Word: blix
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...simple bureaucratic encounter in New York today may hold some important hints about how far Saddam Hussein plans to go to dodge a U.S. invasion. A senior Iraqi delegation is due to meet U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and chief arms inspector Hans Blix to discuss the stalled inspection program, which has been in limbo since Iraq denied officials access to key sites in 1998. That action triggered four days of U.S. and British bombing followed by a four-year stalemate. Saddam had hoped the deadlock would eventually force the international community to lift crippling sanctions without him having...
...resolutions and the arms inspection regime, and it's safe to assume that the U.S. will be in no hurry to take yes for an answer. Washington is likely to demand the strictest inspection terms to prevent Saddam leading the international community on yet another dance of deception. Blix is expected to lay down a strict interpretation of the Security Council's requirements in his meeting with Iraqi officials, and has vowed to offer no "discounts." But the Iraqi demeanor will be an indicator of Saddam's game plan for the prelude...