arch/ive/ief (2000 - 2005)

US threat to stop Iraq inspections

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2269462.stm
The American Secretary of State, Colin Powell, has said the United States will find ways to stop weapons inspectors going back to Iraq unless there is a new United Nations Security Council resolution on the issue.

Oil, who said oil ?
""It's pretty straightforward," said James Woolsey, a former CIA director who has been one of the leading advocates of forcing Saddam from power. "France and Russia have oil companies and interests in Iraq. They should be told that if they are of assistance in moving Iraq toward decent government, we'll do the best we can to ensure that the new government and American companies work closely with them."
But he added: "If they throw in their lot with Saddam, it will be difficult to the point of impossible to persuade the new Iraqi government to work with them."
http://www.iht.com/articles/70789.htm

Jordan to aid US in return for cheap oil
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-421331,00.html

Russia puts a price on its support
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/09/19/1032054915711.html

International legitimacy should be respected by all nations and not by some and abused by others.
Tim