Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Monday September 16 2002 — A9 art ta§©§ DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Saudi for- eigri minister said Sunday the kingdom would be “obliged to follow through” if the United States needed bases in the kingdom to attack Iraq under US press Pakistan to hand over Sept 11 suspect Binalshibh — WASHINGTON of States could open the way for tary attacks ‘Tuning is important and allowing inspectors back before a Security Council resolution to that effect would be in Iraq’s favor” he told the London-base- Arabic-lan-gua-ge d d came as world opinion shifted toward taking some collective action to contain Iraq accused by the United States of stockpiling weapons of mass destruction harboring terrorists and defying the United Nations Last week Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher of Egypt among the most influential Arab states said his government would support a US strike on Iraq if it were under UN auspices Saudi Arabia has joined Iraq’s other Arab neighbors in' cautioning die United States not to attack Saying it would only further destabilize a region made volatile by through" One important obstacle to Binalshibh’s transfer to the United States fell Sunday when Germany decided not to pursue his extradition to face a mass murder-conspiraindictment Pakistan said a second high-lev- el figure also was captured last week but has refused to identify him by name or nationality There had been speculation that the suspect was Khalid Shaikh Mohammed one of Osama bin Laden’s chief lieutenants Pakistan’s interior minister Moinuddun Haider told The Associated Press on Sunday that Mohammed is not the man Binalshibh and at least nine other operatives remained under interrogation by Pakistani and US intelligence agencies an official of Haider’s ministry said an cy East Arab League ministers said Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri told them Saturday that Iraq was ready to let die inspectors return but not before certain conditions were met The United Nations has rejected any conditions President Bush who accuses Iraqi President Saddam Hussein of stockpiling weapons of mass destruction US and British planes attack Iraqi sites in southern S !:sr zone no-fl- y BAGHDAD Iraq (AP) — US and British warplanes bombed zone Sunday an Iraqi Iraqi installations in the southern no-fl- y military spokesman told Iraq’s official news agency The agency report did not say if the early morning raid in Dhi Qar province about 210 miles south of Baghdad caused any damage or casualties The US military confirmed the attack A statement released by US Central Command headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida said coalition aircraft responded to Iraqi ground fire by launching precision-guide- d weapons to strike an air defense communications facility APphoto The Iraqi spokesman told the official agency US and British Saudi Foreign Minister Saud addresses reporters after his warplanes bombed “civil and service installations” meeting with French President Jacques Chirac to discuss the Middle “Our heroic missiles and units fired at the aircraft East situation at the Elysee Palace hi Paris in this Sept 10 photo flee them back to the spokesman to territories” Kuwaiti o forcing would said be ’obttg-edtThe Saudi foreign minister Sunday the kingdom said without providing further details follow through If the United States needed bases in the kingSunday's raids Imought to 38 the number of strikes reported dom to attack Iraq under UN authority: this year by the US and British coalition formed to patrol north- done so but it has refused to Iraq should not fear the return em and southern Iraqi zones after the 1991 Gulf War The last ' attack was admit UN arms inspectors of inspectors Sept 9 since 1998 “What is wrong in allowing The latest strikes also come three days after President Bush Given that Iraq denies it has them back and put all this to told the UN General Assembly that Baghdad must grant access a program to stockpile orpro-ducesuan end? We belieye it wodld to UN weapons inspectors or face confrontation be a wise move” Saud said weapons Saud said has proposed a UN Security Council resolution that would set a short deadline for a resumption of inspections and threaten action if Iraq does not comply Bush also has said die United States would act unilaterally if Iraq continued its defiance and the international community did not respond UN Security Council resolutions passed after the 1991 Gulf War say Iraq must eliminate weapons of mass destnic-tio- n and the means to produce them Iraq claims to have Winter Wnntiur SpecUl r m2 VfotaM I VMCMqkM MadtaciiaNte II a1 kMaHMW-IMtfa fighting Also Sunday Saud urged Iraq to quickly allow the return of UN weapons inspectors to head off a Security Council resolution that newspaper “We are afraid that (a refusal) would harm the Iraqi people and increase their burden We are worried about Iraq’s unitv stability and indesaid pendence” In New York Saturday envoys from Arab League issued a similar jdea during the General Assembly saying Iraq should heed international calls to allow inspectors back and avert a confrontation with the United States that could further destabilize die Middle ’ through” Saud said however that he remained opposed in principle to the use of military force ' against Saddam Hussein or a unilateral American attack Die remote Prince Sultan Air Base south of Riyadh hosts most of the 5000 US troops based in Saudi Arabia Saud’s apparent policy shift will The United wants custody (AP) Ramzi Binalshibh arid will work with Pakistani authorities to have them hand over the suspected Sept 11 plotter captured last week in Karachi President Bush's national security adviser said Sunday “Oh we will be working with the Pakistani officials to make certain that he gets to the right place” Condoleezza Rice said “There’s no doubt that the United States will want to have access to him and to have him because this is an important break- Al-Ha- ington Saud said: “Everybody is obliged to follow Israeli-Palestini- In brief OJ mili- UN authority Die comments to CNN by Prince Saud would mark a significant shift in Saudi policy In an interview last month with The Assodat-ePress Saud declared that US facilities in the desert kingdom would be off limits for an attack on Iraq When asked by CNN specifically if Saudi bases would be available to Wash- ©p®ini ft® anti-aircr- ch VPGAN PAI NTiNq i The New AND REPAIR r 881-371- ' Shuttle 6 c£ 4 stoke Will beat or march any pricef 755-50- 08 1 ' 1 " v’1' uftr' O jy- !'' 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