Iraq Invasion Was Illegal, Contravened UN Charter, Annan Says
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The US-led invasion of Iraq was illegal because a decision to go to war should have been made by the United Nations Security Council, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in an interview shown by the British Broadcasting Corp.
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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says the US-British-led invasion of Iraq 18 months ago was illegal. Coinciding with this week&#39;s opening of the 59th
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The US decision to go to war in Iraq without the approval of the UN Security Council was &#39;&#39;illegal,&#39;&#39; Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the BBC on Wednesday.
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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan stated for the record that the US military attack of Iraq was illegal and a violation of the UN Charter.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned world leaders on Tuesday that international law was being "shamelessly disregarded" and cited the U.S. abuse of prisoners in Iraq as an example of such violations.
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan's claim that the war in Iraq was "illegal'' unleashed a storm of protests from the United States and its allies.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Thursday rejected UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan&#39;s criticism of the Iraq war as illegal, saying the Iraq war was &quot;entirely valid.
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The UN secretary general Kofi Annan considered yesterday in an interview broadcast by the BBC ( world section) that the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 &quot;was illegitimate.
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United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has revealed that he believes the war on Iraq was &quot;illegal&quot;. Mr Annan said the war was &quot;not in conformity&quot; with the UN Security Council or with the UN Charter.
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UNITED NATIONS -- The US decision to go to war in Iraq without the approval of the UN Security Council was &quot;illegal,&quot; Secretary General Kofi Annan told the BBC yesterday.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan warned world leaders on Tuesday that international law  was being "shamelessly disregarded" and cited the U.S. abuse of  prisoners in Iraq as an example of such violations.
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The US rebuffs UN chief Kofi Annan's assertion that the American-led invasion of Iraq was illegal.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard slammed the United Nations as a &quot;paralysed&quot; body as he rejected claims by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan that last year's Iraq war was &quot;illegal&quot;.
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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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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has defended his decision to join the US-led invasion of Iraq, disagreeing with UN chief Kofi Annan's assessment that the war was illegal.
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The United Nations secretary general, Kofi Annan, declared explicitly for the first time last night that the US-led war on Iraq was illegal.
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The United States and its military allies on Thursday challenged UN Secretary General Kofi Annan&#39;s statement that last year&#39;s invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that violated