| 21. | As expected, Iraq rejected American demands for new U . N . arms inspections.
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| 22. | The Iraqis continue to insist that sanctions be lifted before any arms inspections can resume.
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| 23. | Only after Eberhard Lenze had successfully intervened with the arms inspection M�nster, this was withdrawn.
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| 24. | Still, the minister did not rule out further cooperation with UNSCOM, the arms inspection group.
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| 25. | Iraq is under U . N . regulations requiring it to submit to arms inspections.
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| 26. | Be skeptical of international arms inspections, because the smoking gun could be a mushroom cloud.
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| 27. | Since August, Saddam has halted all new arms inspections by the United Nations Special Commission.
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| 28. | There have been no arms inspections since 1998 and therefore no hope of removing sanctions.
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| 29. | Most EU governments insisted that diplomacy and arms inspections in Iraq be given more time.
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| 30. | Iraq dismissed the proposal as U . N . arms inspections under a different name.
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