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Headlines Mar 12 Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 "Smoking gun" made with duct tape A remotely piloted aircraft that the United States has warned could spread chemical weapons appears to be made of balsa wood and duct tape, with two small propellors attached to what look like the engines of a weed whacker. Iraqi officials took journalists to the Ibn Firnas State Company just north of Baghdad on Wednesday, where the drone's project director accused Secretary of State Colin Powell of misleading the U.N. Security Council and the public. "He's making a big mistake," said Brig. Imad Abdul Latif. "He knows very well that this aircraft is not used for what he said." The view from Wonderland Gauging promise of Iraqi oil: U.S. and British firms stand to reap a windfall US: We Don't Need You Tony US threatens Russia over Iraq veto Gul doubts Khalid's arrrest episode A grainy video purporting to show the arrest of two Al Qaeda leaders has done little to deflect accusations that Pakistan may have staged this month’s raid to give it leeway to abstain in a UN vote on an Iraq war. Real Khalid Sheikh Still At Large Today at PMQs Mr Blair replies that this is not the precedent, before making a slip of the tongue to assert that "we cannot allow Saddam Hussein to continue disarming" - a moment that may be replayed on TV, if anyone notices it. Near end of article Unions warn of mass Labour revolt Union leaders yesterday warned Tony Blair that he will be deserted by the labour movement if he goes ahead with a war in Iraq without a second security council resolution. Out of the straitjacket The US wants to use potentially lethal chemicals against Iraq - despite the fact that this would contravene international law 40 Labour MPs call for Blair to resign Show Iraq war legal advice Blair's government is coming under growing pressure to publish the legal advice it has been given about going to war against Iraq. Blair crisis over US rift Blair was today facing his worst Iraq crisis yet over a disastrous split between Britain and the United States. Downing Street was thrown into turmoil after US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned that America could launch a war without British troops. US Congress opts for "freedom fries" French fries in the House of Representatives' cafeterias will now be known as "freedom fries" as part of a Republican protest at France's opposition to a war on Iraq. A bunch of little children wants to rule the world  Printer friendly version  Send page by E-Mail |