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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...
...Meanwhile, both sides continue to declare victory in the aftermath of the three-week standoff. Saddam has declared that November 20 will henceforth be known as the Day of the People, a celebration of "victory over the enemies and the covetous ones." In Washington ? home of the covetous ones ? National Security Adviser Sandy Berger emphasized that Saddam was given "no understanding, no deal, no concessions" to resolve the crisis...
Back to Baghdad The U.N. weapons inspection team that left Iraq after the expulsion of its American members returned to work today, as both sides claimed victory in the standoff. Will Saddam allow UNSCOM to operate freely this time? Full Story...
...news everyone?s been waiting for three weeks to hear: all United Nations weapons inspectors, including the American contingent, will be allowed back into the country to continue their work. The White House is still somewhat skeptical, but it seems almost certain that Saddam has stepped down from the standoff...
Peace, With No Price Iraq and the U.S. climb down from their three-week long standoff, and the weapons inspectors get set to return. It was a deal with no losers, and one winner: Russia. Full Story...