Outgunned… for now

THE hawks of the United States and Britain found themselves outgunned by the doves in the UN Security Council yesterday as global resistance to war gathered ground.

However, diplomatic sources said the US and Britain were expected to press ahead, possibly as early as today, with a draft resolution demanding military action against Iraq.

The resolution will be presented to the United Nations Security Council, arguing that Saddam Hussein is in material contravention of UN Resolution 1441.