CNN.com - Gadhafi: Iraq war may have influenced WMD decision - Dec. 22, 2003: "TRIPOLI, Libya (CNN) -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, in an exclusive interview with CNN, acknowledged Monday that the war in Iraq may have played a role in his decision to dismantle his country's weapons of mass destruction programs.
He also told CNN's Andrea Koppel that though his country has certain programs and machines, it has no chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear arms.
'We have not these weapons,' he said, adding that the programs he is prepared to dismantle 'would have been for peaceful purposes -- but nevertheless we decided to get rid of them completely.
'There are many rumors, propaganda,' he said.
He also told CNN's Andrea Koppel that though his country has certain programs and machines, it has no chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear arms.
'We have not these weapons,' he said, adding that the programs he is prepared to dismantle 'would have been for peaceful purposes -- but nevertheless we decided to get rid of them completely.
'There are many rumors, propaganda,' he said.
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