71.   But it set no starting point for weapons to be destroyed under international supervision, nor did it make this an explicit condition for Sinn Fein to hold office.

72.   But U.S. officials have said the treaty leaves it up to either side whether decommissioned weapons are destroyed or stored.

73.   But the official said no one has seen proof that the biological weapons were destroyed, and Iraq could have missiles from China, North Korea or Libya.

74.   Butler heads the U.N. Special Commission, which is responsible for certifying that Iraq has destroyed its weapons of mass destruction.

75.   But the council has refused to lift sanctions entirely until it is convinced Iraq has destroyed its weapons of mass destruction and made a full disclosure to U.N. inspectors.

76.   But the council has refused to lift sanctions entirely until it is convinced Iraq has destroyed its weapons of mass destructions and made a full disclosure to U.N. inspectors.

77.   But the United Nations says the sanctions will not be lifted until the inspectors certify that the weapons have been destroyed.

78.   But Vural said Turkey believed Iraq must comply with U.N. resolutions requiring Baghdad to destroy all weapons of mass destruction.

79.   Council resolutions say inspectors must ascertain Iraq has destroyed its weapons of mass destruction before the strict U.N. economic sanctions can be lifted.

80.   Cohen also reiterated that U.N. sanctions on Iraq will remain until Iraqi President Saddam Hussein produces evidence that the country has destroyed its weapons of mass destruction.