1.   Iraq has often accused the United States of making misleading charges aimed at delaying any lifting of the punishing economic sanctions.

2.   Pakistan was hit with punishing economic sanctions last year when it conducted underground nuclear tests in response to tests conducted by India.

3.   An Iraqi official accused Britain on Wednesday of backing U.S. efforts to maintain punishing U.N. economic sanctions on his country.

4.   But Milosevic has said he will not even discuss recognition unless punishing international sanctions are lifted first.

5.   But that would undermine dreams of joining all Serbs in one entity, and Milosevic says he will not discuss recognition unless punishing international sanctions are lifted first.

6.   But Milosevic has said he will not even discuss recognition unless punishing international sanctions imposed on Serbia for inciting Serb rebels in Bosnia are lifted first.

7.   Butler heads the U.N. Special Commission, which must certify that Iraq has eliminated its weapons of mass destruction before punishing economic sanctions can be lifted.

8.   His comments followed harsh criticism by Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz, who said Butler was serving American interests by trying to prolong punishing sanctions on Iraq.

9.   His comments followed harsh criticism by Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz, who said Butler was serving U.S. interests by trying to prolong punishing sanctions on Iraq.

10.   His comments followed harsh criticism by Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz, who said Butler was serving U.S. interests by trying to prolong the punishing sanctions.