Annan terms Iraq war illegal
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United Nations, Sept. 17. (PTI): Nearly 18 months after the US-led war against Iraq to overthrow President Saddam Hussein, the UN Secretary General Kofi has termed the invasion as &quot;illegal&quot; that contravened the world body&#39;s charter.
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In typical give-a-dog-a-bad-name-to-hang-it fashion, the BBC badgered UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to use the word &quot;illegal&quot; to describe the invasion of Iraq by US and British forces last year.
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan's claim that the war in Iraq was illegal drew strong protest from the United States and its allies but little comment from the war's opponents, who appeared unwilling to revisit the question.
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LONDON -- Britain, Australia, and a former US official, stung by criticism from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, insisted yesterday that their countries' military action in Iraq was legal.
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was at pains to avoid controversy during a visit to Britain, one of the chief proponents of a war in Iraq that Annan recently described as illegal.
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Britain, Australia and a former US official, stung by criticism from UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, have insisted that their countries&#39; military action in Iraq was legal.
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WASHINGTON: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan threw the diplomatic world into a tizzy on Wednesday by bluntly declaring that the US decision to invade Iraq in March 2003 was illegal.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Sunday that the Iraq war has done little to enhance security around the world or halt the activities of international terrorists.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard refuted claims by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan that the Iraq war was &quot;illegal&quot;, saying it had been justified by UN Security Council resolutions.
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The United States and its coalition partners on Thursday defended the war in Iraq after UN Secretary General Kofi Annan asserted it was &quot;illegal&quot; because it didn&#39;t have Security Council support.
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The Iraq war has done little to increase  security across the world or halt the activities of  international terrorists, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi  Annan said Sunday.
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Londra, 16 set. (Adnkronos) - Dopo le affermazioni del Segretario generale delle Nazioni Unite, Kofi Annan che ieri ha definito la guerra in Iraq illegale, oggi arriva, puntuale, la replica di Londra. &#39;&#39;Abbiamo
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Britain, Australia and a former U.S. official, stung by criticism from U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, insisted on Thursday that their countries' military action in Iraq was legal.
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UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan took a fresh jab at US President George W Bush on Tuesday, in a clear sign that world opinion was still far from making peace with the war in Iraq.
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The United States and its coalition partners defended the war in Iraq Thursday after U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan asserted that it was "illegal" because it didn't have Security Council support.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said the US-led invasion of Iraq was illegal because it violated the UN Charter. The remarks revive one of the most heated debates surrounding last year&#39;s war.
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Britain on Thursday rejected a claim by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan that the U.S.-led Iraq war was "illegal" because Washington and its coalition allies never got Security Council backing for the ...