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Secretary of State Colin Powell defended U.S. intelligence about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction Monday, saying he was convinced by "overwhelming" evidence that they existed, even though none have yet been found.
In some of his most extensive comments on the issue, Powell tried to dismiss reports suggesting U.S. intelligence was flawed or overstated to justify the war. He insisted there was no point in getting "trapped in the long-winded debate about what was known and not known" about Iraq's weapons programs before the war.

The Group of Eight leaders have ended their annual summit with a pledge to work together to rebuild Iraq and a warning to Iran and North Korea not to develop nuclear weapons ...
... In a statement given by the summit host, French President Jacques Chirac, the leaders said they "share the conviction that the time has now come to build peace and reconstruct Iraq."