World Mulls Powell Talk but Few Advocate War

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Thu, Feb 6, 2003 7:09AM

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Despite a dramatic presentation by Secretary of State Colin Powell of Iraqi attempts to thwart U.N. inspections, key Security Council members did not budge from their opposition to war.

"While nearly every council member during Powell's electric 80-minute address Wednesday agreed that Saddam Hussein's government fell far short of compliance, few made the leap to suggesting Iraq presented a big enough threat to warrant war.

The next step is a trip to Baghdad this weekend by top U.N. disarmament officials, chief U.N. inspector Hans Blix and his colleague, Mohamed ElBaradei, in charge of nuclear arms, after which they will address the Security Council on Feb. 14."

http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=2178356

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