61.  It took the Iraqi leadership almost a week and three meetings of its top leadership to decide on the deal.

62.  It took the Iraqi leadership almost a week to decide on the deal.

63.  It took the Iraqi leadership almost a week and three meetings to agree to the deal.

64.  Kabariti, who retains the foreign affairs portfolio, is an ardent critic of the Iraqi leadership and an advocate of warm ties with the Gulf Arabs.

65.  Most Kuwaitis feel the station is biased toward the Iraqi leadership.

66.  Najim is very close to the Iraqi leadership.

67.  Ochi was also apparently involved in illegal arms imports and owed the Iraqi leadership millions of dollars, Western diplomats said on condition of anonymity.

68.  Ochi also apparently was involved in illegal arms imports and owed the Iraqi leadership millions of dollars, Western diplomats said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

69.  Ochi was also apparently involved in illegal arms imports and owed the Iraqi leadership millions of dollars, Western diplomats said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

70.  One legislators after another on Sunday urged the Iraqi leadership to end all cooperation with the United Nations and annul its recognition of Kuwait.