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U.S. approves $4 million to help
foes undermine Saddam Hussein
Acting on an application filed in early January by the Clinton administration, the Treasury Department gave the nod to the Iraqi National Congress opposition group to collect war-crimes information. But U.S. officials said the grants canbe used for other activities against the government in Baghdad. The move signifies the Bush administration's resolve to unsettle Saddam. But the pol
icy was begun under the Clinton administration. Along with Congress, it sent surplus military supplies but not weapons under a $3 million program and provided military training under a parallel program.
U.N. Security Council considers
changing how it uses sanctions
The proposals include time limits, a partial easing of embargoes to reward goodbehavior and U.N. punishment for countries that trade with countries under sanctions. A council committee has been working since April to improve ...