The insider agenda behind disarming Iraq.

Although the mainstream media treated the Security Council's unanimous approval of a new resolution on Iraq as "unexpected," regular readers of THE NEW AMERICAN were not surprised. In our October 21st cover story on Saddam Hussein, we made clear that the hidden agenda behind disarming Iraq was to "empower a far greater threat--the United Nations."

During the weeks leading up to the November 8th Security Council vote, President Bush repeatedly stated that, if the UN failed to act, the United States would lead a coalition of nations to disarm Saddam Hussein. He even warned that the UN risked becoming "irrelevant." Many observers interpreted these remarks as anti-UN. But the president doesn't seek an "irrelevant" UN. He wants an effective one. In fact, his challenge to the Security Council to adopt a tough resolution helped grease the skids for the Security Council to make the UN more effective, and for President Bush to support the Council's resolution without provoking a backlash from patriotic Americans.

The president's intent became even clearer after our October 21st issue went to press. On October 31st, he told an audience in Aberdeen, South Dakota: "I went to the United Nations a while ago because I want the United Nations to be effective.... It makes sense for there ...