- Title: MEXICO: IRAQ ACCUSES KUWAIT AND SAUDI ARABIA OF WAGING WAR AGAINST BAGHDAD.
- Date: 16th February 1999
- Summary: BAGHDAD, IRAQ (FEBRUARY 14, 1999) (IBTE) (MUTE) 1. GV/MV: VARIOUS OF IRAQI PRESIDENT SADDAM HUSSEIN AND SENIOR MEMBERS OF REVOLUTIONARY COMMAND COUNCIL (RCC) (5 SHOTS) 0.13 ANKARA, TURKEY (FEBRUARY 15, 1999) (REUTERS) 2. SV: IRAQI DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER TAREQ AZIZ SHAKING HANDS WITH TURKISH PRIME MINISTER BULENT ECEVIT 0.25 3. GV/MV/CU: AZIZ AND ECEVIT WALKING/ SEATED FOR PHOTOGRAPHS (4 SHOTS) 0.51 BAGHDAD, IRAQ (FEBRUARY 15, 1999) (IBTE) 4. CU: SOUNDBITE (arabic) IRAQI VICE PRESIDENT TAHA YASSIN RAMADAN "We will continue our struggle against the aggression according to our technical capabilities. We will continue to defend ourselves either in the air or anywhere else. We all know where the evil is coming from, it is coming from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait" 1.48 MERIDA, MEXICO (FEBRUARY 15, 1999) (POOL) 5. MCU: US SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT AT PODIUM/ SOUNDBITE (English) "We have made it very clear that were there any attacks on our forces or on neighbouring countries, our response would be swift and sure" 2.26 6. CU: US NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER SANDY BERGER AT PODIUM/ SOUNDBITE (English) "The Iraqis should have not misunderstanding of the consequences that (an attack) would have. ASKED HOW SERIOUS THE THREAT IS "I am not going to characterise whether it is serious or not, I think it would be extraordinarily counter productive for the Iraqis to undertake such a measure, because we would respond as the secretary has said strongly and firmly" 3.00 INCIRLIK, TURKEY (FEBRUARY 15, 1999) (REUTERS) 7. LV: VARIOUS OF FIGHTER PLANES TAXIING/ TAKING OFF/ PATRIOT MISSILES (3 SHOTS) 3.55 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ/ ANKARA AND INCIRLIK, TURKEY/ MERIDA, MEXICO
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- Country: Turkey Mexico Iraq
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