SENIOR EXECUTIVE INTELLIGENCE BRIEF

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: December 11, 2017
• Case Number: F-2016-02334
• Publication Date: November 14, 2002

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SENIOR EXECUTIVE INTELLIGENCE BRIEF
14 November 2002
PASS SEIB 02-265CHX
Iraq: Saddam Will Push Boundaries of Resolution
having accepted the new disarmament
resolution, Saddam will try to test the limits of UNMOVIC, the IAEA, and the UN Security
Council and will use other tactics to broaden his maneuvering room. Saddam's history of
manipulating the implementation of even the most narrowly written resolutions suggests he will
try to divide the Council over countries' different interpretations of key provisions and of what
constitutes a serious violation of the resolution.
Baghdad, as it has in the past, will try to use its acceptance of the new resolution to
propaganda advantage by charging the Security Council with not fulfilling its end of
international agreements. Foreign Minister Hadithi's letter to Secretary General Annan
yesterday reminded the UN of its obligations under past resolutions and said Iraq will publish
another letter containing its observations on procedures that, in Baghdad's view, violate
international law.
-- Whatever the state of Iraq's cooperation, Saddam and his spokesmen will charge the UN
with a double standard for not establishing a "nuclear free zone" in the Middle East as
called for in UN Resolution 687.
-- Iraq will use the reference to a "comprehensive settlement" from UN Resolution 1284 to
push for the suspension and ultimate lifting of economic sanctions after 120 days of
inspections.
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