1.   A defiant Iraq expelled six American arms monitors Thursday, prompting the United Nations to withdraw its inspectors and bringing U.S. promises of consequences.

2.   All inspectors were withdrawn by the United Nations after Iraq expelled the Americans.

3.   He can threaten to withdraw federal inspectors, and so companies comply.

4.   He said that Butler alone should be considered responsible for the loss of inspections that would result from his decision to withdraw inspectors of other nationalities.

5.   It would also make it easier for the department to withdraw federal inspectors from plants, effectively closing them.

6.   The U.S. Agriculture Department withdrew meat inspectors from the Norfolk facility after citing sanitation and contamination violations.

7.   A day later, the United Nations withdrew non-American inspectors in protest.

8.   Butler withdrew his inspectors hours after delivering his report for security reason.

9.   Chief weapons inspector Richard Butler, who heads the United Nations Special Commission, or UNSCOM, withdrew the inspectors on Wednesday, saying Iraq was obstructing their work.

10.   In October, U.N. officials insisted Iraq could not dictate who would make inspections and withdrew all inspectors.