Mar 05 Powell Accuses Iraq of Trying to Divide U.N. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said a divided Security Council will embolden Saddam Hussein to further thwart United Nations inspection efforts, but will not keep the United States and its allies from using force, if necessary, to disarm Iraq. Continue reading
Mar 05 Joint Statement on Iraq By PBS News Hour The following is the text of the joint statement made by the foreign ministers of France, Russia and Germany on Wednesday saying they will "not let a proposed resolution pass that would authorize the use of force" in Iraq. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch War or Diplomacy to Disarm Iraq Secretary of State Colin Powell says a divided U.N. will not keep the U.S. from using force, if necessary, to disarm Iraq. Experts debate whether Powell has convinced the international community to take action against Saddam Hussein. Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch Background: War or Diplomacy to Disarm Iraq Secretary of State Colin Powell said today that U.S. intelligence shows that Iraq is hiding banned weapons and plans to make more in the future. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch The Cost of War Economists debate how much a war with Iraq might cost the United States. Continue watching
Mar 04 Russia Threatens Veto of Second U.N. Resolution on Iraq Diplomats at the United Nations and abroad continued to debate the merits of a second U.S. and British-backed resolution. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch U.N. Iraq Debate: Diplomatic Divide While news organizations widely reported that the U.S. would seek a vote on a United Nations resolution authorizing war in Iraq next week, Russian officials said they might use their veto power to block such a measure. Gwen Ifill gets… Continue watching
Mar 03 Iraq Continues U.N.-Mandated Missile Destruction Iraq continued the destruction of its supply of al-Samoud 2 missiles on Monday, but warned it may stop the process if the United States continues preparations for war. Continue reading
Mar 03 Turkey Mulls Re-Vote After Rejecting U.S. Troop Deployment Government officials in Ankara are sending mixed signals over whether the Turkish parliament will reconsider Saturday's rejection of a resolution to allow U.S. troops to use their country as a base during a possible war with Iraq. Continue reading
Feb 28 Iraq Pledges to Destroy Missiles, Inspectors Finalize Report Iraqi officials announced Friday they would comply with a U.N. order to destroy their al-Samoud 2 missile program. Continue reading