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Iraq Postures Against Aggression
Tuesday, August 6, 2002
By Jamal Halaby
Associated Press Writer

President Bush has threatened a fresh attack on Iraq, vowing to oust Saddam because he is allegedly building nuclear, chemical and biological weapons in violation of guarantees made at the end of the Gulf War. Saddam is under tough international sanctions until the United Nations declares he no longer has weapons of mass destruction.

AMMAN, Jordan -- AP
Baghdad will "chop off the head" of any aggressor, Iraq's foreign minister said after talks Tuesday with Jordan's king aimed at averting U.S. military action to topple Saddam Hussein.

"We will defend ourselves, shrines and land with all faith and determination against colonialist greed and against those who attack us," Naji Sabri told reporters. "The colonialists will not achieve their futile dreams."

"Iraq will chop off the head of anyone whose hand reaches its border," Sabri said.

Jordan's King Abdullah II met separately Tuesday with Turkish Foreign Minister Sukru Sina Gurel, who said NATO-member Turkey, a close U.S. ally, would not take part in an attack on Iraq.
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