Mar 17 U.N. Secretary General Orders Inspectors, Staff to Leave Iraq United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan announced Monday that he had ordered the withdrawal of all U.N. weapons inspectors and humanitarian staff from Iraq. Continue reading
Mar 17 U.S., Allies Won't Seek New U.N. Vote on Iraq The leaders of the U.S., Britain, and Spain abandoned diplomatic efforts to win support for a final Iraq resolution Monday as President Bush prepared to give Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein an ultimatum: either leave Iraq or face military action. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch Waiting for War: Iraqi Citizens Simon Marks reports from Baghdad with signs of Iraqi citizens preparing for war. Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch On the Ground in Kuwait New York Times chief military correspondent Michael Gordon reports from Kuwait on how the U.S. and allied forces are organizing to fight the coming war. Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch The Road to War in Iraq Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger discuss the U.S.'s next steps as it prepares for a war with Iraq, and what the pending war will mean for international relations. Continue watching
Mar 16 U.S., U.K., Spain Say Monday Is "Moment of Truth" in Iraq Debate The leaders of the U.S., Britain, Spain and Portugal on Sunday announced they would mount one final push to seek international consensus in the United Nations, but said the window for a diplomatic solution to the Iraq conflict would close… Continue reading
Mar 14 U.S., British, Spanish Leaders Plan Iraq Meeting President Bush will meet with the British Prime Minister and the Spanish Prime Minister in the Azores Islands off the coast of Portugal on Sunday to discuss the ongoing efforts to win U.N. Security Council support for a final resolution… Continue reading
Mar 14 Boston Globe Reporter Expelled from Iraq Iraqi authorities expelled Boston Globe reporter David Filipov from Baghdad for filing a story from his hotel room -- a move that violated Iraqi press regulations. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch End Games The United Nations Security Council continues to weigh a second resolution that would pave the way to military action against Iraq. Experts assess the developments and what the options are for the United States should the resolution not pass. Continue watching
Mar 13 U.S. Says U.N. Vote May Be Delayed, Declined Bush administration officials signaled Thursday that the U.S. may allow more time for debate over a United Nations Security Council resolution authorizing military force in Iraq -- or may drop plans to bring the resolution to a vote at all. Continue reading