VOL. XLIII

No. 35

28-August-2000

IRAQ

Iraq And The Security Council At Loggerheads Once Again

As the 1 September deadline approaches for UNMOVIC chairman Hans Blix to report to the Security Council on his inspection teams readiness to go to Iraq, a new confrontation is looming between Baghdad and the UN. The Iraqi authorities have made it clear that they do not accept resolution 1284 and that they will not allow UNMOVICs arms inspectors into the country (see political section). Moreover, the...