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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (43)	4/30/2003 2:11:43 AM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 113

wmds in iraq? not very likely, but no one in this country seems to care or maybe they just don't remember... Russia questions whether Iraq did have banned weapons Tony Blair has discovered the depth of the continuing international tensions generated by the Iraqi war during discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Following several hours of talks at Mr Putin's private residence near Moscow, the Russian leader made clear he is not ready to support Mr Blair's call for the lifting of sanctions against Iraq. Putin also appeared to question whether Saddam Hussein really did have weapons of mass destruction. He has called for United Nations inspectors to have the key role in establishing whether such weapons were in Iraq or not. Standing next to Mr Putin at a joint news conference, an impassioned Mr Blair warned of the "real danger" facing the world if the international community failed to put behind it divisions created by the Iraqi conflict, with Europe, Russia and others embracing a new strategic partnership with the United States. The British Prime Minister warned that the alternative to a new strategic partnership was the kind of stand-off the world had seen in the run-up to the Iraqi conflict. He told the news conference: "The first test of whether it is possible to have that new strategic partnership will be over the role of the United Nations in post-conflict Iraq. "The issue is very simple. Are the coalition forces prepared to accept that there should be a central role for the UN? But are our other colleagues on the Security Council prepared to accept that our soldiers, having fought and died in respect of this war in Iraq, cannot simply hand over Iraq to the sole charge of the UN whilst coalition forces are there on the ground stabilising the situation." Story filed: 18:53 Tuesday 29th April 2003 www.villagevoice.com