The U.N. imposed sanctions and called on Saddam to withdraw from Kuwait. Instead he sent in over 300,000 soldiers. Kuwait's wealth was systematically plundered by the looting of houses to the ransacking of the Kuwait Central Bank. Some...

Republican Guard tanks sealed off Kuwait city while Iraqi special forces seized government buildings. The advancing Iraqis met little resistance. The Emir had stood down his army to avoid provoking Saddam. Many of his soldiers were...

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After 10 days of U-N talks, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz has said Iraq wants to pursue its dialogue with the United Nations to resolve the weapons inspection cr
isis.
In a...

1. Iraqi TV footage of Saddam Hussein meeting his son Qusay, ministers and military commanders

2. Qusay with members of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Co
uncil
3. Sadd
am Hussein
4. Zoom out to wide shot of Vice...

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There are increasing hopes that the dispute between Iraq and the United Nations will be resolved peacef
ully.
Kofi Annan - the U-N Secretary-General - spent three hours in talks with President Saddam...

Iraqi Vice Prime Minister Tariq Aziz on Friday (14/4) criticized

a decision by the U.N. Security Council allowing Iraq to expo
rt $4
billion worth of oil annually in order to pay for i
mports for
humanitarian...

(Night shots)

1. Fast pan of Baghdad and zoom in on explosion on building, flames and smoke r
ising
2. Wide of Baghdad with
explosion
3. Medium shot of several buildings in central Baghdad, explosion on one...

(Night shots)

1. Fast pan of Baghdad and zoom in on explosion on building, flames and smoke r
ising
2. Wide of Baghdad with
explosion
3. Medium shot of several buildings in central Baghdad, explosion on one...

1. Tariq Aziz; former deputy prime minister and former foreign minister enters with guard and faces the judge

2. Various of Aziz list
ening
3. Cutaway hands i
n shackles
4. Aziz addr
esses the...

1. Tariq Aziz, former deputy prime minister entering with guard and facing judge. Aziz was former foreign minister. No. 25 on the fugitive list. Detained April 25, 2003. Accused of killing Iraqi...

King Hassan of Morocco meets Iraqi Information Minister Tariq Aziz in Fez.

1. mcu Hassan, pan diplo
mats
2. mcu Aziz, zoom out to Hassan, pan to Aziz and diplomats, pan back
to Hassan
Film: Rev - Sound: Mute - B&W - ...

A quarter of a million people take to the streets of Baghdad hailing and supporting the Revolution Command Council's historic statement announcing the sending of Iraqi forces to Syria and setting up a special fund of 9 billion...

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Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz has remained in Moscow on Thursday after wrapping up talks with Russian officials about resolving the stand-off with UN weapons inspec
tors.
Aziz met with Boris...

Iraq has recognised the sovereignty and territorial integrity of

Kuwait as set out by UN Security Council Resolution 833
, the
Russian foreign ministry said Tuesday (8/11). It
said that
President Boris...

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1. SOUNDBITE (English) Tariq Aziz, Deputy Iraqi Prime Minister:

" Anthrax exists in many many countries in the world including the United States. The US is the major producer of Anthrax, so connecting Iraq with those...

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Iraq has agreed to resume cooperation with U-N weapons inspectors and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in line with U-N resolut
ions.
The announcement was made by the U-N special envoy...

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A visiting Irish politician said on Monday he believes Iraq is willing to compromise avoid threatened military action over suspended U-N weapons inspect
ions.
Former...

A French envoy met Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein on Wednesday (4/3) to deliver a message from French President Jacques Chirac on Iraqi compliance with the latest UN resolution on weapons inspections.

Bertrand Dufourcq,...

Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz on Wednesday (14/1) accused the United States and Britain of controlling the UN Special Commission on disarming Iraq and described the situation as "unacceptable."

Tariq Aziz arrives at...

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Iraqi deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz has accused the U-N security council of not protecting the sovereignty of his cou
ntry.
Aziz, who is currently visiting Moscow, said the United...

1. Wide shot of demonstrators

2. Various of demonstrators holding ba
nners
3. Various of women demonstrator
s chanting
4. Oversized Palestinian flag outstretched i
n demonstration
5. Demonstrators and flag...

1. Exterior, building

2. Car pulls up, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz get
s out
3. Aziz walking int
o building
4. Aziz greeting Turkish Prime Minister
Bulent Ecevit
5. Wide shot,...

English/Nat

The debate over the American decision to fire missiles against Iraq has intensified at the United Nat
ions.
The United States and Britain tried to gather support in the Security Council for a...