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Amidst the ominous threat of military action by the United States, Saddam Hussein suprisingly announced today his full intention to comply with the UN resolution 1441 call to disarm. In a rare press conference held today at one of his presidential palaces, Hussein claimed he had already begun the disarming process, and appeared to offer details long sought by the United States of his recent arms program.
He went on to say that "this is a new beginning for the people of Iraq" and that with cooperation from the international community, he will have all of Iraq entirely disarmed by the end of next month.
When asked to comment, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld remitted, "We knew all along he had some big guns - now we've got the smoking gun."
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