>
> This is the full text of the State of the Union speech by President
> Bush.
>
> Two especially interesting bits for us, I thought.
>
> 1) The Economy
> Without economic revival, the humanitarian crisis cannot be
> overcome. Without jobs, without wages in money that means
> something, Iraqi families cannot care for their children.
>
> President Bush said,
>
> "Yet American workers want more than unemployment checks. They
> want a steady paycheck.
> (APPLAUSE)
> When America works, America prospers, so my economic security
> plan can be summed up in one word: jobs.
> (APPLAUSE)
> Good jobs begin with good schools, and here we've made a fine start."
>
> Iraq wants more than (inadequate) unemployment checks/rations.
>
> 2) Axis of evil
>
> Bush says,
>
> "Iraq continues to flaunt its hostility toward America and to support
> terror. The Iraqi regime has plotted to develop anthrax and nerve gas
> and nuclear weapons for over a decade.
>
> This is a regime that has already used poison gas to murder thousands
> of its own citizens, leaving the bodies of mothers huddled over their
> dead children. This is a regime that agreed to international inspections
> then kicked out the inspectors. This is a regime that has something to
> hide from the civilized world.
>
> States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil,
> arming to threaten the peace of the world. By seeking weapons of
> mass destruction, these regimes pose a grave and growing danger.
> They could provide these arms to terrorists, giving them the means to
> match their hatred. They could attack our allies or attempt to
> blackmail the United States. In any of these cases, the price of
> indifference would be catastrophic."
>
> I leave it to you to substitute comments regarding US weapons of
> mass destruction programmes.
>
> Cheers
>
> Mil
>
> Milan Rai
> Joint Coordinator, Voices in the Wilderness UK
>
> **********************
> Transcript of State of the Union Speech
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
> srv/onpolitics/transcripts/sou012902.htm
>
> Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress,
> distinguished guests, fellow citizens, as we gather tonight, our nation is
> at war, our economy is in recession and the civilized world faces
> unprecedented dangers. Yet the state of our union has never been
> stronger.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> We last met in an hour of shock and suffering. In four short months,
> our nation has comforted the victims, begun to rebuild New York and
> the Pentagon, rallied a great coalition, captured, arrested and rid the
> world of thousands of terrorists, destroyed Afghanistan's terrorist
> training camps, saved a people from starvation and freed a country
> from brutal oppression.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> The American flag flies again over our embassy in Kabul. Terrorists
> who once occupied Afghanistan now occupy cells at Guantanamo Bay.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> And terrorist leaders who urged followers to sacrifice their lives are
> running for their own.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> America and Afghanistan are now allies against terror. We will be
> partners in rebuilding that country. And this evening we welcomed
> the distinguished interim leader of a liberated Afghanistan: Chairman
> Hamid Karzai.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> The last time we met in this chamber, the mothers and daughters of
> Afghanistan were captives in their own homes, forbidden from
> working or going to school.
>
> Today women are free, and are part of Afghanistan's new
> government. And we welcome the new minister of women's affairs,
> Dr. Sima Samar.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Our progress is a tribute to the spirit of the Afghan people, to the
> resolve of our coalition and to the might of the United States military.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> When I called our troops into action, I did so with complete
> confidence in their courage and skill. And tonight, thanks to them, we
> are winning the war on terror.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> The men and women of our armed forces have delivered a message
> now clear to every enemy of the United States: Even 7,000 miles
> away, across oceans and continents, on mountaintops and in caves you
> will not escape the justice of this nation.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> For many Americans, these four months have brought sorrow and
> pain that will never completely go away. Every day a retired firefighter
> returns to ground zero to feel closer to his two sons who died there.
>
> At a memorial in New York, a little boy left his football with a note for
> his lost father: "Dear Daddy, please take this to Heaven. I don't want
> to play football until I can play with you again someday."
>
> Last month, at the grave of her husband, Michael, a CIA officer and
> Marine who died in Mazar-i-Sharif, Shannon Spann said these words
> of farewell: "Semper fi, my love."
>
> Shannon is with us tonight.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Shannon, I assure you and all who have lost a loved one that our
> cause is just, and our country will never forget the debt we owe
> Michael and all who gave their lives for freedom.
>
> Our cause is just, and it continues. Our discoveries in Afghanistan
> confirmed our worst fears and showed us the true scope of the task
> ahead. We have seen the depth of our enemies' hatred in videos
> where they laugh about the loss of innocent life.
>
> And the depth of their hatred is equaled by the madness of the
> destruction they design. We have found diagrams of American
> nuclear power plants and public water facilities, detailed instructions
> for making chemical weapons, surveillance maps of American cities,
> and thorough descriptions of landmarks in America and throughout
> the world.
>
> What we have found in Afghanistan confirms that, far from ending
> there, our war against terror is only beginning. Most of the 19 men
> who hijacked planes on September the 11th were trained in
> Afghanistan's camps. And so were tens of thousands of others.
> Thousands of dangerous killers, schooled in the methods of murder,
> often supported by outlaw regimes, are now spread throughout the
> world like ticking time bombs, set to go off without warning.
>
> Thanks to the work of our law enforcement officials and coalition
> partners, hundreds of terrorists have been arrested, yet tens of
> thousands of trained terrorists are still at large. These enemies view
> the entire world as a battlefield, and we must pursue them wherever
> they are.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> So long as training camps operate, so long as nations harbor
> terrorists, freedom is at risk and America and our allies must not, and
> will not, allow it. Our nation...
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Our nation will continue to be steadfast, and patient and persistent in
> the pursuit of two great objectives. First, we will shut down terrorist
> camps, disrupt terrorist plans and bring terrorists to justice.
>
> And second, we must prevent the terrorists and regimes who seek
> chemical, biological or nuclear weapons from threatening the United
> States and the world.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Our military has put the terror training camps of Afghanistan out of
> business, yet camps still exist in at least a dozen countries. A terrorist
> underworld -- including groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad
> and Jaish-i-Mohammed -- operates in remote jungles and deserts, and
> hides in the centers of large cities.
>
> While the most visible military action is in Afghanistan, America is
> acting elsewhere.
>
> We now have troops in the Philippines helping to train that country's
> armed forces to go after terrorist cells that have executed an
> American and still hold hostages.
>
> Our soldiers, working with the Bosnian government, seized terrorists
> who were plotting to bomb our embassy.
>
> Our Navy is patrolling the coast of Africa to block the shipment of
> weapons and the establishment of terrorist camps in Somalia.
>
> My hope is that all nations will heed our call and eliminate the
> terrorist parasites who threaten their countries and our own.
>
> Many nations are acting forcefully. Pakistan is now cracking down on
> terror, and I admire the strong leadership of President Musharraf.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> But some governments will be timid in the face of terror. And make
> no mistake about it: If they do not act, America will.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Our second goal is to prevent regimes that sponsor terror from
> threatening America or our friends and allies with weapons of mass
> destruction.
>
> Some of these regimes have been pretty quiet since September 11,
> but we know their true nature. North Korea is a regime arming with
> missiles and weapons of mass destruction, while starving its citizens.
>
> Iran aggressively pursues these weapons and exports terror, while an
> unelected few repress the Iranian people's hope for freedom.
>
> Iraq continues to flaunt its hostility toward America and to support
> terror. The Iraqi regime has plotted to develop anthrax and nerve gas
> and nuclear weapons for over a decade.
>
> This is a regime that has already used poison gas to murder thousands
> of its own citizens, leaving the bodies of mothers huddled over their
> dead children. This is a regime that agreed to international inspections
> then kicked out the inspectors. This is a regime that has something to
> hide from the civilized world.
>
> States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil,
> arming to threaten the peace of the world. By seeking weapons of
> mass destruction, these regimes pose a grave and growing danger.
> They could provide these arms to terrorists, giving them the means to
> match their hatred. They could attack our allies or attempt to
> blackmail the United States. In any of these cases, the price of
> indifference would be catastrophic.
>
> We will work closely with our coalition to deny terrorists and their
> state sponsors the materials, technology and expertise to make and
> deliver weapons of mass destruction.
>
> We will develop and deploy effective missile defenses to protect
> America and our allies from sudden attack.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> And all nations should know: America will do what is necessary to
> ensure our nation's security.
>
> We'll be deliberate, yet time is not on our side. I will not wait on
> events while dangers gather. I will not stand by as peril draws closer
> and closer. The United States of America will not permit the world's
> most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world's most
> destructive weapons.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Our war on terror is well begun, but it is only begun. This campaign
> may not be finished on our watch, yet it must be and it will be waged
> on our watch.
>
> We can't stop short. If we stopped now, leaving terror camps intact
> and terror states unchecked, our sense of security would be false and
> temporary. History has called America and our allies to action, and it
> is both our responsibility and our privilege to fight freedom's fight.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Our first priority must always be the security of our nation, and that
> will be reflected in the budget I send to Congress. My budget
> supports three great goals for America: We will win this war, we will
> protect our homeland, and we will revive our economy.
>
> September 11 brought out the best in America and the best in this
> Congress, and I join the American people in applauding your unity
> and resolve.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Now Americans deserve to have this same spirit directed toward
> addressing problems here at home.
>
> I am a proud member of my party. Yet as we act to win the war,
> protect our people and create jobs in America, we must act first and
> foremost not as Republicans, not as Democrats, but as Americans.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> It costs a lot to fight this war. We have spent more than a billion
> dollars a month -- over $30 million a day -- and we must be prepared
> for future operations. Afghanistan proved that expensive precision
> weapons defeat the enemy and spare innocent lives, and we need
> more of them. We need to replace aging aircraft and make our
> military more agile to put our troops anywhere in the world quickly
> and safely.
>
> Our men and women in uniform deserve the best weapons, the best
> equipment and the best training and they also deserve another pay
> raise.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> My budget includes the largest increase in defense spending in two
> decades, because while the price of freedom and security is high, it is
> never too high. Whatever it costs to defend our country, we will pay.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> The next priority of my budget is to do everything possible to protect
> our citizens and strengthen our nation against the ongoing threat of
> another attack.
>
> Time and distance from the events of September the 11th will not
> make us safer unless we act on its lessons. America is no longer
> protected by vast oceans. We are protected from attack only by
> vigorous action abroad and increased vigilance at home.
>
> My budget nearly doubles funding for a sustained strategy of
> homeland security, focused on four key areas: bioterrorism,
> emergency response, airport and border security, and improved
> intelligence.
>
> We will develop vaccines to fight anthrax and other deadly diseases.
> We'll increase funding to help states and communities train and equip
> our heroic police and firefighters.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> We will improve intelligence collection and sharing, expand patrols at
> our borders, strengthen the security of air travel, and use technology
> to track the arrivals and departures of visitors to the United States.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Homeland security will make America not only stronger but in many
> ways better. Knowledge gained from bioterrorism research will
> improve public health. Stronger police and fire departments will mean
> safer neighborhoods.
>
> Stricter border enforcement will help combat illegal drugs.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> And as government works to better secure our homeland, America
> will continue to depend on the eyes and ears of alert citizens.
>
> A few days before Christmas, an airline flight attendant spotted a
> passenger lighting a match. The crew and passengers quickly subdued
> the man, who had been trained by Al Qaeda and was armed with
> explosives. The people on that airplane were alert, and as a result
> likely saved nearly 200 lives. And tonight we welcome and thank flight
> attendants Hermis Moutardier and Christina Jones.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Once we have funded our national security and our homeland
> security, the final great priority of my budget is economic security for
> the American people.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> To achieve these great national objectives -- to win the war, protect
> the homeland and revitalize our economy -- our budget will run a
> deficit that will be small and short term so long as Congress restrains
> spending and acts in a fiscally responsible way.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> We have clear priorities and we must act at home with the same
> purpose and resolve we have shown overseas. We will prevail in the
> war, and we will defeat this recession.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Americans who have lost their jobs need our help, and I support
> extending unemployment benefits and direct assistance for health
> care coverage.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Yet American workers want more than unemployment checks. They
> want a steady paycheck.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> When America works, America prospers, so my economic security
> plan can be summed up in one word: jobs.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Good jobs begin with good schools, and here we've made a fine start.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Republicans and Democrats worked together to achieve historic
> education reform so that no child is left behind.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> I was proud to work with members of both parties, Chairman John
> Boehner and Congressman George Miller...
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> ... Senator Judd Gregg.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> And I was so proud of our work I even had nice things to say about
> my friend Ted Kennedy.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> I know the folks at the Crawford coffee shop couldn't believe I'd say
> such a thing. But our work on this bill shows what is possible if we set
> aside posturing and focus on results.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> There's more to do. We need to prepare our children to read and
> succeed in school with improved Head Start and early childhood
> development programs.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> We must upgrade our teacher colleges and teacher training and
> launch a major recruiting drive with a great goal for America: a quality
> teacher in every classroom.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Good jobs also depend on reliable and affordable energy. This
> Congress must act to encourage conservation, promote technology,
> build infrastructure, and it must act to increase energy production at
> home so America is less dependent on foreign oil.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Good jobs depend on expanded trade. Selling into new markets
> creates new jobs, so I ask Congress to finally approve trade
> promotion authority.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> On these two key issues, trade and energy, the House of
> Representatives has acted to create jobs and I urge the Senate to pass
> this legislation.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Good jobs depend on sound tax policy. Last year, some in this hall
> thought my tax relief plan was too small, some thought it was too big.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> But when those checks arrived in the mail, most Americans thought
> tax relief was just about right.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Congress listened to the people and responded by reducing tax rates,
> doubling the child credit and ending the death tax. For the sake of
> long-term growth, and to help Americans plan for the future, let's
> make these tax cuts permanent.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> The way out of this recession, the way to create jobs, is to grow the
> economy by encouraging investment in factories and equipment, and
> by speeding up tax relief so people have more money to spend.
>
> For the sake of American workers, let's pass a stimulus package.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Good jobs must be the aim of welfare reform. As we reauthorize
> these important reforms, we must always remember: The goal is to
> reduce dependency on government and offer every American the
> dignity of a job.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Americans know economic security can vanish in an instant without
> health security. I ask Congress to join me this year to enact a patients'
> bill of rights...
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> ... to give uninsured workers credits to help buy health coverage,...
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> ... to approve an historic increase in spending for veterans' health...
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> ... and to give seniors a sound and modern Medicare system that
> includes coverage for prescription drugs.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> A good jobs -- a good job should lead to security in retirement. I ask
> Congress to enact new safeguards for 401(k) and pension plans.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Employees who have worked hard and saved all their lives should not
> have to risk losing everything if their company fails.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Through stricter accounting standards and tougher disclosure
> requirements, corporate America must be made more accountable to
> employees and shareholders and held to the highest standards of
> conduct.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Retirement security also depends upon keeping the commitments of
> Social Security, and we will. We must make Social Security financially
> stable and allow personal retirement accounts for younger workers
> who choose them.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Members, you and I will work together in the months ahead on other
> issues: productive farm policy...
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> ... a cleaner environment...
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> ... broader home ownership, especially among minorities...
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> ... and ways to encourage the good work of charities and faith- based
> groups.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> I ask you to join me on these important domestic issues in the same
> spirit of cooperation we have applied to our war against terrorism.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> During these last few months, I've been humbled and privileged to see
> the true character of this country in a time of testing. Our enemies
> believed America was weak and materialistic, that we would splinter
> in fear and selfishness. They were as wrong as they are evil.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> The American people have responded magnificently, with courage
> and compassion, strength and resolve. As I have met the heroes,
> hugged the families and looked into the tired faces of rescuers, I have
> stood in awe of the American people.
>
> And I hope you will join me in expressing thanks to one American for
> the strength and calm and comfort she brings to our nation in crisis:
> our first lady, Laura Bush.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> None of us would ever wish the evil that was done on September the
> 11th, yet after America was attacked, it was as if our entire country
> looked into a mirror and saw our better selves. We were reminded
> that we are citizens with obligations to each other, to our country,
> and to history. We began to think less of the goods we can
> accumulate, and more about the good we can do.
>
> For too long our culture has said, "If it feels good, do it." Now
> America is embracing a new ethic and a new creed: "Let's roll."
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> In the sacrifice of soldiers, the fierce brotherhood of firefighters, and
> the bravery and generosity of ordinary citizens, we have glimpsed
> what a new culture of responsibility could look like. We want to be a
> nation that serves goals larger than self. We have been offered a
> unique opportunity, and we must not let this moment pass.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> My call tonight is for every American to commit at least two years --
> 4,000 hours -- over the rest of your lifetime to the service of your
> neighbors and your nation.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Many are already serving, and I thank you. If you aren't sure how to
> help, I've got a good place to start. To sustain and extend the best that
> has emerged in America, I invite you to join the new USA Freedom
> Corps. The Freedom Corps will focus on three areas of need:
> responding in case of crisis at home, rebuilding our communities, and
> extending American compassion throughout the world.
>
> One purpose of the USA Freedom Corps will be homeland security.
> America needs retired doctors and nurses who can be mobilized in
> major emergencies, volunteers to help police and fire departments,
> transportation and utility workers well trained in spotting danger.
>
> Our country also needs citizens working to rebuild our communities.
> We need mentors to love children, especially children whose parents
> are in prison. And we need more talented teachers in troubled
> schools.
> USA Freedom Corps will expand and improve the good efforts of
> AmeriCorps and Senior Corps to recruit more than 200,000 new
> volunteers.
>
> And America needs citizens to extend the compassion of our country
> to every part of the world, so we will renew the promise of the Peace
> Corps, double its volunteers over the next five years...
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> ... and ask it to join a new effort to encourage development and
> education and opportunity in the Islamic world.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> This time of adversity offers a unique moment of opportunity, a
> moment we must seize to change our culture. Through the gathering
> momentum of millions of acts of service and decency and kindness, I
> know we can overcome evil with greater good.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> And we have a great opportunity during this time of war to lead the
> world toward the values that will bring lasting peace. All fathers and
> mothers, in all societies, want their children to be educated and live
> free from poverty and violence.
>
> No people on Earth yearn to be oppressed or aspire to servitude or
> eagerly await the midnight knock of the secret police.
>
> If anyone doubts this, let them look to Afghanistan, where the Islamic
> street greeted the fall of tyranny with song and celebration. Let the
> skeptics look to Islam's own rich history, with its centuries of learning
> and tolerance and progress.
>
> America will lead by defending liberty and justice because they are
> right and true and unchanging for all people everywhere.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> No nation owns these aspirations, and no nation is exempt from
> them. We have no intention of imposing our culture, but America will
> always stand firm for the non-negotiable demands of human dignity:
> the rule of law, limits on the power of the state, respect for women,
> private property, free speech, equal justice and religious tolerance.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> America will take the side of brave men and women who advocate
> these values around the world -- including the Islamic world --
> because we have a greater objective than eliminating threats and
> containing resentment.
>
> We seek a just and peaceful world beyond the war on terror.
>
> In this moment of opportunity, a common danger is erasing old
> rivalries. America is working with Russia, and China and India in ways
> we never have before to achieve peace and prosperity. In every
>
> region, free markets and free trade and free societies are proving
> their power to lift lives. Together with friends and allies from
>
> Europe to Asia, and Africa to Latin America, we will demonstrate that
> the forces of terror cannot stop the momentum of freedom.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> The last time I spoke here, I expressed the hope that life would
> return to normal.
>
> In some ways it has. In others it never will.
>
> Those of us who have lived through these challenging times have been
> changed by them. We've come to know truths that we will never
>
> question: Evil is real, and it must be opposed.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Beyond all differences of race or creed, we are one country,
> mourning together and facing danger together.
>
> Deep in the American character there is honor, and it is stronger
> than cynicism. And many have discovered again that even in tragedy --
> especially in tragedy -- God is near.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> In a single instant, we realized that this will be a decisive decade in
the
> history of liberty; that we have been called to a unique role in human
> events. Rarely has the world faced a choice more clear or
> consequential.
>
> Our enemies send other people's children on missions of suicide and
> murder. They embrace tyranny and death as a cause and a creed. We
> stand for a different choice, made long ago, on the day of our
> founding. We affirm it again today. We choose freedom and the
> dignity of every life.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Steadfast in our purpose, we now press on. We have known
> freedom's price. We have shown freedom's power. And in this great
> conflict, my fellow Americans, we will see freedom's victory.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> Thank you all and may God bless.
>
> (APPLAUSE)
>
> ENDS
>
> Milan Rai
> Joint Coordinator, Voices in the Wilderness UK
> milanrai@btinternet.com
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