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Volume 1 - Iraq Watch

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Regime Strategy and WMD Timeline Events (continued)365Saddam issues directive banning private companies and individuals fromPOL 14-Feb-03importing WMD materials or producing WMD366 POL 28-Feb-03 Russia threatens veto of UNSCR authorizing war on <strong>Iraq</strong>367New construction scheduled for MIM plant to provide indigenousCW March 2003multi-purpose production facility, halted due to OIF368 PROC Mar 2003 MIC has $186M in contracts with Syria (SES Company)369DS1-17 Mar2003UNMOVIC bans Samud II and supervises destruction of missiles370Regime procurement with Belarus, Bulgaria, France, India, Jordan, PRC,PROC Early 2003Russia, Syria, and Ukraine leads to further sanctions erosion371 PROC 01-Mar-03 MIC has accumulated $300M+ in reserves372PROCEarly MarchSaddam forms a funds distribution committee consisting of Minister ofFinance, President of the Diwan, Presidential Secretary, and Qusay Husayn373 POL 06-Mar-03 UNMOVIC publishes report - Unresolved Disarmament Issues (Clusters)374 POL 10-Mar-03 France threatens veto of UN resolution authorizing war; later opposes OIF375 POL 18-Mar-03 UNMOVIC and IAEA depart <strong>Iraq</strong>376 POL 19-Mar-03 Initiation of hostilities377Late MarchPOL2003Saddam implies to military leaders that he has secret weapon14

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