Wha happened? Should be:
A false headline about a false promise. Finding the weasel takes about a minute:
"To this end [lifting sanctions] the Government of the Republic of Iraq is ready to discuss the practical arrangements necessary for the immediate resumption of inspections."
Ready to discuss the conditions, er, arrangements, of the unconditional. And, of course, this must be part of lifting sanctions. I figure Iraq would like to discuss this for, say, until 2008.
The "unconditional" has conditional holes big enough to drive an armoured personnel carrier through.
The only question is how long Kofi and the media try to cover it for you.
I caught the "discuss practical arrangements" part but the other weasel I see is the repeating of the term "relevant Security Council resolutions". Who gets to decide if the resolution is relevant? Hopefully, GW won't fall for this crap. Keep the build-up going, keep the pressure on.
We all saw (or should have seen) this delaying tactic coming from a mile away. The press, the UN, and even our own government spokespeople have been standing in this open door yelling and waving to get Saddam's attention so he could avoid attack a little longer (at least until after the dems take back the house and senate). I would not be at all surprised to learn that Colon Bowel and Tommy Dasshole helped Kofi draft the letter for the Iraqis.