Reuters

VIENNA (Reuters) - U.N. chief weapons inspectors Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei will consult the Security Council on Monday about an Iraqi invitation to visit Baghdad to discuss disarmament issues, U.N. officials said.

Blix (under his breath): "Please tell us we don't have to go."

"They (Blix and ElBaradei) plan to consult with the Security Council on Monday and then they'll make a decision whether to go," International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) spokeswoman Melissa Fleming told Reuters in Vienna on Saturday.

ElBaradei: "You don't actually want us to go back there do you?"

Iraq said earlier it wanted Blix and ElBaradei to visit Baghdad as soon as possible to "discuss ways to speed up joint cooperation...particularly on issues that were considered pending" by the inspectors.

Saddam: "Great! And while you're here, don't mind if I chain you to this chemical processing plant do you?"


Please come back so we can discuss cooperating more...what a joke.