Iraq attitude to arms inspectors under fire

THE United States and Britain yesterday condemned Baghdad’s attitude to UN arms inspectors, but the international community generally said the experts needed more time to complete their search for banned weapons in Iraq.

Reaction to reports by UN weapons chiefs to the Security Council followed predictable lines.

The United States said Baghdad was not co-operating with arms inspectors or complying with UN resolutions to give up weapons of mass destruction Washington says it possesses.