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Iraq parliament for rejection of resolution

BAGHDAD NOV. 12. Iraq's parliament today unanimously recommended the rejection of a United Nations resolution on arms inspections, hours after the Iraq President, Saddam Hussein's son urged its acceptance provided the Arabs were included on the inspection teams. Lawmakers, however, said the final decision would be that of Mr. Hussein.

The United Nations has asked Iraq to respond by Friday. Today's vote in parliament could be seen as strengthening Mr. Hussein's hands if he wants to push for a change in the U.N. resolution along the lines proposed by his son, and, earlier, by the Arab Foreign Ministers. Mr. Hussein had asked the lawmakers to convene an emergency session to advise the ruling Revolutionary Command Council which he heads on how to respond to the United Nations. The debate began on Monday night.

Describing the vote as ``a message to the United States that the people of Iraq are united behind their leadership," the Iraqi Speaker, Saadoun Hammadi, told reporters that "it also shows that the people of Iraq know that in the U.N. resolution ... there are major allegations which are baseless. This decision by the Iraqi National Assembly is the right and patriotic stance which expresses the Iraqi people's opinion.'' According to a resolution read during the session, the 250-member parliament accepted an earlier recommendation from its foreign relations committee to reject the U.N. resolution.

Bush warning

In Washington, the U.S. President, George W. Bush, said he would commit ``the full force and might of the U.S. military'' against Iraq if Saddam Hussein refused to disarm swiftly. At two Veterans Day addresses on Monday, Mr. Bush underscored his impatience.

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