Nightline looks like it will interesting tonight. We've talked about liars and con men before, so I thought some of you might be interested in this program.
Peace be with you. David Miller. TONIGHT'S SUBJECT: They were threatened, blocked, bugged, and they knew that just by talking to certain Iraqis, they were sentencing them to death. It wasn't easy being a weapons inspector in Iraq - something to think about as the UN considers sending inspectors back in. ---- They couldn't talk about their plans in Iraq because they were certain their rooms were bugged. They couldn't talk about their plans at their headquarters in Bahrain for the same reason. In fact, they didn't even feel secure at UN headquarters in New York, so their planning was done in loud New York restaurants. In Iraq they got threatening phone calls. One inspector was in his hotel room when the knock on the door and the cry of "housekeeping" came. He opened the door to find two Iraqi men in suits. They would often arrive at a site after following a circuitous route, but the U.S. spy planes overhead could see convoys of Iraqi vehicles leaving out the back. And sometimes they would talk to Iraqis, who would never be seen again. It all sounds like the stuff of a spy novel, and maybe even a comedy, except that it was all very serious. It was a constant game of cat and mouse, each side trying to outwit the other. As the UN is considering sending new teams of inspectors back into Iraq, we thought it would be a good idea to hear what it was like for the previous inspectors. We thought we had a pretty good idea of what had been going on before, but we were wrong. It was much crazier. All of this comes as the debate continues in Washington. The House is probably going to vote tomorrow, and the outcome is a foregone conclusion, on the resolution authorizing the President to use military force against Iraq. The Senate will probably vote next week, but passage there also seems assured. The CIA sent a letter to the Senate saying that while Saddam probably does have chemical and biological weapons, and is working on nuclear weapons, he is unlikely to use them against the U.S.unless attacked, in which case they expect Iraq to use whatever it has. There was a flurry this morning as the White House went out of its way to say that this in no way contradicts what the administration has been saying, and then released a letter from the CIA director saying the same thing. All this while the UN is still trying to work out the wording on a new resolution about Iraq. So Robert Krulwich will have the stories of the inspectors, and Ted will be anchoring. The stories really are terrific, I hope you'll join us. Of course, we are still watching the hunt for the sniper here in the Washington area, and if there are developments, we'll report those as well. Wednesday, October 9, 2002 Leroy Sievers and the Nightline Staff Nightline Offices Washington, D.C. ----------- If you have questions or comments regarding this message or a recent "Nightline" broadcast, please do not hit reply; simply click on this link to send your message directly to the "Nightline" staff: http://abcnews.go.com/sections/nightline/Nightline/Nightline_email_form.html Or log on to the new "Nightline" Message Board: http://boards.go.com/cgi/abcnews/request.dll?LIST&room=nightline Chat with "Nightline" guests and find articles, transcripts and video excerpts on our Web site at: http://abcnews.go.com/Sections/Nightline/ You are currently subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from the "Nightline" e-mail, change your e-mail address, or sign up for other daily e-mails, visit our E-Mail Center at: http://login.mailpref.go.com/login Ask your friends to sign up! Send them this link: http://abcnews.go.com/sections/nightline/DailyNews/nightline_login.html Did you know that ABCNEWS.com can also send you a daily email from ABCNEWS' Political Unit? Get the daily political scoop from our insider sources. Click here to sign up! http://login.mailpref.go.com/login ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
