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There are a number of individuals in countries around the world who have been conveying the message to the Iraqi regime that it is now inevitable that there will be a change,
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Hopefully a transfer will take place that will then allow Chairman Arafat to have the flexibility needed for movement around the occupied territories so he can take up his responsibilities once again to end the violence, end terrorism and to ... re-create functioning structures within the Palestinian Authority,
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Second, the inspections should give high priority to conducting interviews with scientists and other witnesses outside of Iraq where they can speak freely. Under the terms of Security Council Resolution 1441, Iraq is obligated -- it is their obligation to make such witnesses available to U.N. weapons inspectors,
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