41.   Iraq rejected the offer saying it violated its sovereignty.

42.   Iraq repeatedly rejected the offer, saying the terms would violate its sovereignty.

43.   Iraq repeatedly rejected the oil-for-food offer, made last April, claiming it violated national sovereignty.

44.   Iraq said this would violate its sovereignty and go against previous agreements that the United Nations would handle distribution only in the north, where Baghdad has limited control.

45.   Iraq contends that access to presidential grounds would violate its sovereignty and has called for the matter to be put off until April.

46.   Iraq refused the offer, saying that U.N.-controlled oil sales and food and medicine distribution would violate its sovereignty.

47.   Iraq says inspections of palaces and other sites would violate its sovereignty.

48.   Iraq says such inspections violate its sovereignty.

49.   Iraq had blocked access to the sites, saying the inspections violated national sovereignty.

50.   Iraq rejected the offer at first, saying U.N.-controlled oil sales would violate its sovereignty, but finally agreed in January to talk.