World News 05-09-2002 Tanks Begin Journey To The Gulf who: George W Bush what: Suggests attack on Saddam may be close by moving heavy armoury to the Gulf where: Washington DC when: Yesterday snippet: Signs that an attack on Iraq may be sooner rather than later were highlighted yesterday, says today`s Independent, when America stepped up the movement of heavy armour to the Gulf. "The US Navy has booked a giant commercial transporter to take tanks, artillery, ammunition and back-up vehicles to the region. It is the third shipment of arms and military hardware in a month using commercial shipping." Meanwhile President Bush will hold what The Sun calls "a council of war" this weekend "to build global support for massive military strikes against Iraq." The weekend summit will be followed by bilateral talks with the Canadian prime minister Jean Chretien on Monday, and reinforced by a series of telephone conversations with the leaders of China, Russia and France, adds The Scotsman. Speaking to the American people yesterday, the President stepped up the rhetoric, warning that "for 11 long years Saddam Hussein has side-stepped, crawfished and wheedled out of any agreements he had made not to develop weapons of mass destruction - agreements he`d made to treat the people within his country with respect. I want to call upon the world to recognise that he`s stiffing the world. Saddam Hussein is a serious threat. He is a significant problem." [... more]

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