U.N. inspectors plan possible...monitoring of Iraq's weapons despite U.S.

[Khephra]

U.N. inspectors plan possible long-term monitoring of Iraq's weapons despite U.S. ban

U.N. weapons inspectors are planning for possible monitoring of Iraq's biological, chemical and missile programs despite being barred from the country by the United States, according to a report to the U.N. Security Council.

The quarterly report released Wednesday by the U.N. Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, known as UNMOVIC, outlines a range of activities undertaken by the U.N. inspectors to seek new information about Iraq's weapons programs and to prepare for a possible future role.

U.N. inspectors were pulled out of Iraq in March, just before the U.S.-led war that toppled Saddam Hussein's regime. After the war, the United States deployed its own search teams and refused to allow U.N. inspectors to return.

The Security Council has said it will discuss UNMOVIC's mandate at a future date. But American officials have said the United States doesn't want to take up the issue until the U.S. hunt, now led by former U.N. inspector David Kay, is completed, probably in June.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/12/03/international2149EST0816.DTL

[ConcernedCanuk]

1. And we should trust the USA - why ???

. . "The Security Council has said it will discuss UNMOVIC's mandate at a future date. But American officials have said the United States doesn't want to take up the issue until the U.S. hunt, now led by former U.N. inspector David Kay, is completed, probably in June.

/snip/

"in June" ??

how does the USA come up with a date that the "hunt" will be completed in June. ?

Does the USA have plans to "plant" some in May, or what ??

The longer the USA keeps the UN out of Iraq, the less the USA's credibility (??) will be IF anything is "discovered"

Personally, I wouldn't believe ANYTHING the USA claimed at this point

And I think alot of the world is of the same thinking - -

[Mikimouse]

2. We have to have the weapons now...

and Rumsfellatio said that he knew where they were! Considering the vehemence with which the UNMOVIC personnel were removed (ostensibly because they were not moving fast enough), it is surprising that Mr. Kay needs until June to complete his inspections (not really, just sarcasm). And to address the last line of your post; yep, most of the world is probably thinking about how the heck we ended up in this imperialistic environment in the first place, and not believing anything that comes out of the US.