WRAP Bush comments on Iraq, protests, Pentagon briefing

(4 Oct 2002) ABC Boston 1. Wideshot of US President George W. Bush at fund raiser 2. Cutaway of people listening to Bush 3. Cutaway of people 4. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US President: "For the sake of our freedom, for the sake of peace, if the United Nations won't make the decision, if Saddam Hussein continues to lie and deceive, the United States will lead a coalition to disarm this man before he harms America and our friends." 5. Various shots of demonstrators protesting against Bush APTN Arlington 6. Pentagon spokesperson Victoria Clark walking into Pentagon briefing room 7. Cutaway of Pentagon officials at briefing 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Victoria Clark, Pentagon spokesperson: "I want to send a very clear message to the Iraqi people. This is not about them. This is not about the Iraqi people at all, to send a very clear message to those people for ten years who for ten years have been firing on our pilots and coalition pilots, trying to bring those planes down. This is a very bad thing to do and there are going to be consequences." 9. Various still shots of Pentagon leaflets dropped on Iraq 10. Wide shot of Clark 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Victoria Clark, Pentagon spokesperson: "It is a very organised, very comprehensive effort that involves a lot of people in the Iraqi regime. It involves inputs and guidance from the highest levels. Very, very sophisticated programmes to cover up weapons of mass destruction." 13. Wide shot of news conference STORYLINE: US President George W. Bush reached for new levels of rhetoric to denounce the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein on Friday. Speaking at a fund-raising event in Boston, Bush called Saddam a "cold-blooded" killer. Bush insisted only a new resolution with teeth can compel Saddam to disarm. And he repeated his comments that if the United Nations did not act to curb Saddam, the United States and its allies would "disarm this man before he harms America and our friends." As Bush spoke, hundreds of protesters gathered outside with slogans, signs and a constantly beating drum, to decry the Bush administration's threat of military action against Iraq. Meanwhile, in a direct message to Iraqi troops, allied forces dropped thousands of leaflets over the southern no-fly zone in Iraq on Thursday, warning gunners to stop firing on US and British patrol planes. Iraqi forces responded by firing on aircraft delivering the leaflets, it was reported. US Central Command officials said the Iraqi response led allied forces to bomb an air defence operations centre. Speaking on behalf of the US defence department, Victoria Clark said on Friday the leaflets were not meant as a threat against Iraqi civilians, only those firing on coalition aeroplanes. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...