61.   Rather than pleading for cooperation, the United States should declare its intention to veto any U.N. resolution lifting sanctions against Iraq.

62.   Russia still supports lifting sanctions against Yugoslavia and strongly opposes NATO air strikes.

63.   Saddam repeatedly has threatened to end cooperation with U.N. inspectors, believing that the United States and Britain will never agree to lifting sanctions.

64.   Robertson, who was in Moscow last week and also met the French defense minister in London on Friday, acknowledged differences over the timing of lifting sanctions.

65.   Security Council delays lifting Sudan sanctions because of U.S.

66.   That in turn could further delay any commission certification of Iraqi compliance with terms for lifting sanctions.

67.   The Iraqi government dismisses the program as a salve for Western consciences, and insists that its people would be better served by lifting sanctions.

68.   The Iraqis have charged the United States with misinterpreting U.N. resolutions to prolong the process of lifting sanctions.

69.   The inspectors are to verify that Iraq has eliminated its weapons of mass destruction before the United Nations will consider lifting comprehensive sanctions against the Arab nation.

70.   The Iraqis believe a comprehensive review offers the quickest route to lifting sanctions.