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  1. “Furthermore, I remind the Council of the content of the statement issued by the national leadership of my country today: that we are confident that the people of Iraq will prove once again that this aggression is futile and a failure, as they have done in the past with regard to every prior instance of aggression. Finally, I wish a holy Ramadan to the steadfast Iraqis and to Arabs and Muslims everywhere in the world.”

    1998-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3955 (1998) · source

  2. “With regard to the threat posed by Iraq to its neighbours - and there is a well-known exception in this context - we ask the Security Council to tell us which of Iraq's neighbouring States claims that Iraq is threatening its peace and security. Indeed, we would pose another question: what has the Security Council done in the face of the threats to the peace and security of Iraq made every day by some permanent members of the Security Council, and of other threats posed by another neighbouring country? In closing, I invite the Security Council to fulfil its responsibilities as set forth in the United Nations Charter and request an immediate and unconditional cessation of the aggression that is under way against Iraq.”

    1998-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3955 (1998) · source

  3. “The International Atomic Energy Agency announced recently that the disarmament phase has virtually been completed, and UNSCOM. declared that it was about to complete that phase with regard to missiles and chemical weapons, a month being set by the Chairman of UNSCOM. to do so. The question that arises is, where are the prohibited weapons which they allege that Iraq still has? If UNSCOM. has any evidence that Iraq possesses a prohibited weapon or its components, then we challenge them, as we have done in the past, to provide physical evidence to the Security Council. Indeed, some members of the Security Council have requested, time and again, that such evidence be submitted, but UNSCOM. has failed to do so.”

    1998-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3955 (1998) · source

  4. “And to complete his non-objective conclusions with regard to cooperation by Iraq, the Executive Chairman of the Special Commission today, without the knowledge or approval of the Security Council - without its knowledge or approval - withdrew his inspectors from Iraq in order to pave the way completely for the military aggression against Iraq by the United States and the United Kingdom. The exaggerated uproar about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction is nothing but a great lie; the other lie is the allegation that Iraq poses a threat to its neighbours. With regard to weapons of mass destruction, UNSCOM. and the International Atomic Energy Agency have been operating since April 1991, with cooperation from the Iraqi side, and have completed their essential work in the area of disarmament.”

    1998-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3955 (1998) · source

  5. “Another was that the Iraqi side took inspectors to the headquarters of a non-Iraqi organization and the officers of that organization denied the inspectors access to their headquarters. A third incident was that UNSCOM. inspectors entered a site where they were expecting to find what was presumed to be documents and they failed to find such documents because those documents were not there. Another incident relates to the "air force" document, which we invited him to discuss jointly, in the presence of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General. He refused to do so. Yet another incident relates to a visit to the party headquarters, in which a party representative requested a written request - just a few lines - to inspect the party headquarters. They refused to do so.”

    1998-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3955 (1998) · source

  6. “Executive Chairman yesterday and today provided additional evidence that his partiality, lack of integrity and lack of objectivity as an international civil servant could indeed lead the world to disasters, the first victims of which would be the United Nations and its prestige. The UNSCOM. Executive Chairman singled out in his report yesterday five incidents out of a total of 300 inspection operations; I repeat, five incidents of 300 inspection operations that have been undertaken since UNSCOM. resumed its operations in Iraq on 18 November. He considered those incidents as categorical evidence of lack of cooperation on Iraq's part. What are these incidents? One is that the Iraqi side requested UNSCOM. to respect the Muslim religious holiday on Fridays.”

    1998-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3955 (1998) · source

  7. “The two Powers requested a suspension of the informal meeting of the Security Council and their pretext for aggression was that one of the two reports - the UNSCOM. report - emphasized the lack of full cooperation by Iraq with UNSCOM. Thus, the United States has once again arrogated to itself the Security Council's authority and flouted international law and the United Nations Charter. Indeed, it has disregarded the prestige of the members of the Council, who were in session and were not allowed to even complete their discussion, in keeping with their responsibilities for maintaining international peace and security. Time and again we have warned against the partiality and lack of objectivity of the United Nations Special Commission. The conduct of the UNSCOM.”

    1998-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3955 (1998) · source

  8. “The aggression launched by the United States and Britain today is the most glaring evidence of the absence of principles in international relations and of the submission of the world to the authority of brute power. Indeed, this is a very grim and sad day in the history of the United Nations and the Security Council. At a time when the Security Council, with the participation of the Secretary-General, was discussing reports submitted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) on the status of compliance by Iraq, and before the Council reached any conclusion on this subject, the United States and Britain launched their attack against Iraq.”

    1998-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3955 (1998) · source

  9. “Mr. Hamdoon (Iraq)(interpretation from Arabic): I speak to you now while rockets and bombs are falling on the cities and the villages of Iraq, Iraq that is steadfast and patient. I am not speaking in symbolic language or about a fireworks display in the Baghdad sky which is being enjoyed by CNN viewers. Indeed, I am speaking about bombs that are falling at this very moment to rip out the hearts of elderly men and women and extinguish smiles from the faces of children and scatter their limbs everywhere. These are instruments of destruction that are reaping the lives of Iraqi civilians who have been suffering for the past eight years from one of the most comprehensive and horrendous sanctions known in human history.”

    1998-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3955 (1998) · source

  10. “In responding to the wish of the international community, the Council should therefore adopt a resolution condemning the Israeli laws and the process of confiscating occupied Arab territories and should force the occupying Power to stop all of its programmes and plans for building settlements and to demolish those settlements that have already been established. If the Council prevaricates over adopting a just resolution to deter the aggressor, it will only lead to a further weakening of its credibility - and its credibility is already in a pitiful state right now. It would also lead to the immeasurable deterioration of the fragile situation in the area and thereby severely jeopardize international peace and security.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  11. “That representative also insisted that the Council discuss, and the President of the Council ask the Ambassador of Iraq to explain, an Iraqi letter responding to press statements made by the assistant of the Secretary of State that represented a clear interference in the internal affairs of Iraq and a provocation and incitement to overthrow its Government. The international community expressed anger and condemnation over the Israeli decision on 21 June 1998 to expand the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem, a decision that represents a tangible violation of Security Council resolutions. It also represents a clear contravention of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  12. “When the Council has considered that question in the past, that country has used the veto to abort the adoption of any serious measure by the Council. Yet we all know that there is nothing more dangerous to international peace and security than the expansionist policy of Israel, coupled with its possession of all weapons of mass destruction, including more than 200 nuclear warheads. It is a painful irony that the representative of that permanent member of the Council has in the past week insisted on refusing to allow the Council to consider the question of Jerusalem, while at the same time insisting that it discuss press allegations that there has been a lack of compliance by Iraq with Security Council resolution 833 (1993).”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  13. “The Security Council must face a fact that can no longer be denied or ignored: since 1990 its practices have been characterized - even pervaded - by selectivity of criteria, double standards and the use of the machinery of the Council for narrow self-interest. A clear example is the way in which the Council deals with the Palestinian question in general and the issue of Jerusalem in particular. We have been and are still being told by a permanent member of the Council that the question of Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict have no place on the agenda of the Council. That country has matched words with deeds, and during the past few years has prevented the Council from examining the question of Palestine and Jerusalem.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  14. “It is where the prophet Moharnmed ascended to heaven, and it is the cradle of Christianity. Therefore, trying in any way to alter its identity, legal status or demographic composition represents a clear challenge to the feelings of those in both the Islamic and Christian worlds, in addition to being a clear violation of Security Council resolutions. The international community calls upon the Security Council, which bears responsibility under the Charter, to pay sufficient attention to that issue and give it due importance and to adopt as soon as possible measures to stop the Judaization of that Holy City.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  15. “Mr. Hamdoon (Iraq) (interpretation from Arabic): I am pleased at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I should also like to congratulate you on the utmost efficiency with which you have conducted the work of the Council. We welcome the convening of this meeting to discuss a situation that seriously threatens international peace and security: the question of Jerusalem and Palestine. Israel's measures to Judaize Jerusalem and to efface its Arab identity fall within its expansionist plan aimed at acquiring Arab territories by force. Jerusalem, in particular, has a special religious and historical significance, not only for Arabs and Palestinians, but for the Islamic and Christian worlds as a whole.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  16. “We call on the Security Council to adopt a resolution suspending the sanctions imposed on Libya, because the persistence of the current crisis without solution and the continued imposition of sanctions on Libya are fraught with grave dangers to peace and security in the area and in the world.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  17. “This means that the International Court is capable of pronouncing itself on it, and there is no justification for continued resort to coercive measures under Chapter VII of the Charter. Therefore, it is imperative now to stop the coercive measures pending the issuance of a judgment by the International Court of Justice deciding the case before it. Resolutions 748 (1992) and 883 (1993) did not invalidate the role of the Court. This latter is the major judicial organ of the United Nations, as provided in Article 92 of the Charter. It is inadmissible to invoke actions under Chapter VII to block the powers of the Court. The Charter defined the powers of the Court and the powers of the Security Council, and it is inappropriate for any organ of the United Nations to depart from its constitutional frame defined by the Charter.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  18. “The Council should define the time- frame for sanctions regimes taking these considerations into account." If the international community in its entirety is agreed on the need for a time-frame for the sanctions, what prevents the Security Council from implementing that so as to be really faithful to the will of the international community? Recently, there has been an important development that necessitates breaking the vicious circle of the sanctions, by which we mean the decision of the International Court of Justice on 27 February 1998, in which it declared its competence to consider this dispute. This decision asserted that the entire question relates to interpretation and implementation of the 1971 Montreal Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  19. “It is possible that this situation can go on indefinitely, as long as this State has its own political agenda vis-a-vis the target State. Faced with this problem, the General Assembly adopted without a vote, on 15 September 1997, resolution 51/242. This resolution and its annexes laid the foundations to be used in considering the imposition of sanctions and reviewing the sanctions. Paragraph 3 of annex II provides for the following: "The Security Council has the ability to determine the time-frame of sanctions. This question is of the greatest importance and should be seriously considered in connection with the objective of changing the behaviour of the target party while not causing unnecessary suffering to the civilian population.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  20. “These closed reviews begin by an expression of the majority of the Council members of their welcome of the positive developments, and they call for accepting one of the proposals made by Libya. But they regrettably end with the well-known statement that there is no consensus on introducing any change in the sanctions regime. This begs the question: why is a consensus required to change the sanctions regime? Was this consensus required when the sanctions were imposed? The answer is no. Resolution 748 (1992) was adopted with only 10 votes in favour, while 5 States abstained, including a permanent member. Resolution 883 (1993) was adopted with only 11 votes in favour, while 4 States, including a permanent member, abstained. The mechanism used to review the sanctions gives one State the possibility of blocking the consensus.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  21. “They insisted that Libya carry out what they referred to as the will of the international community. Our question is, if the Libyan proposals, which are endorsed by more than 140 States, do not represent the will of the international community, then what does? Then there is the problem of reviewing the sanctions regime. These reviews are undertaken in a closed consultations meeting. They are supposed to be undertaken in an open, formal meeting so that the international community can tell whether the Council was faithful to the mandate entrusted to it under Article 24, paragraph 1, of the Charter in expressing its will regarding the keeping or the lifting of sanctions.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  22. “After the adoption of resolutions 731 (1992), 748 (1992) and 883 (1993), the United States and the United Kingdom insisted that Libya hand the suspects over to them, although resolution 731 (1992) did not include any explicit provision calling upon Libya to surrender the suspects. For its part, Libya has launched numerous positive initiatives in keeping with the spirit of these resolutions. Those initiatives were supported by the League of Arab States, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Organization of African Unity and the Non-Aligned Movement, as well as by the Security Council itself. But the United States and the United Kingdom insisted on disregarding these initiatives that were supported by the majority of the international community.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  23. “Thus, they were based on suspicions and not on established facts, and they therefore have no legal justification. At the same time, these sanctions, since their inception in 1992, have inflicted great suffering on the Libyan people. The fact-finding mission dispatched by the Secretary-General to the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in December of 1997 reported on the widespread adverse effects of the sanctions on the social welfare of the people and on the economy of the country, especially as regards social services and public health, which were greatly affected by the prohibition on air travel. In addition, the sanctions did not provide the long-awaited answers for the families of the victims of the Pan Am flight. There is also the problem relating to the implementation of the Security Council resolutions.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  24. “From the legal point of view, the problem is that sanctions continue even when they are no longer justified, assuming there was a justification to begin with. From the political point of view, it is that the resolutions of the Security Council imposing sanctions have been transformed into an instrument in the service of the narrow political objectives of a single State. From the ethical point of view, it is that these sanctions have become a means of imposing collective punishment against innocent civilians, especially in Iraq and Libya. The sanctions imposed against Libya and Iraq represent a model of these problems. The sanctions were imposed against Libya because of the mere suspicion of the involvement of two Libyan citizens in the heinous terrorist act called the Lockerbie incident.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  25. “Regrettably, it seems that it was necessary to pool all these efforts in order to obtain the agreement of the Security Council to convene a plenary meeting at which Member States of the United Nations would be allowed to express their views on the question before the Council, despite the fact that the Council acts on behalf of these States under Article 24, paragraph 1, of the Charter, and that Article 31 of the Charter gives States that right. Since the beginning of what has been called the era of wild turmoil after the severe disruption of the international balance brought about by the fall of the Soviet Union various sanctions regimes have given rise to major legal, ethical and political problems.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  26. “Mr. Hamdoon (Iraq) (interpretation from Arabic): At the outset, I am very pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over this important meeting of the Council and would like to express my gratitude to you. I would also like to express my gratitude to the delegation of the fraternal Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, led by Minister Omar Muntasser, whose initiative it was to call for the convening of this open formal meeting of the Security Council. We would also like to thank all those who supported that initiative, especially the League of Arab States, the Organization of African Unity, the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the Non-Aligned Movement.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  27. “Given that the working group on Security Council reform has not yet completed its work, to consider expanding the powers of the Council to include interfering in the work of United Nations humanitarian organs seems unduly and excessively optimistic. The optimal contribution of the Security Council in this regard would be to play its role under the Charter: to practise preventive diplomacy, to settle disputes peacefully, and to stress the mechanisms provided for under Chapter VI as a means to create a stable and secure international environment. Experience has shown that resort to coercive measures in dealing with humanitarian crises and overlapping between peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance operations serves only to exacerbate problems, rather than solving them. The experience of Somalia is a case in point.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778Resumption1 (1997) · source

  28. “When imposing such sanctions, it is necessary to adopt the principles arrived at by the General Assembly's sub-working group on sanctions, such as the importance of the conformity of sanctions with the Charter, the clarity of their aims, the conditions for their lifting, and the requirement that they not cause massive humanitarian suffering. This must be accompanied by a clear definition of the steps that are required of the targeted country for the sanctions to be lifted, and by the exclusion of all medical, food, educational and agricultural items from such sanctions. The Security Council is facing increasing accusations of selectivity and double standards. The most recent manifestation of such selectivity was its total disregard of the Turkish invasion of northern Iraq.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778Resumption1 (1997) · source

  29. “In this regard, we would like to emphasize the fact that the emergence of certain situations in which domestic conflicts influence the flow of humanitarian assistance does not justify military action by the Security Council; neither does it justify granting the Security Council additional powers to intervene in the work of United Nations humanitarian agencies and organizations or to bypass the role of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council. In this regard, we must emphasize the effect of economic sanctions in exacerbating the problem of refugees and displaced persons.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778Resumption1 (1997) · source

  30. “At the same time, a major Power - a permanent member of the Security Council - has for seven years been contributing to destabilizing Iraq by inciting revolt against the central authority, arming outlaw forces and imposing no-fly zones, all of which has resulted in instability and an exacerbation of the refugee problem. Were that State to halt its interference in Iraq's affairs, and were sanctions to be lifted from Iraq tomorrow - for which there is ample legal justification - the problem of Iraqi refugees would disappear. The Eleventh Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, held at Cartagena, affirmed the need to differentiate between peacekeeping operations and humanitarian assistance, just as it made clear its reservations with regard to the trend to convert peacekeeping operations into military operations.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778Resumption1 (1997) · source

  31. “When the conflict was over, Afghanistan was left to lick its wounds without any serious assistance in rebuilding its economic and civilian infrastructures. The situation of my own country, Iraq, provides another example. Throughout its history, Iraq has been a haven for those from neighbouring countries seeking security, peace and a dignified life. However, the unjust war that was waged against it under the cover of the Security Council destroyed the infrastructures of the economy and ways of life in Iraq. Moreover, the comprehensive sanctions that have been in effect for seven years have led to the migration of numerous Iraqis.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778Resumption1 (1997) · source

  32. “The United Nations certainly also bears a great responsibility in this regard, not only for delivering humanitarian assistance to refugees and guaranteeing the security and safety of those providing it, but also for seeking permanent solutions to this humanitarian tragedy. In order to deal with the problem of refugees and displaced persons thoroughly and appropriately, its social, economic and political reasons must be explored. An attempt must be made to solve the problem through a just and comprehensive approach. The people of Afghanistan would not have been displaced had it not been for certain geopolitical conditions that transformed it into an arena for conflict among major Powers.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778Resumption1 (1997) · source

  33. “Mr. Hamdoon (Iraq) (interpretation from Arabic): It gives us great pleasure, Sir, to see you presiding over this open Security Council debate on protection for humanitarian assistance to refugees and others in conflict situations. We should also like to extend our thanks and appreciation to the United Nations humanitarian agencies for their significant efforts and great sacrifices, made with a view to alleviating the suffering of millions of refugees and displaced persons. The problem of refugees and displaced persons, which has been exacerbated in recent years, is an open wound on the conscience of humankind. The international community, with all its institutions and organizations, must undertake its role in this regard.”

    1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778Resumption1 (1997) · source

  34. “Any delay or reluctance on the part of the Security Council in adopting a fair resolution deterring the aggressor could only weaken the Council's credibility; it would do nothing to further the Charter purpose of the maintenance of international peace and security.”

    1995-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536Resumption1 (1995) · source

  35. “They place upon the Security Council the responsibility to adopt a resolution affirming the unlawfulness of these attempts to confiscate lands in the Holy City and obliging the occupying authorities to rescind their decisions in that connection, to halt all planned settlement programmes, to end the closure of Holy Jerusalem, and to cease all Israeli excavations that imperil the foundations and structure of the Al-Aqsa mosque. The Arab and Islamic worlds and all other peace- loving peoples expect the Council now to assume its Charter role and to restore the rights of a people, thus sparing the region and the world a new conflict that would prove no less bitter than the conflicts of the past.”

    1995-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536Resumption1 (1995) · source

  36. “Hence, any change in its identity, legal status or demographic composition would constitute disregard for the feelings of the Arab and Islamic nations, defiance of international law, and a Violation of the relevant Security Council resolutions and the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949. The Council should therefore address this matter by adopting an appropriate resolution to put an end to the attempts by the Israeli occupying authorities to alter the identity of the Holy City. The facts and merits of the attempts and actions by the Israeli occupying authorities to confiscate land and build settlements, aimed at uprooting the Palestinian presence from the Holy City, are now clear to one and all; there is no room for argument or controversy.”

    1995-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536Resumption1 (1995) · source

  37. “Mr. Hamdoon (Iraq) (interpretation from Arabic): It gives me pleasure, Sir, to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I am confident that your experience and wisdom will enable the Council's work to proceed in the best possible manner. I also congratulate Ambassador Kovanda of the Czech Republic on the way in which he guided the work of the Council last month. The Security Council is meeting to discuss a very serious issue which, unless dealt with appropriately, will have grave implications for international peace and security. The city of Holy Jerusalem has a special religious and historic significance for the Islamic, Christian and Arab worlds alike. It is, moreover, part of the Arab territories occupied in 1967.”

    1995-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536Resumption1 (1995) · source

  38. “They overlook the fact that the carrying out in practice of States' obligations requires the taking into account of the views of those States regarding the question of implementation. Nothing in the Charter precludes that. Iraq is a founding Member of the United Nations, and it has both rights and duties under the Charter. The resolutions of the Security Council cannot deny it its rights. Today Iraq appeals to the Council to safeguard its rights as a Member State and calls upon it to condemn this act of aggression and take the action necessary to prevent a repetition in the future.”

    1993-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3245 (1993) · source

  39. “That could escalate into a very serious situation threatening peace and security world-wide and could impose on the world an unprecedented case of blackmail and terrorism. For months there have been instigations against Iraq; threats have become the method of dealing with Iraq and the context for certain parties and certain bodies to impose policies upon us by force, all under the pretext of international legitimacy - naturally without givirg Iraq a fair opportunity to explain its position. Anything Iraq says to try to create an objective context for the implementation of the resolutions of the Security Council is viewed by some as a departure from, and violation of, those resolutions, and justification for continuing the embargo against Iraq.”

    1993-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3245 (1993) · source

  40. “The truth is that today's aggression is just one more page in the history of the United States policy of aggression against Iraq, a policy aimed at gaining control of the region and subjugating it to its will. This act of aggression is stark evidence of the United States policy of hegemony in today's world. On the basis of a groundless accusation, Cruise missiles were fired on Baghdad, a city of 4 million, murdering peaceful inhabitants without advance warning. This act of aggression shows that one consideration underlying the United States position may be achieving a so-called victory to be exploited for domestic and international political purposes. We believe that the Security Council must not allow some of its members, by taking military action, tc usurp the Council's principal role of Maintaining international peace and security.”

    1993-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3245 (1993) · source

  41. “Here I recall the infamous story of the incubators, which was fabricated by the Kuwaiti Government together with a public relations firm during the lead-up to the final decision to launch a war against Iraq. The United States Government has accused and sentenced Iraq, and has carried out its sentence, all without providing evidence against it or inviting it to clarify its position. That sheds a clear light on the true intentions and objectives of that Government. The rules of international law, which the United States claims to respect, give it no right to overlook the principle of due process o* law or the provisions of the Charter. With this act of aggression, the United States of America has breached its responsibility as a permanent member of the Security Council and has violated the norms of international law and of the Charter.”

    1993-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3245 (1993) · source

  42. “The United States has tried to justify its aggression by linking it to the story of the alleged attempt to assassinate former President Bush. That story was completely fabricated by the Kuwaiti regime for well-known purposes relating to its policy towards Iraq and with a view to damaging and harming my country. It is to be noted that for similar purposes certain organs within the United States Administration found in this story a pretext for an act of aggression against Iraq in pursuance of the United States policy of containment against Iraq and its role. The Government of Iraq has denied, and continues to deny, any role with respect to the alleged attempt. The Government of Iraq challenges the parties concerned to come up with any clear evidence accevtable to an impartial third party.”

    1993-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3245 (1993) · source

  43. “This caused the martyrdom of a number of civilians in the buildings neighbouring the Intelligence Headquarters, and injured a large number of civilians, including women and children. In addition to the infliction of severe damage on residential buildings and civilian installations, I have also found out that a former colleague of mine, an Iraqi artist, well-known in all art circles of the world, Mrs. Leila Al Attar, was martyred with her husband while they were asleep in their house in that neighbourhood. May God lead them to Paradise. Surely, these people had nothing to do with the Government facility; they were merely two Iraqi citizens who lived in Baghdad, which has become the target of acts that we and many others believe are not justified under international law or international norms.”

    1993-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3245 (1993) · source

  44. “Mr. HAMDOON (Iraq) (interpretation from Arabic): Mr. President, in the last days of your presidency of the Council, I cannot but pay tribute to your wisdom and skill in conducting the Council's work during the current month. It also gives me great pleasure to pay tribute to your predecessor, Ambassador Vorontsov of the Russian Federation, for the way in which he presided over the Council's work last month. Between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. Baghdad local time today, 27 June, the United States of America committed another act of aggression against Iraq. United States forces fired 23 Tomahawk cruise missiles on the Iraqi Intelligence Headquarters located in the capital, Baghdad. Some of the missiles fell on residential quarters in the Al Mansur and Mamoon neighbourhoods.”

    1993-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3245 (1993) · source