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http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_204496,001300180001.htm The Hindustan Times March 5, 2003 US to go to war with or without UN mandate: Powell Agence France-Presse Moscow, March 5 The United States was prepared to launch war against Iraq no matter if the UN granted its support to the offensive, US Secretary of State Colin Powell has said. While Washington hoped that Iraq's disarmament could be achieved through peaceful means, if that failed, "the United States, with or without UN support, will lead the coalition of countries willing to join us to disarm Iraq by force," Powell told Russia's ORT television according to Russian translation late on Tuesday. So far Saddam Hussein has refused to "make a strategic decision" on disarming Iraq, yielding only when under pressure, Powell said, adding "those ridiculous games are now over." However, Powell reiterated that the US call for a new UN resolution on Iraq was not a certain matter and would be decided by next week in the course of talks with "our colleagues, including Russia." The United States put forward the new resolution on Iraq to the UN Security Council last week, along with Britain and Spain. Russia, France and Germany, all current members of the Council, have opposed it, calling in stead for increased UN weapons inspections in Iraq. However, Powell insisted that while Washington "understands and respects Russia's stance," the United States did not share the view put forth by Russia and France that UN monitors should be allowed more time to work in Iraq. "The issue is not about giving weapons inspectors more time, inspectors are not an issue at all. The issue is whether Saddam Hussein made a strategic decision to disarm, and we do not have any reason to believe he did," Powell added. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bdn7KI.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ==^================================================================
