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[ Presenting plain-text part of multi-format email ] Unfortunately Bush reiterated this weekend that even if inspectors go in it will not affect his decision. Hopefully Blix will go, inspections will happen, and the international community will defy the US> here's to hoping. UNITED NATIONS (Aug. 5) - Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Monday talks between Iraq and the chief U.N. weapons inspector would be considered if Iraq honored U.N. Security Council requirements about what would be discussed. He said again he welcomed last week's letter from the Iraqi government because it had invited chief inspector Hans Blix and his team to Baghdad for the first time. ''But of course we have very clear requirements and if Iraq were to honor them, I think the invitation can be considered,'' Annan said. ''If they were to agree to the position that Mr. Blix had laid out for them, in accordance with the U.N. resolutions, we may be closer.'' Iraq insists Blix go to Baghdad to discuss all pending issues on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, key to suspending U.N. sanctions imposed when Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990. But Blix has said repeatedly that a 1999 Security Council resolution prevented him from analyzing arms data until the inspectors were back on the ground to determine what happened since they left in December 1998, on the eve of a U.S.-British bombing raid. They have not been allowed to return since. REUTERS Reut10:41 08-05-02 Roger Stroope Peace is a Human Right Austin College _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk