Bush mocks Iraqi no vote

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.”

"If Saddam Hussein does not comply to the detail of the resolution, we will lead a coalition to disarm him," Mr Bush said in Washington.

Saddam's brutal son Odai, not averse to killing anyone who stands in his way, had urged Iraqi MPs to vote for the resolution.