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| U.N. weapons inspectors anticipate return to Iraq |
| 2002-06-04 |
| U.N. weapons inspectors are preparing for a possible return to Iraq: studying satellite photos, looking at possible sites to visit, and working on a list of disarmament issues that Baghdad still must answer, the U.N. inspection agency said in a report Monday. The quarterly report to the U.N. Security Council by chief weapons inspector Hans Blix indicated that the U.N. Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission is gearing up for business ahead of a new round of U.N.-Iraq talks next month aimed at returning the inspectors. When the last round of talks ended on May 3, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan reported progress but no breakthrough and said he hoped that in the next round of talks, Iraq would have "some positive news." That meeting has now been scheduled for July 4-5 in Vienna. "Mahmud, where'd you hide the nuclear triggers?" "Behind the couch, next to the tank of bubonic plague." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |