Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday September 13 2002 — A9 European allies hail lraq flays Bush speech fo UN to act through the United Nations seemed to reflect the growing chorus of opposition to unilateral US military action to topple Saddam Hus- UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Senior European officials reacted positively to President Bush’s call Thursday for Iraq to comply with UN resolu- tions or face the consequences The Iraqi ambassador denounced the speech as a “series of fabrica- sein “Iraq has answered a decade of UK demands with a decade of defiance All the world now faces a test and the United Nations a difficult and defining moment Are Security Council resolutions to be honored and enforced or cast aside without consequence? Will the United Nations serve the purpose of or will it be its founding tions” a “He chooses to deceive die world and his own people by the longest series of fabrications that have ever been told by a leader of a nation” Ambassador Mohamed said The Iraqi reaction was predictable surprising not in its content but the speed with which it was issued At home die Iraqi media took no notice of die Bush speech choosing instead to play soap operas and movies on television said further Iraqi reaction would come when Iraq had its turn at addressing the General Assembly later in the week The foreign policy chief of the closest US ally Britain’s Jack Straw said the Bush address was a “tough and irrelevant?” Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana welcomed Bush’s speech and stood firmly behind the US position on Iraq AP photo AI-Do- effective ' speech” “The United Kingdom will work closely with the United States and its international partners in the Security Council to develop” further resolutions on Iraq Straw declined to set a date for when a resolution would be ready but said “this is an urgent matter" Norwegian Foreign Minis- ter Jan Petersen said the president “challenged us to (live) up to our responsibilities and he was very clear on all the violatipns which we certainly have to take seriously” But he added “we are facing a lot of very very difficult challenges and choices and I guess we will have to choose among 8 lot of bad options really” Bu£h told leaders from 190 nations that “we cannot stand by anddo nothing while dangers gather We must stand up In Germany — where the government has been Europe's staunchest opponent of an attack on Iraq — Finance Minister Hans Eichel warned that a military campaign on Baghdad was the only thing that could wreck Germany’s economic recovery Iraq is accused of maintaining stocks of chemical and biological weapons while seeking to develop nuclear weapons and Bush insists Saddam must be ousted because of the threat he Will use the arms Iraq says it has ended its programs for weapons of mass destruction Talks with the United Nations on resuming arms inspections — blocked by Baghdad for nearly four yean — have stalemated “We support the United States and its allies in NATO For us it’s very important to see this threat to security addressed” But in an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America” Afghan President Hamid Kaizai said he worried American involvement in Iraq could diminish attention that was needed to continue eradicating the Taliban and air Qaida from the country and rebuilding its defenses and infrastructure ' Karzai who spoke before Bush’s address said he wanted a better life for the Iraqi people but said any action by the United States should be done with the agreement and participation of the Arab world Spflo right harangues a group of protesters near the United Nations in New York on Thursday Some at the protest called for a halt to any US attempt to wage war on Saddam Hussein and Iraq Jay for our security and for the permanent rights and hopes of mankind” Bush made his case against the backdrop of widespread hesitation among US allies to use force against Baghdad UN Secretary General Kofi Annan cautioned the United States against taking action without Security Council backing Bush offered to weak in concert with other nations on a resolution “to meet our common challenge'’ And he said “if the Iraqi regime defies us again die world must I I move deliberately and decisively” against the Iraqi leader Bush’s apparent willingness Domino's Pizza I I I I Out 'West Sign I Call Us! 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