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NEWS STORY
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President Clinton
sayse1
he is
committede2
to a possible
strikee3
against
Iraq
,
despite
objectionse4
from other countries.
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Steve Hurst
has that.
| 3 |
The
US
military
buildupe103
in the
Persian
gulf
continuese6
apace, more
planes
headede7
from the united states and senior officials
saye9
Iraq
's
president Saddam Hussein
can
expecte10
punishing air
strikese13
to
continuee15
well
intos106
the futuret105
ifs16
he does n't
stope17
buildinge19
biological and chemical
weapons.
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Saddam
will
knowe21
by our
actionse22
and our
warninge23
that we will be
preparede24
to
acte26
again
ifs27
we have
evidencee28
he is
tryinge29
to
rebuilde31
his weapons of mass
destruction capabilities.
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In a bit of television diplomacy,
Iraq
's deputy foreign minister
respondede34
from
Baghdad
in
less than one hourt111
,
sayinge35
Washington
would
breake36
international law by
attackinge39
without
UN
approvale113
.
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The united states is not
authorizede40
to
usee43
force
befores44
goinge45
to the
council.
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President Clinton
, meantime,
glossede46
over stern
warningse47
from
Moscow
ons115
Thursdayt116
that
US
air
strikese117
against
Iraq
could
doe118
serious
harme50
to
relations with the
Kremlin
.
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We're
tryinge52
to
finde54
a diplomatic solution.
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And I
hopee56
that, whatever
happense57
todayt119
, that our relationships with
Russia
will
continuee58
to be
productivee120
and
constructivee121
and
stronge122
, because that's
very important to the future of our peoples.
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One contrary view of the issue
presentede60
itself to the president
ass123
he
arrivede61
in
Philadelphia
laters125
ins124
the dayt126
.
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Nevertheless, the president
saide62
Washington
would
usee63
force
ifs65
diplomacy
failse67
to
forcee128
Saddam Hussein
to
backe129
down.
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The Russian foreign minister,
meanwhiles472
,
soughte68
to
softene70
the harsh words
of his military counterpart,
sayinge72
ons132
Fridayt133
that
Russia
nowt135
feelse73
the
US
must
holde74
off
at least untils136
UN
secretary general Kofi Annan
visitse137
Baghdad
in a last-ditch effort at diplomacy.
| 13 |
Annan
has no
tripe78
plannede141
so far.
| 14 |
Meanwhiles143
,
secretary of
state
Madeleine Albright
,
Berger
and
defense
secretary William Cohen
announcede80
planse144
to
travele82
to an unnamed city
in the
US
heartland
next weekt145
, to
explaine84
to the American people just why
military force will be
necessarye146
ifs85
diplomacy
failse87
.
| 15 |
Steve Hurst
,
CNN
, the state department.
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