Iraq's deputy prime minister, Tariq Aziz, accused the United States on Thursday of going ahead with plans for war without awaiting the weapons inspectors' report on their findings.
"Despite the presence of the inspectors, U.S. aircraft carriers are heading to the region and U.S. and British soldiers are arriving and making preparations," he told a visiting Spanish delegation.
Aziz said inspections were going well and the inspectors, who are due to report back to the Security Council on January 27, had not found and would not find any weapons of mass destruction.
He added that Iraq hoped that their report back to the world body would be accurate and professional. (Albawaba.com)
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