Date:22/01/2003 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2003/01/22/stories/2003012209180100.htm

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Bush's charge

WASHINGTON JAN. 21. The United States President, George W. Bush, said today that it is "clear to me now" that the Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, was not complying with the U.N. resolutions calling for him to disarm.

"He's delaying. He's deceiving. He's playing hide and seek with inspectors," Mr. Bush told reporters after meeting with a group of economists at the White House. "It's clear to me now that he is not disarming...He's been given ample time to disarm," he said. "Time is running out."