"Butler ordered his inspectors to evacuate Baghdad, in anticipation of a
military attack, on Tuesday night - at a time when most members of the
Security Council had yet to receive his report." (Washington Post, 12/18/98)

"Since 1998, when U.N. inspectors were expelled, Iraq has almost certainly
been working to build more chemical and biological weapons." (Washington
Post editorial, 8/4/02)

We thought it would be interesting to conduct a similar investigation of the
UK press. Consider the following quotes from The Guardian, all from last
month:

"The inspectors left Baghdad in December 1998, amid Iraqi allegations that
some inspectors were spying for the United States and countercharges that
Iraq was not cooperating with the teams." (Mark Oliver, 'UN split over Iraqi
arms offer', September 17, 2002)

And:

"Unlike previous inspectors, who were seconded to the UN by governments, the
Unmovic staff are employed directly by the UN - a move intended to address
Iraqi complaints that the earlier inspections were used as a cover for
spying." (Brian Whitaker and David Teather, 'Weapons checks face tough
hurdles', The Guardian, September 18, 2002)