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To: 4figureau who wrote (2629)	1/14/2003 9:16:36 AM
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Conflict News: Brown backs Blair's Iraq threat Chancellor Gordon Brown has backed the prime minister's threat that there could be war against Iraq even without new United Nations backing. Mr Brown has largely kept quiet about the Iraq crisis, leading to speculation he might be distancing himself from Tony Blair's stance amid disquiet among Labour MPs. But as it was announced more troops and equipment about being moved ready for possible war, the chancellor said Saddam Hussein could not go "unpunished" if he defied the UN. On Monday, Mr Blair said he was confident the UN would back military action if necessary. news.bbc.co.uk Blix: Iraq must provide evidence or face war Tuesday, January 14, 2003 UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix says Iraq must provide new evidence about its nuclear, chemical and biological programs or face the possibility of war. "I think they only need look around their borders and they should realize the seriousness," Blix said in an interview Monday with The Associated Press and Associated Press Television News, alluding to the U.S. military buildup in the Gulf and neighboring Kuwait. cnn.com No Change in Bush Administration's NK Policy In Washington, the Bush administration says its position on North Korea remains unchanged despite a top US envoy's comments of possible energy aid to Pyongyang. The White House stressed on Monday, United States Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly's remarks were in line with a joint communiqué signed among Washington, Seoul, and Tokyo last week, and did not signal a change in America's policy not to negotiate with the Stalinist country. White House Spokesman Ari Fleischer told reporters Washington stood firm with its stance not to reward Pyongyang for what President George W. Bush called 'bad behavior.' "There is perfect consistency here. Mr. Kelly said that once we get beyond their nuclear weapons, then there may be opportunities in the area of energy. But as I made clear before, I said the United States is willing to talk but not negotiate." english.chosun.com