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11/11/2002
Dow Jones News Services
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BAGHDAD (AP)--Iraq's parliament condemned a tough, new U.N. resolution as being full of lies and ill intentions during a special session Monday in which a senior lawmaker urged it be rejected - a prospect that likely would bring on war.

President Saddam Hussein, however, has used parliament to provide some cover for difficult decisions in the past, and harsh rhetoric doesn't necessarily mean parliament ultimately will reject the proposal.

Saddam ordered parliament to recommend a formal Iraqi response, but it wasn't clear if a vote would come Monday night. Iraq has until Friday to accept or reject the resolution, approved unanimously last week by the U.N. Security Council.

Salim al-Koubaisi, head of parliament's foreign relations committee advised following the "wise Iraqi leadership," but recommended it reject the resolution.
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