1.   Baghdad objected to the conference, saying it infringed on Iraqi sovereignty.

2.   Earlier, he was reported to complain that it infringed on Iraqi sovereignty.

3.   In return, the United Nations gave a vague pledge to respect Iraqi sovereignty and territorial integrity.

4.   Iraq claims that no-fly zones are a violation of Iraqi sovereignty.

5.   Iraq has made several attempts to alter the plan, saying it infringes on Iraqi sovereignty.

6.   Saddam Hussein has never liked this program because it assumes long-term oil sanctions and because he considers the monitoring provisions to be an affront to Iraqi sovereignty.

7.   Saddam claims that allowing inspectors into the compounds would compromise Iraqi sovereignty.

8.   The Iraqi government has denounced the Turkish incursion as a violation of Iraqi sovereignty.

9.   The Turkish government also dismissed criticism from Baghdad on Thursday that it had violated Iraqi sovereignty.

10.   The United States has not been insensitive to issues of Iraqi sovereignty.