11.  The Iraqi leadership met yesterday to discuss whether to suspend cooperation with U.N. arms inspectors, according to news reports.

12.  The Iraqi leadership has long condemned the weapons inspectors as tools of American intelligence.

13.  The Iraqi leadership has already calculated the odds.

14.  The Iraqi leadership was not so complacent.

15.  The Iraqi leadership never responded to the letter, sections of which were disclosed Friday by U.N. officials.

16.  The United States and others have been adamant that there be no loopholes through which the Iraqi leadership could siphon off money or goods.

17.  Though the size of this secret police force is unclear, officials said it was big enough to intimidate those who oppose the Iraqi leadership.

18.  U.S. officials say they cannot trust the Iraqi leadership not to use such openings for its own purposes.

19.  Prakash said he delivered a message from Annan to the Iraqi leadership, stressing that Iraq must cooperate with weapons inspectors.

20.  After fleeing to Jordan, al-Majid said he would work with the opposition to overthrow the Iraqi leadership.