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Saturday 8 March 2003

Does Hans Blix represent the UN in Iraq, or is he Saddam Hussein's representative to the UN?

Tucked away in his 173-page report issued late yesterday was a detail friend Hans 'forgot' to mention during his oral report to the UN Security Council yesterday. It seems that the Iraqis have an unmanned drone, wingspan 7.45m, which apparently suggests it could exceed permitted ranges and pose a threat to Iraq's neighbours. Read a full report about it in the Times (London). US officials are, unsurprisingly, not amused.

It seems clear that the 10 day time-limit imposed by Jack Straw, UK Foreign Minister, yesterday during his remarks after Hans Blix's oral report, is merely for form's sake and that military action, to thwart Saddam Hussein, will begin soon. And not before time.

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