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| Surprise stop at 'sensitive' site |
| 2002-11-30 |
| International weapons hunters crossed a threshold Saturday, paying their first visit under the new inspection program to a military post once declared "sensitive" and restricted by the Iraqi government. On the third day of the renewed inspections, U.N. monitors arrived unannounced but received unrestricted access to the Chemical Corps base, as mandated by the U.N. Security Council when it sent them back to Iraq with greater powers to inspect anyplace, anytime. Another team, meanwhile, inspected a complex that once was the heart of Iraq's aborted effort to build nuclear bombs. In both cases, as expected, the U.N. teams did not disclose their findings, holding them for later reports. But their spokesman indicated afterward they were satisfied with Iraqi cooperation. "They were able to conduct inspections as they planned," Hiro Ueki said. It's still early. Let the game play out... "They found nothing," said the commander of the Balad military post north of Baghdad. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 In other news, the UN admitted to tipping the Iraqis off about a "surprise" inspection. (Link courtesy LGF) |
| Posted by: Tripartite 2002-11-30 21:08:38 |