31.   Iraq lashed out at U.N. arms monitors Thursday, calling the weapons inspectors American and Israeli puppets.

32.   Iraq lashed out at U.N. arms monitors Thursday, calling the weapons inspectors U.S. and Israeli puppets.

33.   Iraq often hindered the work of the arms monitors, he said.

34.   Iraq refused to allow two American weapons inspectors to enter the country Thursday, underlining its order that U.S. arms monitors are not welcome, the United Nations announced.

35.   Iraq says it has met the U.N. conditions, but the arms monitors repeatedly have accused Iraq of withholding information and misleading weapons teams.

36.   Iraq says it is hard to satisfy U.N. arms monitors.

37.   It was the first time the U.N. weapons team had attempted an inspection since Iraq announced that American arms monitors had a week to vacate the country.

38.   Prakash arrived in Baghdad Thursday with a message from Annan urging Iraq to allow arms monitors to continue their inspections.

39.   Prakash returned to Baghdad on Thursday and in a meeting with Aziz urged Iraq to allow arms monitors to continue their inspections.

40.   Rolf Ekeus, the chief U.N. arms monitor, said in remarks published Sunday that Iraq appeared determined to keep its ability to produce weapons of mass destruction.