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but concerns over war still high
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MOSCOW (AP) — President Bush's call
for greater pressure on Iraq won guarded
support in Asia and Australia on Tuesday,
but his threats failed to overcome wide
spread skepticism in Europe, where most
nations are deeply concerned by the
prospects of war.
Iraq said Bush’s address Monday night
aimed to justify an “illegitimate” attack on
it. Iraqis and other Arabs said the speech
showed Washington’s determination for
war, but the Egyptian and Jordanian govern
ments said they were pleased by Bush’s
statement that war was not “imminent or
unavoidable.”
Britain was the exception in Europe to
the prevailing lack of enthusiasm for Bush's
tough line. Prime Minister Tony Blair said
he shared “the same analysis” of the threat
posed by Iraq and that both countries want
ed the United Nations to make clear its
determination to disarm Iraq.
Bush’s speech Monday night rounded up
much of the administration’s case for an
assault on Iraq, with Bush calling Iraqi
leader Saddam Hussein a “murderous
tyrant.” He said Saddam may be planning to
attack the United States with biological or
chemical weapons and could have a nuclear
bomb in less than a year.
Bush said he would “act with the full
power of the United States military” against
Saddam unless declare and destroy all of its
weapons of mass destruction, end support
for terrorism and cease persecution ot its
civilians.
Military action against Iraq
that is perceived as
illegitimate...would
reinforce the feeling of
injustice that prevails in the
Arab world today.
— Jean-Pierre Raffarin
French Prime Minister
The speech was seen in part as an attempt
to rally reluctant allies abroad. Russia and
France, which like the United States hold
veto powers on the U.N. Security Council,
underlined that they still oppose
Washington’s efforts for a U.N. resolution
imposing strict demands on Baghdad tor
weapons inspectors and threatening use of
force against Iraq.
In Russia, Deputy Foreign Ministry' Yuri
Fedotov, although not reacting directly to
Bush’s speech, told the Interfax n
agency that the resolution proposed by
United States was disingenuous
tained demands that Washington was"#;
aware” could not be met.
Fedotov said Russia supported Fra
which has proposed a two-step solution
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comply with U.N. resolutions on destro\
its weapons of mass destruction before
world body met to decide on approvin
possible military strike.
Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov saidfc
would support any United Nations resc
tion aimed at increasing the effectiveness
weapons inspectors.
In Germany, Foreign Minister Joscbj
Fischer said armed confrontation with 1:
would be a “great tragedy.” However,
added that Baghdad would have to “
its obligation w ithout exception.”
French Prime Minister Jean-Pie
Raffarin called Saddam Hussein a “pot
tial menace” to the Middle East, but;
Tuesday war with Baghdad shouldbea
resort. He told parliament the intematk
community must unite in pressm
Baghdad to disarm.
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ceived as illegitimate ... would reinforcea
feeling of injustice that prevails in the A':
world today,” Raffarin said.
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Parents escort children
amid manhunt for sniper
BOWIE, Md. (AP) —
Playgrounds and parks were
empty, shoppers darted warily
across parking lots and shaken
parents escorted children to and
from school Tuesday, a day after
a youngster was wounded by the
sniper roaming suburban
Washington.
“Usually I’m embarrassed to
walk around and hold my mom’s
hand, but I don’t care today,” said
Amanda Wiedmaier, 13, whose
Benjamin Tasker Middle School
was the scene of Monday’s
shooting of a classmate.
Security firms across the
region reported a surge in inter
est. About 50 Starbucks stores
removed their outside seats. And
mental health counselors scram
bled to set up crisis hot lines for
people upset by the string of
shootings that have left six peo
ple dead and two wounded since
last week.
“This is a person who is
shooting elderly men, shooting
women and now shooting little
children,” Gov. Parris
Glendening said. “This is the act
of an absolute coward.”
The latest victim, a 13-year-
old boy, remained in critical but
stable condition Tuesday with a
wound to the chest. He was shot
early Monday after he was
dropped off at school.
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but refused to disclose details
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teacher, was impressed bylw
well students responded tor
traumatic events. “They c
right in today and sat down
went right on with their woiij
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seemed really concerned »;
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said, the principal addressed
students over the intercom,®:j
ing them to get back to busi
but reminding them that eft
selors were available ifneede
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