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...UN arms inspections in Iraq are working for the Bush administration. Although Dr. Hans Blix told the Security Council on Monday that Baghdad had, for the most part, allowed inspectors prompt and free access to inspection sites, the bulk of his report-back consisted of a catalogue of troubling questions over weapons inventories that Iraq has thus far evaded, and instances where Iraqi cooperation has been less than forthcoming. Blix emphasized, as U.S. and British officials have for weeks, that the onus is on Iraq to prove its commitment to disarmament through active cooperation - and he left the Council...
...Iraq. France, Germany, Russia and China remain unconvinced by U.S. allegations that Iraq represents an imminent danger, and oppose military action right now, insisting instead that the inspection process be given more time. Britain backs the U.S. position but the skepticism of the British electorate requires that Washington seek UN authorization for an attack. Iraq's Arab and Turkish neighbors oppose a war, but have resigned themselves to its inevitability and have put the onus on Baghdad to do what is necessary to avoid one. Allies have sought to restrain Washington by insisting that the inspection process be allowed...
...Britain remain relatively isolated in committing to war right now, and even Britain is urging that the inspectors be given more time and that the U.S. at least seek a Security Council resolution authorizing war - over 80 percent of Britons oppose participation in a war without UN authorization The evidence: Weakening domestic support for war, and the resistance of the European allies to endorse action right now, is based in part on the failure of the Bush Administration thus far to set out a convincing case for war. The inspections: Although the Bush administration has not managed to convince many...
...them little more than lumps of meat. Those did not make it, but there are plenty that would survive if only they had some medication. But these are poor people and cannot afford medicines. Cancer drugs, for instance, fall under the dual use category and are listed under UN sanctions. So, although medical services are highly subsidized in Iraq, these children can have no treatment. Leukemia patients are given a blood transfusion and discharged. Other cancers are treated symptomatically. Everything is available in Iraq, even medicines, but come at a heavy price in the black market. A drug that...
...UN office at Qanat Hotel, there is still no dearth of inputs. Sealed faxes pour in from intelligence agencies around the world. Chemists and biologists have heaps of samples collected from various sites. Iraq's 12,000 page declaration still has to be unraveled and then cross checked with active inspections. Scientists have to be approached for interviews either in the country or preferably outside, away from their minders. The report next week is likely to say that the inspectors need more time, and could use a little more cooperation from the Iraqis, but that they are satisfied with their...