Iraq said that five of eight helicopters used by United Nations weapons inspectors left the country Sunday after a Western insurance company suspended coverage for the aircraft as the threat of war looms in the region. The U.N. spokesman in Baghdad, Hiro Ueki, could not immediately be reached for comment, and no reason was given for the insurance company's action. But the suspension of the coverage was seen as a possible indication that war could be imminent as President Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Spain's Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar prepared to hold an emergency summit on Sunday in the Azores.
Tuesday. Maybe Wednesday... |