Ready for a Fight
As the world's attention focuses once again on Iraq, U.N. Chief Weapons Inspector, Hans Blix, expressed concern over a discovery yesterday of chemical warheads that were ready for use. He did not, however, see these as a necessary catalyst for war. So far, European and American officials have agreed. The discovery does put Hussein more on the defensive, sparking him to angrily denounce the inspections on Iraqi T.V. this morning. U.N. officials are investigating whether the warheads were declared within the 12,000 page document Iraq gave the U.N. last year and whether their omission would constitute a serious breach of faith and thus a cause for war. –YaleGlobal
Ready for a Fight
Friday, January 17, 2003
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