1.   But Hussein has maneuvered around the financial restrictions by smuggling oil to market, often with the acquiescence of nearby nations like Syria, Iran, Turkey and Jordan.

2.   Import tariffs have been so high that a vast business in smuggling oil has blossomed over the past decade.

3.   Iraq also smuggles oil by water, to Iran, Dubai and other spots.

4.   The administration will argue that President Saddam Hussein is illegally smuggling oil to support international terrorism and does not deserve relief from the sanctions.

5.   The number of ships that try to smuggle oil out of Iraq has reportedly risen dramatically with the increase in oil prices.

6.   The plan would have expanded civilian trade while tightening controls on smuggling oil and prohibited weapons.

7.   Western officials also assert that Iraq is smuggling oil abroad and possibly using the revenue from those sales to rebuild its weapons program, allegations that Iraq denies.

8.   A British warship has intercepted an Iraqi tanker smuggling oil in violation of U.N. sanctions against Iraq, the British Embassy said Saturday.

9.   A fire aboard a tanker smuggling Iraqi oil was reported to be dying out Sunday, after the crew abandoned ship and were rescued by the U.S. Navy.

10.   Investigators said the suspects admitted smuggling diesel oil from a nearby mainland port.