S. HRG. 108-35 THE JANUARY 27 UNMOVIC AND IAEA REPORTS COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION JANUARY 30, 2003 Printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Relations Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/senate 85-796 PDF U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Brownback, Hon. Sam, U.S. Senator from Kansas, prepared statement Dodd, Hon. Christopher J., U.S. Senator from Connecticut, prepared state- "European Leaders In Support Of U.S.," article from the Wall Street Journal, Feingold, Hon. Russell D., U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, prepared statement Hagel, Hon. Chuck, U.S. Senator from Nebraska, prepared statement Lugar, Hon. Richard G., U.S. Senator from Indiana, opening statement Negroponte, Hon. John D., U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Sununu, Hon. John E., U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, prepared state- "The Security Council, 27 January 2003: An Update on Inspection," a report delivered by Dr. Hans Blix, Executive Chairman, United Nations Moni- toring, Verification and Inspection Commission, UNMOVIC, to the U.N. "U.S. Had Key Role in Iraq Buildup," article from The Washington Post, THE JANUARY 27 UNMOVIC AND IAEA REPORTS TO THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL ON INSPECTIONS IN IRAQ THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2003 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, Washington, DC. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m. in room SD419, Dirksen Senate Office Building, HON. Richard G. Lugar (chairman of the committee), presiding. Present: Senators Lugar, Hagel, Chafee, Allen, Brownback, Enzi, Voinovich, Alexander, Coleman, Sununu, Biden, Sarbanes, Dodd, Feingold, Boxer, Bill Nelson, and Corzine. The CHAIRMAN. This hearing is called to order. Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee meets to hear testimony from Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Armitage, and the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, John Negroponte. Both are principal actors in the formulation and implementation of U.S. policy toward Iraq, and they will provide comments on U.S. reaction to the 60-day progress report on Iraq's compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441. On Monday, January 27, Mohammed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Hans Blix, Executive Chairman of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, UNMOVIC, delivered an update to the United Nations Security Council on their efforts to verify disarmament in Iraq.1 In Mr. Blix' assessment, and I quote, “Iraq appears not to have come to a genuine acceptance, not even today, of the disarmament which was demanded of it." It should not come as a surprise to this committee and those who have watched the process unfold over the last 12 years. Iraq continues to resist the United Nations' efforts to verify its compliance with a host of Security Council resolutions. On November 8, 2002, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1441 requiring Iraq's immediate, unconditional, and active cooperation in verifying the dismantlement of the weapons of mass destruction and the programs that support them. In my opinion, Iraq has failed to comply with these requirements and is in material breach of these obligations. Iraq continues to deny U-2 overflights, requested documentation, and unfettered access to weapons scientists. Furthermore, the recent discovery of 1A copy of this update entitled "The Security Council, 27 January 2003: An Update on Inspection," can be found on page 76. (1) |