Word: iraq
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BAGHDAD: The UNSCOM inspectors have long suspected Iraqis of sneaking suspect materials out even as they entered a site. But a report in Tuesday's New York Times reveals that U-2 surveillance flights confirm that the so-called "no-notice" inspections are a mockery. Iraq knows about the spot checks ahead of time, said U.S. military sources, and moves equipment accordingly. It's even suggested that UNSCOM inspectors are being spied on at U.N. headquarters in New York...
...Armed with this knowledge, President Clinton stepped up his attack on Iraq?s refusal to grant inspectors access to 68 palaces, presidential compounds and VIP residences. "Some of them actually encompass more land than Washington, D.C., does," Clinton said at the Asia-Pacific summit in Vancouver...
...depth coverage, click on TIME's special report on Iraq...
...crew gets them. As of Tuesday, the Nimitz will be at Day 45. It has 5,500 sailors, so flying in 11,000 cans of beer poses a logistical challenge. The clock is ticking, but the betting here is that the beer won't come until the crisis in Iraq has passed...
BAGHDAD: Not another Iraq-U.S. standoff? The two nations traded harsh words over allowing U.N. weapons inspectors to search presidential palaces. While some 75 UNSCOM monitors and a U-2 continued unimpeded in their hunt for chemical and biological weapons Monday, Iraq is continuing to withhold access to 63 possible weapons sites ? including Saddam Hussein's 47 presidential compounds...