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[日本＝osomakikun〕3日付のイギリスガーディアン紙web板のスペシャルレポートは次のように述べています。要約：

「ブレアは下院議員の不安を説得しなければならない」

国連決議なしのイラクに対する軍事行動に対しては、労働党議員・支持者層に不安が存在している。
しかしアメリカが暴露している、フセインは国連の武装解除要求を拒否しているという証拠は、ブレア首相の行動を支持している。
アメリカは水曜日の安保会議に証拠を提出しようとしているが、
国連決議の出る可能性はまだ蓋然性の段階である。
しかし、国防大臣ホーンは、新しい国連決議は必ず出ると確信していると述べた。
また、フランスドイツの軍事行動への参加についても、国際世論に押されて、必ず参加するはずだと述べた。

労働党左派のベンがイラクに行き、
フセインと会談してきたが、不調だったようだ。
ホーンは以前に、場合によっては核兵器の使用もあることを、
イラクに警告している。


Blair out to woo Commons sceptics
Staff and agencies
Monday February 3, 2003
The Guardian

Tony Blair is today expected to reassure MPs that he can win UN backing for a war with Iraq when he addresses the Commons at 3.30pm.

The prime minister's statement on his talks with the US president, George Bush, comes amid fresh signs of unrest on Labour's backbenches.

There is unease beyond the party's "usual suspects" at the prospect of military action without a fresh UN resolution.

But a US dossier claiming to expose Iraq's deliberate weapons concealment has bolstered Mr Blair's claims that he can win over any sceptics.

France and Germany, both UN security council members, have spoken out against war.

However, Washington is due to release secret recordings of Iraqi officials as "proof" that Saddam Hussein is defying UN demands to disarm.

The US secretary of state, Colin Powell, will present the evidence to the security council on Wednesday, despite fears that it may expose American spying secrets to the world.

Reports of the dossier came to light as Mr Blair returned from Washington insisting that a second UN resolution was still likely.

In a joint White House press conference, Mr Bush said both men had agreed that Iraq would be disarmed in "weeks, not months".

However Mr Blair also won limited support for his attempts to get a second resolution from Mr Bush, who said it would be "welcome" but not necessary.

The defence secretary, Geoff Hoon, yesterday repeated that the government was "confident" a fresh resolution authorising the use of force could be passed.

"I do anticipate that there will be a very determined effort to secure that resolution," he said.

"But let me make it plain. Saddam Hussein has had years in which to cooperate ... So the clock is ticking."

Asked whether there was any prospect of France and Germany taking part in military action, Mr Hoon said: "I am confident that we will be able to work together in ensuring that the will of the international community prevails."

The chief UN weapons inspectors, Hans Blix and Mohamed El Baradei, are to return to Baghdad for talks, where veteran leftwinger Tony Benn yesterday met with President Saddam.

Speaking after the meeting, expected to be televised within days, Mr Benn said: "I do believe that it is possible to halt the march to war." He was expected back in Britain today.

Iraqi officials say they are keen to clear up any issues the inspectors may have, but there is no sign of a resolution of the problems with access to scientists or the use of U-2 surveillance planes.

以下省略

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/Print/0,3858,4597433,00.html