On this week's programme, the Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said Britain and the United States would make a "very determined effort" to secure United Nations support for any military action against Iraq - but he warned that time was running out for Saddam Hussein to demonstrate his full co-operation with the UN weapons inspectors.

BBC: Breakfast with Frost

"These long-time allies want to make sure the United States makes a sincere effort to exhaust alternatives to war, such as more rigorous inspections, a reasonable posture shared by many Americans, " said an editorial.

BBC: US press scorns Nato rebellion

The United States government is now demanding that Mexico make a good-faith effort to deliver the water owed for the current year as well as a small part of the accumulated shortfall.

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