The Europeans are willing to scrap a proposed trade deal with Iran if it does not accept inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency.Of course, the Europeans continue to be much keener on fighting the war against terrorism through diplomacy and multilateral institutions than the Americans.
In those regions today, tuna automatically gets the dolphin-safe seal of approval, whereas to earn the label in the ETP, boats must accept inspectors.
Israel refused to countenance visits by the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEAA), so in the early 1960s President Kennedy demanded they accept American inspectors.
Last week, Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright said the Clinton administration would not use force to make the Iraqis accept weapons inspectors.
Once they accept the inspectors the Iraqis will try to do just enough to avoid an open violation and play for time".
Baghdad's recent pledge to accept United Nations inspectors won praise from French diplomats, who have been insistent on a two-stage approach to resolutions that would delay a military threat.
But after Iraq's acceptance of the return of the U.N. inspectors had become an established fact, including the agreement of Oct. 19, 2002, on the date of their return, and only a few hours this agreement was reached, Colin Powell, the U.S. secretary of state, declared that he would refuse to accept the inspectors' return to Iraq.
Most resigned themselves to accept that inspectors simply must be placated in order to avoid sanctions, and that there was no place for their input or questioning as a provider.
Should the N.Y.R.A. refuse to accept an inspector general, Hevesi said he would intensify his efforts to uncover and publicize the organization's faults and mismanagement.
"My first reaction was 'We'd better call downtown and get permission to accept this,' " Inspector William Matusiak, the commanding officer of the Midtown North precinct, which covers twenty-seven Broadway theatres, said last week in his office, after turning down a blaring walkie-talkie.
However, since the Western powers have asked for United Nations inspections -- and Syria has accepted and inspectors have been put in the field -- we all should wait to see the report of the inspectors before action is taken.
