1.   American and British warplanes bombed Iraq in December after U.N. inspectors accused Baghdad of obstructing their search for weapons of mass destruction.

2.   Newspapers have long hinted at official incompetence and even collusion obstructing the search while the four confirmed victims were still alive.

3.   Newspapers have long suggested that official incompetence and even collusion obstructed the search for the four confirmed victims while they were still alive.

4.   Syria opposed the U.S. and British airstrikes against Iraq in December, which took place after U.N. inspectors accused Baghdad of obstructing their search for weapons of mass destruction.

5.   The attacks were triggered by a report in which United Nations arms inspectors accused the Iraqi government of obstructing their search for weapons of mass destruction.

6.   The crisis unfolded quickly after chief inspector Richard Butler submitted a report Tuesday, accusing Iraq of obstructing their search for weapons of mass destruction.

7.   The attack was prompted by a report in which U.N. arms inspectors accused the Iraqi government of obstructing their search for banned weapons.

8.   The crisis unfolded quickly after chief inspector Richard Butler ordered his monitors out of the country, accusing Iraq of obstructing their search for weapons of mass destruction.

9.   The crisis unfolded quickly after chief U.N. inspector Richard Butler ordered his monitors out of the country, accusing Iraq of obstructing their search for weapons of mass destruction.

10.   The United States and Britain attacked Iraq after U.N. inspectors accused Baghdad of obstructing their search for banned weapons of mass destruction.