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We can disarm and contain Saddam Hussein. There are a number of effective alternatives to war. Supporting the current UN disarmament mission in Iraq is critical. The U.S. initiative to win UN support for tougher weapons inspections is succeeding, and has created an ongoing monitoring system that increases the transparency of Iraq’s weapons complex. The presence of UN weapons inspectors serves as a deterrent to Iraq’s development or use of weapons of mass destruction. If Iraq does not volunteer all the documentation required by the UN, coercive pressure can be maintained through non-military means. We can improve the current containment...

Ken Nichols O'Keefe doesn't fit easily into the stereotype of a peace activist. A decorated former United States marine and veteran of the Gulf War, he has the look and tattooed body of the infantryman he once was. But it's O'Keefe - self-described "world citizen" with the word "expatriot" etched into his right hand - who is leading a campaign against United States policy in Iraq by becoming a "human shield." He hopes his presence, along with dozens of similarly-minded war protestors, will prevent President Bush from engaging in a conflict that seems inevitable. O'Keefe and about 50 others left...