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SOUNDING BOARD
Wednesday, October 02, 2002
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Still on weapons inspections, I didn't see any sanctions for non-compliance in the current UN resolution governing the weapons inspection in Iraq. This is one of the conditions stipulated in the draft US resolution, including of course Iraq's declaration of WMD prior to the inspection process, among others. Iraq says they don't have any. Consider that shit as an official statement, and if weapons inspectors find anything or are not given unfettered access, then any "UN member state can use 'all necessary means'". Of course a new resolution is needed for that. And UN Security Council should pass that damn new resolultion asap. I predict that the weapons inspectors will not be going in under the current resolution. As this article suggests, legally, weapons inspectors can go in and carry out their duty. But they serve the Security Council and surely, US (with its allies) will not allow them to go in under the current resolution. So stop this rubbish of going in under the current resolution. Ok, let me rephrase that. The British "rubbish" doesn't carry as much sting as the American version --- So stop this bullshit of going in under the current resolution. Hmmm... let's see if my prediction is correct (in a matter of days, as Hans Blix is due to report to UN Security Council later this week).
posted by Allan at 10:56 PM (GMT+8)
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