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VOLUME 111, ISSUE 12 BRINK OF WAR BUSH GIVES HUSSEIN 48 HOURS TO FLEE IRAQ OR FACE MILITARY ATTACK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/JOHN MOORE Under a full moon at 4 a.m. local time in western Kuwait, U.S. troops from the Army's A Company 3rd Battalion 7th Infantry Regiment listen to President Bush's address to the nation, given on Monday from Washington, D.C. Security Council These 14 countries, along with the U.S., constitute the U.N. Security Council. Britain fcjJIIPSi Position: Supports jjSIS Has been the United States' most loyafally Spain *. Position: Supports Says military force can proceed even without U.N. authorization Supports use of military force without U.N. authorization France ■ Position: Opposes Primary critic of the United States' stance on Iraq Russia .. Position: Opposes ™ Said that U.N. inspectors should be given more time Has argued that peaceful means have not yet been exhausted Says there is no justification for military action at this time Position: Opposes Says Iraq is cooperating and sanctions should be lifted Pakistan MfHfl Position: Undecided Could support military action without authorization Mexico H Position: Undecided Could support military action if authorized Cameroon Position: Undecided Supports inspections but sees no reason for military action Position: Undecided |jP^ Says there has not yet been any justification for military action Guinea Position: Undecided Supports inspections but says no military action at this time Angola Position Undecided^^^sH Supports inspections to disarm Iraq peacefully DTH/GRACE OH SOURCE: WWW.CNN.COM ONLINE Read The Daily Tar Heel's coverage of the war on Iraq as it affects the state and UNC community by clicking on the "War" tab on www.dailytarheel.com. Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Satlg 3tel THE ASSOCIATED PRESS P WASHINGTON RESIDENT BUSH SAID MONDAY THE UNITED STATES WILL UNLEASH WAR AGAINST IRAQ UNLESS SADDAM HUSSEIN FLEES HIS COUN TRY WITHIN 48 HOURS. The president warned Americans that terrorists might strike in retaliation and put the nation on higher alert. “The tyrant will soon be gone,” vowed Bush, commander in chief of 250,000 U.S. troops poised to strike. Bush set a course for war with out U.N. backing after months of futilely trying to persuade Hussein to disarm. In an address tele vised world wide, he spoke to several audi ences at once, starting with the U.S. public and skeptical allies and INSIDE ■ Bush's speech serves as war declaration ■ Campus Y to host debate on likely war PAGE 6 including Hussein, Iraq's military' and its citizens. “The day of your liberation is near,” Bush told Iraqis. The speech did not silence opposition from home and abroad to Bush's tough-on-Hussein poli cies. Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle said Bush had failed “miserably” at diplomacy, forcing U.S. action signals failing U.N. power Foreshadows struggle for dominance BY ELYSE ASHBURN STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR Refusing to be caught in a tangle of stalled negotiations about war in Iraq, the United States on Monday abandoned U.N. Security Council debate in a move foreign policy experts say exposes the inherent weaknesses of the United Nations. “The United Nations Security Council has not lived up to its responsibilities, so we will rise to ours,” Bush said Monday. When President Bush side stepped the Security Council on Monday and issued a 48-hour dead line for Saddam Hussein to relin quish power, U.N. dissenters could do nothing more than protest. www.dailytarheel.com WHITE HOUSE/PAUL MORSE President Bush speaks from the White House on Monday night. the United States to go to war with Iraq. From the ornate cross halls of the White House. Bush said for the first time that Hussein could not retain power even bv beginning to disarm his nation of weapons of mass destruction long the stat ed goal of U.S. policy in Iraq. The only way war can be avoided now is Hussein’s exile. Bush said. “All the decades of deceit and cruelty have now reached an end,” the president said. “(Hussein) and SEE BUSH, PAGE 4 “International support is not an entity unto itself,” said Ilan Berman, vice president for policy at the American Foreign Policy Council. “It’s only as strong as those who can enforce it.” ' And in the case of the United Nations, the United States is its strongest enforcing body it pro vides roughly 70 percent of its funds and a vast majority of its troops. Though Bush said he still respects the mission of the United Nations, experts say his actions will have a lasting effect on its authority. Some, like Berman, say it will cripple its effectiveness and lead to SEE UNITED NATIONS, PAGE 4 SPORTS CONSOLATION PRIZE UNC to take on DePaul tonight in the Smith Center as the NIT begins PAGE 9 Hussein defiant as Bush issues threat Maintains Iraq has no weapons THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD, Iraq The United Nations ordered its weapons inspectors out of Iraq on Monday, widening the stream of diplomats and foreign journalists heading for the exits before any shooting starts. Defiant to the end, Saddam Hussein gave no sign of heeding President Bush’s demands that he step down within 48 hours or face war. He warned that U.S. forces will find an Iraqi fighter ready to die for his country “behind every rock, tree and wall.” But he made a last-minute bid to avert war, admitting that Iraq had once possessed weapons of mass destruction to defend itself TURKEY < ,7 ."7 J <’ . ■ Caspian Sea \ - ' X V |? Turkey: Tbe U.S. patrols Iraq's northern no-fly zone from Incirlik. Y .J SfiSSf-’ifa-' >.. . a j , 1 ‘ rjf Y,-*' f.v-.'-T . j Vy Mediterranean Sea Bahrain: Headquarters of the top IR AQ Marine and Navy commanders in the area. TV ISRAEL v Kuwait: Kuwait will serve as the IRAN JOR DAN aSe U militar V °P erations and ( A will house the top Army commander. United Arab Emirates: The U.S will i. / 'S'' use bases in the U.A.E. to monitor the 7 Jordan: Jordan is one of the bases *—-— : —>■ KUWAIT sout * lern no '% 20ne for U.S. and British special forces operations. Nil A ' ■ BAHRAIN ** \ EGYPT Saudi Arabia: The U.S. has an Y/ ' • A ' aerospace operations center at Prince >• QATAR Persian > Sultan Air Base. Gulf Gulf of Oman „ . I U. A. E. ■< — YgV Red Sea 1 >SAUDI ARABIA OMAN IK f f Oman: The U.S. will store supplies , A. Qatar: Qatar is the home of the top and fly out of several bases in OWan. _y\ Air Force officer and the largest forward-positioning U.S. base outside the United States. YEMEN SOURCE: ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION DTH/JOSH STALFORD INSIDE POLITICAL POWER The number of UNC alumni in the legislature declines PAGE 3 TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2003 from Iran and Israel —but insist ing that it no longer has them. “We are not weapons collectors,” the official Iraqi News Agency quoted him as telling Tunisian Foreign Minister Habib Ben Yahia, who was visiting Baghdad in a last minute quest to avert war. “When Saddam Hussein says he has no weapons of mass destruc tion, he means what he says,” Hussein said. His admissions were pushed aside as President Bush set the countdown clock for war. “The tyrant will soon be gone,” Bush said, either by Hussein’s own choice to leave or by force. In advance of the speech, Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf said Hussein won’t leave. “He will stay SEE IRAQ, PAGE 4 WEATHER TODAY Light Rain, High 62, Low 42 WEDNESDAY Cloudy, High 55, Low 45 THURSDAY Thunderstorms, High 56, Low 50 AMERICA'S VIEWS 64% Percent who support U.S. involvement in a war against Iraq. 56% Percent who say it is desirable but not crucial to get U.N. approval. 37% Percent who say the U.N. is doing a good job dealing with the problems it faces. 34% Percent who view France favorably. Down 25 percent from last month. SOURCE: MARCH 14-15 GALLUP POLL
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