A newspaper owned by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s brutal eldest son Odai has been shut down after the Information Ministry accused it of breaching publication laws.

US President George Bush last night scoffed at the Iraqi parliament’s recommendation that the latest United Nations arms-inspection resolution be rejected, calling it “nothing but a rubber stamp for Saddam Hussein.”

President George Bush tonight scoffed at the Iraqi parliament’s recommendation that the latest United Nations arms-inspection resolution be rejected, calling it “nothing but a rubber stamp for Saddam Hussein.”

The Iraqi parliament today unanimously recommended rejection of a a UN resolution on arms inspections, but said the final decision would be left to President Saddam Hussein.

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s son told MPs today that Iraq should accept a UN resolution strengthening the mandate of international arms inspectors, but should require the inspection teams include Arabs.