Cohen spoke of three attack plans against Iraq

Western diplomatic sources in Amman have disclosed a British-US plan of three military campaigns against Iraq. Each campaign lasts for four days, in case Iraq does not give up its decision in suspending cooperation with the UN weapons inspection team, UNSCOM.

The sources told the London-based al-Hayat daily that the US defense Minister William Cohen told several countries in the region details of the plan which is similar to the military plan which was not carried out last February, during the last crisis with Iraq.

The plans speak of the start of intensive air bombardment of the "Presidential guards positions" for a period of four days to be followed by a list of requests to be submitted to the Iraqi leadership. If Baghdad does not respond to the requests, the US and British air forces will carry out a second campaign in bombarding the Presidential palaces and the infrastructure in Iraq including bridges rebuilt after the Gulf war. Then a list of "tougher inquiries" will be demanded from the Iraqis.

The sources continued that the US and British troops will within its third campaign, if Iraq persists on its stand, expand the air embargo area to cover the whole of Iraq.