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Troops 'told of March 17 invasion': British troops had been told an invasion of Iraq would begin on March 17, with a huge bombing campaign being launched four days earlier, the Daily Express in London has reported.
The tabloid quoted a senior government source, who it reported had direct access to British military planning in Kuwait, as saying that "everything is being geared up towards a ground invasion beginning on Monday week".
[act.:] EUA, Reino Unido e Espanha dão dez dias ao Iraque para provar desarmamento: o novo projecto dá um ultimato de dez dias e aponta para uma data específica, a 16 ou 17 de Março, [sic] para que o Presidente iraquiano, Saddam Hussein, prove a destruição dos seus arsenais de destruição maciça.
We are in the final stages, says Bush: "Saddam Hussein is not disarming. This is a fact. It cannot be denied," Mr Bush said. "We are days away from resolving this issue at the Security Council."
He said chief weapons inspector Hans Blix had only one question to answer when he appeared before the Security Council in New York at 10am local time (2am AEDT tomorrow).
"Has the Iraqi regime fully and unconditionally disarmed as required by resolution 1441 or has it not?", Mr Bush said.
The Peacenik Top 10: Those opposed to military action in Iraq to depose Saddam Hussein, destroy his weapons of mass destruction, and liberate the 24 million Iraqi citizens under his control cite at least 10 objections to going to war now. These objections range from the arguable to the totally absurd. Let's examine them.
(1) Rush to war.
(2) It's a war for oil.
(3) War with Iraq will bring more terrorism.
(4) The Arab street will erupt.
(5) Bush is doing it for his dad.
(6) Attacking Iraq would be unprovoked aggression.
(7) Containment is working.
(8) America doesn't have enough allies.
(9) Win without war.
(10) Bush is seeking a new American empire.