The following news stories reflect the current public rumblings dealing with the possible invasion of Iraq.  Those preceded with "Item Number" are from the Periscope email news summaries -- a clipping service dealing with items of interest in geopolitical and military events.

July through August 2002

September 2002

October 2002

November 2002
 
 

The following table is taken from the MILNET report: Analysis of U.N. Resolution 1441-2002
 

Date	Event	Reaction on Failure
November 15,  2002	Iraq must Respond to Resolution	Security Council will meet to decide on U.N. Response. DONE: Letter to Kofi Annan on Wednesday, 11/13/02
November 18, 2002	Expected day Inspectors arrive in Iraq	DONE, IAEC rep and UN's UNMOVIC rep arrived with technicians to bring up abandoned UN site HQ in Iraq.
December 8,  2002	Iraq must document all WMD and delivery system programs	Security Council will meet to decide on U.N. Response NOTE: Key point - If Iraq does not declare any nuclear, bio or chemical weapons, U.S. will insist Iraq has made a "material breach", and go to war. Look for inspectors to return immediately if Iraq declares "no weapons". Also, the declaration must include delivery systems, and this includes new and old SCUDs or derivatives, and many expect Saddam to deny their existence.
December 15, 2002	U.N. Inspectors must have begun inspections	Security Council will meet to decide on U.N. Response
February 15,  2002	U.N. Inspectors report on inspection program	Security Council will meet to decide on U.N. Response

WASHINGTON — President Bush warned Iraq's Saddam Hussein that he has until a
  Sunday deadline to prove he is serious about averting war. After the first week of
  United Nations weapons inspections, Bush said: "So far, the signs are not
  encouraging."

                      "The inspectors are not in Iraq to play hide-and-seek with
                      Mr. Saddam Hussein," the president said Monday in a
                      get-tough speech at the Pentagon, his first extensive
                      comment on the United Nations weapons inspections
                      since they got underway last week.

                      "In the inspections process, the United States will be
                      making one judgment: Has Saddam Hussein changed his
                      behavior of the last 11 years? Has he decided to cooperate
                      willingly and comply completely, or has he not? So far the
                      signs are not encouraging," Bush said.

                      As evidence, he noted that Saddam's regime has recently
                      fired upon American and British pilots patrolling no-fly
                      zones over Iraq and has responded to United Nations
                      disarmament demands with "protests and falsehoods."

                      "On or before the eighth of December, Iraq must provide a
                      full and accurate declaration of its weapons of mass
                      destruction and ballistic missile programs," Bush said,
                      referring to a deadline established by the U.N. Security
                      Council resolution unanimously approved last month.

                      "That declaration must be credible and complete — or the
                      Iraqi dictator will have demonstrated to the world once
                      again that he has chosen not to change his behavior," Bush
                      said.

                      Making clear that the consequence would be war, the
                      president added:

                      "The temporary peace of denial and looking away from
                      danger would only be a prelude to broader war and greater
                      horror. America will confront gathering dangers early before
                      our options become limited and desperate."
 

1. Periscope, News Clipping Services (email), all items preceded with "Item Number" have been excerpted from email news summaries received from Periscope starting on 7/22/02. The original news source of the information is listed with these items.  In some cases, a follow is made, in which case, the original source link is included.
2. MSBNC online, various articles, with specific links directly to each article
3. Fox News Online, various articles with specific links directly to each article
4. Middle East Newsline, various articles as cited
5. The Washington Post, various artices as cited