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To: maceng2 who wrote (44014)	9/15/2002 12:03:54 AM
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Straw warns UN over Iraq The United Nations must insist Saddam Hussein re-admits weapons inspectors or it and Iraq will face the consequences, Jack Straw warns. Mr Straw says the international community must not "stand by and do nothing" while Saddam "persistently mocks" the authority of the UN by defying its resolutions on weapons of mass destruction. In a speech to the UN general assembly, Mr Straw made clear that every member state of the organisation has a responsibility to act or the authority of the UN itself is at stake. The UN has to be clear to Baghdad and to itself of the "consequences which will flow from a failure by Iraq to meet its obligations", he said. But the Foreign Secretary sought to calm fears about the US and Britain acting alone by making clear that any action against Iraq must secure the will of the UN. "We cannot let the United Nations' unique authority, leading the international community, be undermined by those who have no respect for it. "It is the responsibility of all of us here in this assembly to ensure that the legitimacy, the authority and the capacity of the UN to preserve peace and to build prosperity is strengthened, not undermined." If the UN failed to deal with the challenge of Iraq, it would be "seriously weakened", making the world a much more dangerous place, the Foreign Secretary said. "We have to be resolute in the face of Iraq's defiance and secure the will of the United Nations. "We must require Iraq to re-admit inspectors with unfettered access. We have not just an interest but a responsibility to ensure that Iraq complies fully with international law. We have to be clear to Iraq and to ourselves about the consequences which will flow from a failure by Iraq to meet its obligations." ananova.com