Blair: Iraq attack not imminent
July 25, 2002 Posted: 1654 GMT
.........."The omens don't look very good frankly," Blair said. "Is there any point in reviving those negotiations? I don't know. It seems somewhat unlikely that the Iraqis intend to comply with them."
Blair, a staunch ally of President George W. Bush since the September 11 attacks, said in a recent interview with a British magazine that if the time comes for U.S.-led military action against Iraq, "people will have the evidence presented to them" to show that Hussein "is trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction, in particular a nuclear capability."
europe.cnn.com
Blair says Iraq attack 'not imminent'
Friday, 26 July, 2002, 06:37 GMT 07:37 UK
......... Mr Blair did however warn that dealing with weapons of mass destruction was the next step in the war against terror...........
news.bbc.co.uk
Bush, Blair agree on terms for Iraq attack: paper
LONDON, July 27: British Prime Minister Tony Blair has privately told US President George Bush that Britain would support an attack on Iraq if President Saddam Hussain refuses to allow UN inspectors into the country.
British newspaper The Guardian reported on Saturday that President Bush's "understanding", based on conversations with the prime minister, is that he can count on Mr Blair, according to well-placed Bush administration officials.......
dawn.com
Published on Saturday, July 27, 2002 in the Guardian of London
Bush and Blair Agree to Terms for Iraq Attack
by Simon Tisdall and Richard Norton-Taylor
Although no plan of attack has yet been finalized, Mr Blair has already offered "in principle" to lend full British military and diplomatic backing for an assault......
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