51. U.N. continues to block inspectors. 52. U.N. says Iraq blocks inspectors. 53. In the latest incident on Friday, Iraqi authorities prevented a UN helicopter from overflying a military site in Baghdad where inspectors had been blocked. 54. Iraq earlier this year blocked UN inspectors from inspecting suspected weapons sites claiming the searches were a violation of its sovereignty. 55. Ekeus arrived in Baghdad Monday with a Security Council declaration demanding Iraq provide unrestricted access to military sites, after it blocked UN inspectors several times. 56. Ekeus arrived in Baghdad Monday with a UN Security Council declaration demanding Iraq provide unrestricted access to military sites, after it blocked UN inspectors several times. 57. The UN Special Commission inspectors have been blocked outside sites they suspect contain concealed banned weaponry since Wednesday. 58. The UN Special Commission inspectors have been blocked since Wednesday outside sites they suspect contain concealed banned weaponry. 59. Since the resolution was adopted, the inspectors have been blocked from entering two new sites, bringing the total to three standoffs in and around Baghdad. |