FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: As Iraq and the rest of the world wait for a key report from U.N. weapons inspectors, Baghdad is taking some new steps just in case there is war. Our Nic Robertson is in Baghdad with more on that.</s>NIC ROBERTSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Iraq's ruling Revolutionary Command Council has announced four new decrees, including the death penalty for anybody perpetrating armed robbery during a time of war, and 10 to 15 years in jail for anyone found falsifying their military papers. Now, at the same time, President Saddam Hussein's son, Oday Saddam Hussein, has been seen on television here. He had harsh words for the United States. He believes that when -- he said he believes that when all was said and done, the United States would sit down around the negotiating table with Iraq. He said that was because the United States respects strength, and he said that Iraq was the most stable regime in the region at this time. He went on to say, however, the United States should consider carefully what it's doing. Now, this happens at a time when Iraqi officials are saying they have still not been able to convince Iraqi scientists to hold private interviews with U.N. weapons inspectors. They say the Iraqi scientists will only do it in the presence of Iraqi officials. Now, this has been a key issue for the U.N. inspectors, who believe they may be able to get vital information from those Iraqi scientists about Iraq's possible weapons of mass destruction programs. Nic Robertson, CNN, Baghdad.
Baghdad Takes Steps For War