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U.S. confirms UN war authority. (Insider Report).(Brief Article)

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On March 20th, U.S. Ambassador to the UN John Negroponte sent a formal letter to the president of the Security Council. Therein, Negroponte confirmed that, relative to Iraq, America would only act based on Security Council resolutions and that it would not attack without the UN's authorization. "The actions being taken are authorized under existing Council resolutions, including its resolutions 678 (1990) and 687 (199 1)' began the Negroponte letter. It later pointed to Council resolution ...

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