11/18/2001

“The United States has concluded that North Korea, Iraq and at least three other countries are developing germ weapons, and has decided to accuse them of violating a treaty they ratified banning such weapons, [Bush] administration officials said this weekend [November 16-18, 2001]. The others to be cited include Iran, Libya and Syria.”

 – Judith Miller, “U.S. Publicly Accusing 5 Countries of Violating Germ-Weapons Treaty,” The New York Times, Nov. 19, 2001