1.   And China blasted the chief UN inspector Richard Butler for provoking the current crisis.

2.   Blame focused on the owners, the fire department and the chief municipal building inspector.

3.   Claiming that Hussein Kamel hid information from everyone, the Iraqi government last weekend made important information on weapons programs available to chief UN arms inspector Rolf Ekeus.

4.   He is the chief postal inspector, not the inspector general.

5.   He spoke two days before the chief U.N. arms inspector, Richard Butler, is to arrive in Baghdad for critical talks on a new standoff over weapons inspections.

6.   Iraq exploited the arrangement to undermine the authority of the chief U.N. weapons inspector, Richard Butler, and heighten Security Council divisions.

7.   Richard Butler, the chief U.N. inspector, reported Tuesday that effective inspections were impossible.

8.   Richard Butler, the chief U.N. inspector, had just arrived in Baghdad to register some progress toward resolving missile and chemical weapons issues.

9.   Richard Butler, the chief UN weapons inspector, arrived in Iraq today for a five-day visit.