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UNITED NATIONS (AP) —
Preparing for a crucial report on
the work of his inspectors in
Iraq, Hans Blix said Thursday
his teams are gaining access to
sites but Baghdad still isn’t fully
cooperating with the inspectors.
In the meantime, diplomats
said there was talk of formulat
ing a second resolution con
demning Iraq but stopping
short of explicitly authorizing
military action.
Secretary of State Colin
Powell said the United States
was open to the idea of a second
resolution but the French
ambassador, who is currently
the president of the Security
Council, said a majority of the
council wouldn't support it now.
Blix told The Associated
Press Thursday that his assess
ment of Iraq’s compliance over
the past two months will be pre
sented Monday to the Security
Council as a speech, rather than
a formal report, and won’t
include samples taken during
searches for weapons in Iraq.
The report will be crucial for
any U.S. decision to press the
Security Council for military
action against Iraq. Under U.N
Security Council Resolution
1441, crafted by Washington,
Iraq could be found in “material
breach’’ — diplomatic language
which could open the door to
war — if it fails to cooperate
with inspectors and disarm.
According to the resolution
the council is required to hold
consultations over the inspec
tors’ report. But the United
States believes it doesn’t need
Security Council approval to
launch an attack if Iraq is failing
to disarm.
Other countries
including France,
Russia and China,
believe a second
would be needed to
disagree,
Germany,
which all
resolution
authorize
force. At this stage, all four coun
tries are against military inter
vention in Iraq and want inspec
tors to be given more time.
Several diplomats said there
was discussion about bringing a
second resolution to the council
which would condemn Iraq for
failing to comply with inspec
tors but stop short of authorizing
military action.
Such a resolution could be
seen as a compromise between
the United States and allies who
are unwilling to strike at Iraq in
absence of concrete evidence
that it is rearming.
In Washington, Powell
addressed the possibility of a sec
ond resolution for the first time in
two months, saying it was “an
open question right now.”
“I think we have always held
a position that there is probably
sufficient authority in earlier
resolutions or in 1441, but we
know that many of our col
leagues in the Security Council
would prefer to see a second res
olution if it comes to the use of
military force.”
But French ambassador Jean-
Marc de La Sabliere, speaking
at the United Nations Thursday,
said: “I'm not sure that a major
ity of the Security Council is
ready to adopt such a resolution.
We see no need to another reso
lution for the time being.”
Gennady Gatilov. Russia’s
deputy ambassador. said
Moscow wasn't ready to throw
its support behind a second res
olution, whether it authorized
force or simply condemned
Iraq again.
Blix said his speech isn't
written yet but that it will build
on an assessment he presented
to the council on Jan. 9 in which
he criticized Iraq for failing to
provide pro-active cooperation
and fresh responses to hundreds
of questions inspectors have on
the fate of Iraq's former biolog
ical, chemical and nuclear pro
grams. At the time Blix said
inspectors hadn’t found any
“smoking gun,” in Iraq.
Since then, his teams have
uncovered 16 warheads which
Views differ on use of force in Iraq
Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday that many nations
would fight alongside American forces if the United States goes
war in Iraq without U.N. Security Council approval.
Five permanent members with veto power
United States Iraq is failing to cooperate with inspectors; says
it already has Security Council authorization to use military te
Russia Iraq is cooperating with inspectors; council must authors
any use of force
China Wants inspectors to have more time; believes coundl mus:
authorize use of force
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Britain Prefers a second resolution authorizing force, but has
not ruled out joining U S.-led action without one
France Says inspections are starting to work; hinted it might
use its veto to block authorization for military action
The 10 members elected members without veto power
HRVj Angola Waiting for Jan 27 report before announcing position
Bulgaria Backs ongoing inspections; could support U.S.-led
intervention without authorization
Cameroon Supports continued inspection; no position regardn;
military action
Chile Waiting for Jan 27 report before announcing position
Germany Will not participate in military intervention, evenififs
authorized
■Z] Guinea Supports continued inspections; no position regarding
military action
r - a Mexico Supports continued inspections; might support miiitao
LjljB intervention if authorized
Pakistan Supports continued inspectons and diplomatic resdutor
Spain Supports Bush administration position; military intervenfcr
could start without council authorization
Syria Says Iraq is cooperating and sanctions should be lifted
SOURCE: Associated Press
he said Iraq didn’t adequately
account for in its 12,000-page
arms declaration. Inspectors
also uncovered some 3.000
pages of documents at the home
of an Iraqi scientist, some of
which Blix said should have
been mentioned in the weapons
declaration as well.
Blix said tests were still
being conducted on some of
the warheads. None of the
results however will be
detailed in Blix's report to the
council Monday.
“This is far too technical a
matter to bring up unless«
find something sensational ini
sample but I have not had such
report yet.” Blix said.
Blix criticized Iraq forbidd
ing his teams from using 2
American U-2 spy planet
search for Baghdad’s weapons
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are not satisfied and the U-2i
one of them,” Blix said.
U-2 flights were a mainstf
of the first hunt for Iraj
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