] The benchmarks listed below would be criteria for Iraq to ] follow within a week or 10 days if it wanted to avoid war, ] by showing it was fully complying with U.N. disarmament ] obligations. Summarizing for brevity: (1) Saddam would have to make a public, broadcasted statement, in Arabic, that Iraq has made a strategic decision not to produce or retain Weapons of Mass Destruction, and he should further publicly encourage all Iraqis to come forward if they have any such info, disregarding any orders that they might have received in the past to hide such information. (2) At least 30 Iraqi scientists selected by UN Inspectors must be made available for private interviews, with their families, outside of Iraq. (3) All remaining anthrax or anthrax production capability must be either surrendered, or credible evidence must be provided to account for the whereabouts or destruction of known past stockpiles. (4) All remaining Al-Samoud missiles must be destroyed. (5) Credible evidence on the purpose of the unmanned or remote-piloted vehicles must be provided, along with a full accounting of the organizations and technology involved. (6) (wording still being worked on) Iraq must give up all mobile biological production labs for destruction. I especially like #1. Clear, unambiguous, and attainable, and it's been one of the clear omissions in the current disarmament issue. British Draft List of Iraqi Tasks |