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U.N. Inspectors Arrive in Iraq
Backed by U.S. threats of force, U.N. inspectors landed in Iraq on Monday to resume the search for weapons of mass destruction in a mission that could determine whether the Gulf is plunged into a new war. After the L-100 cargo plane with a black "U.N." on its side arrived at Baghdad airport, chief U.N. inspector Hans Blix told reporters that credible inspections were "in the interest of Iraq and the interest of the world. "We are here to do a job and we will do it professionally and, I hope, competently." Blix, Mohamed ElBaradei, who oversees the International Atomic Energy Agency, and their team were met at the airport by an Iraqi delegation led by Gen. Hosam Amin, head of the national monitoring directorate, which was set up as a counterpart to U.N. inspection teams.This should be interesting. Let the games begin! Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-11-18 |
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