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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TigerPaw who wrote (413992)	6/11/2003 3:10:39 PM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

The inspectors were getting nowhere. Even Inspector Blixeau admitted that....

To: TigerPaw who wrote (413992)	6/11/2003 3:13:52 PM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 769670

TP, And what is Bush going to do with all "the oil"?

To: TigerPaw who wrote (413992)	6/11/2003 3:14:42 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 769670

Remember? Wednesday, January 29, 2003. Posted: 05:52:30 (AEDT) Further inspection time would be welcome: Blix Chief United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix has told European Parliament leaders he would welcome more time to work in Iraq if the UN Security Council offered it, Parliament president Pat Cox said. Dr Blix made the reported comment in a closed-door video conference from New York with leaders of the European Parliament's political groups. "I think he was anxious to establish in our minds that he himself and UNMOVIC (the UN arms monitoring agency) have not directly asked for an extension, but that if one is offered by the Security Council, they would welcome that," Mr Cox told reporters afterwards. "He explained to us that he has not asked for the time extension because he does not want to create a false expectation," Mr Cox said. Dr Blix reported to the 15-nation council on Monday that Iraq had failed to account for chemical and biological weapons materials it was known in 1998 to possess and was not cooperating actively with the UN weapons inspectors. "He is clearly strongly of the opinion that the Iraqi authorities are being cooperative in terms of process and procedure but not cooperative in terms of substance, and that remains for him the critical missing ingredient of the Iraqi engagement on active cooperation," Mr Cox said. European Union President Greece said on Tuesday that Iraq and the international community should seize a "window of opportunity" to disarm Baghdad peacefully of suspected weapons of mass destruction and avert war. The 15-nation EU has been divided over Iraq, with Germany and France leading warnings against any rush into military action while Britain has backed the United States in preparing for war in the next few weeks if Baghdad does not disarm voluntarily. Officials said 35 members of the European Parliament plan to visit Iraq next week to voice concern over possible US-led military action against President Saddam Hussein. Surveys show public opposition to war in Iraq has hardened in Europe, including in Britain, Washington's closest ally. That mood has been reflected in the anti-war tone of politicians in countries such as Germany, France, Belgium and Sweden. abc.net.au