UNSPINNABLE? :

Show Some Backbone', Bush Urges UN (Jane Merrick, 9/14/02, The Scotsman)

The UN was today given a stern warning by US President George W Bush to "show some backbone" and confront Saddam Hussein over Iraq.

President Bush said the UN should "show its relevance", adding: "Make no mistake about it. If we have to deal with the problem, we?ll deal with it."

His warning from Camp David was echoed in New York in a speech to the UN general assembly by Jack Straw, who said the UN must insist Saddam re-admits weapons inspectors or both the organisation and Iraq will face the consequences.

The Foreign Secretary said the international community must not "stand by and do nothing" while Saddam "persistently mocked" the authority of the UN by defying its resolutions on weapons of mass destruction.

He made clear that every member state of the organisation had a responsibility to act or the authority of the UN itself was at stake.

Let's see the NY Times spin that as a warning to Saddam. Posted by Orrin Judd at September 14, 2002 1:58 PM