Iraq war illegal, says Annan
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UN chief Kofi Annan tells the BBC the Iraq war was illegal and warns elections are at threat from ongoing unrest.
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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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The use of a single word in diplomacy can often mark a significant moment and the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan&#39;s use of the word &quot;illegal&quot; about the war in Iraq is one such moment.
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BBC, LONDON, September 16: Key states who joined the US-led invasion of Iraq have rejected claims by the United Nations secretary general that the war was illegal.
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PARIS, Sept 17  - France on Friday backed UN Secretary General Kofi Annan&#39;s description of the US-led war on Iraq as &quot;illegal&quot;, with Foreign Minister Michel Barnier saying that long-held stance was why his country had opposed joining the conflict.
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Key states who joined the US-led invasion of Iraq have rejected claims by the United Nations Secretary-General that the war was illegal.
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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has told the BBC that the US-led invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that contravened the UN Charter.
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Faced with UN chief Kofi Annan's charge that the war in Iraq was &quot;illegal&quot; under the world body's charter, US President George W. Bush strongly implied that the invasion enjoyed UN support.
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Britain says it disagrees with the assessment of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan that the invasion of Iraq was illegal. Fresh controversy has erupted over the legality of the US-led invasion of Iraq last year
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Major U.S. allies on Thursday rejected a claim by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan that the war in Iraq was "illegal" because Washington and its coalition partners never got Security Council backing for the ...
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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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UNITED NATIONS, New York The decision by President George W. Bush to go to war in Iraq was &quot;illegal&quot; because it didn&#39;t have UN Security Council approval, according to Secretary General Kofi Annan.
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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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A stepped-up US campaign against insurgents must not be allowed to alienate the Iraqi public, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Tuesday.
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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
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Washington, Sept. 17 (NNN): The United States and most of its allies have rejected the United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan&#39;s claim that the US-led invasion of Iraq was illegal.
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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.