21.   Iraq, in the past, accused U.S. members of UN weapons inspection teams of spying for the U.S. government.

22.   It was the first time the president directly broached the subject of a military force since Saddam ousted six Americans serving on a U.N. weapons inspection team last week.

23.   It was the second time in four days the weapons team has been turned away, U.N. officials said.

24.   On many of these sites, the presumption is that U.N. weapons inspection teams in Iraq are intelligence agents from Israel, the United States and Britain.

25.   One UN weapons team in Iraq, led by former U.S. Marine Corp. officer Scott Ritter, left the Iraqi capital because it was prevented from doing its work.

26.   Prices surged yesterday after Baghdad prevented two U.S. members of a United Nations weapons inspection team from entering the country.

27.   Prices surged yesterday after Baghdad blocked two U.S. members of a United Nations weapons inspection team from entering the country.

28.   Senate Democrats mounted a careful counterattack Thursday against the American who resigned in protest last month from the weapons inspection team in Iraq.

29.   That plan would offer Iraq limited relief from sanctions as a reward agreeing to allow entry to weapons inspections teams.

30.   Tension are high, with Iraq campaigning for the removal of U.S. nationals on U.N. weapons inspections teams in the country.