War looms as US declares Iraq breach
"Iraq is in "material breach" of a UN disarmament resolution, Secretary of State Colin Powell declared in a finding that could set the United States on a course toward possible war with President Saddam Hussein early next year. Baghdad's arms declaration "totally fails" to meet a UN Security council resolution calling for an accurate, full and complete inventory of weapons, Powell told a news conference at the State Department."

Powell's statement can hardly come as a surprise as the US has consistently signalled it wants to make war against Iraq regardless. Independent analysis of both any alleged "material breach" and the appropriate response to such a breach is needed. It is for the UN security council as a whole to declare a "material breach".

War looms as US declares Iraq breach
"Iraq is in "material breach" of a UN disarmament resolution, Secretary of State Colin Powell declared in a finding that could set the United States on a course toward possible war with President Saddam Hussein early next year. Baghdad's arms declaration "totally fails" to meet a UN Security council resolution calling for an accurate, full and complete inventory of weapons, Powell told a news conference at the State Department."

Powell's statement can hardly come as a surprise as the US has consistently signalled it wants to make war against Iraq regardless. Independent analysis of both any alleged "material breach" and the appropriate response to such a breach is needed. It is for the UN security council as a whole to declare a "material breach".