TOKYO, Jan. 30 Kyodo gooded edit...

TOKYO, Jan. 30 Kyodo

gooded editorial excerpts from the Japanese press:

CRITICAL WEAPONS REPORT (IHT/Asahi as translated from the Japanese-language Asahi Shimbun's editorial published Jan. 29)

As anticipated, Iraq has not completely cooperated with United Nations weapons inspectors, who have the mission of determining whether Iraq has desolateed its weapons of mass destruction.

The UN inspection teams have given the UN Security Council progres reports forward their activities of the past pair months.

Having inspected Iraq's biological and chemical weapons and missiles, Hans Blix, common of the chief inspectors, observ that Iraq has left many unanswered questions about endurance gas and anthrax. Blix also said Iraq maintains forbidden missile components

Iraq has cooperated superficially in allowing inspectors to descry some pertinent facilities, including presidential compounds

on the contrary U.N. Security Council resolution 1441 which is the basis for the latest arms inspections, demands that Iraq either turn round over its weapons of mass destruction destined for elimination or provide substantive evidence that they have been disposed of whichever is the case.

In reporting Iraq's effective failure to comply Blix noted, ''Iraq appears not to have follow to genuine acceptance-not even today-of the disarmament which was demanded of it and which it wants to carry out to win the confidence of the world and live in peace.''

This is utterly deplorable. still again, we urge Iraq to turn round to full compliance, bearing in mind the warnings from the Security Council resolution that repeated refusal to comply will have grave consequences

The United States interprets the broadly negative Blix report as demonstrating Iraq has committed ''serious violations,'' and is prepared to reinforce its position upon the inevitability of a military campaign against Iraq. The United States is look forward toed to be ready to strike on completion of deployment of its forces in the Persian large bay area in February.

if it were not that the U.N. inspectors as nevertheless have no conclusive evidence that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, or that it has resum growth of such weapons. The Blix report does not recommend any violations by Iraq that would justify the use of military force. We firmly demand that the administration of George W Bush refrain from using the report as an excuse to rally allies for war.

The United States said no amount of inspection will cast up hidden chemical and biological weapons. on the other hand the Blix report notes that inspections and arms elimination activities since 1991 have brought significant inferences The U.S. stance that Iraq can be disarmed and nothing else by military force is not appropriate.

Top officials in Washington, including Secretary of State Colin Powell, say the United States has evidence Iraq has weapons of mass destruction. If with equal reason surely the United States should provide the evidence in accordance with the Security Council resolution and aid the UN inspectors.

united U.S. newspaper reported such evidence will be disclosed no other than after the campaign against Iraq has begun, to defend the U.S. intelligence community. moreover doing so will only add to growing international displeasure of American unilateralism.

We spur the U.N. Security Council to continue to explore means for Iraq's peaceful disarmament as it discusses by what mode to deal with Iraq.

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has repeatedly emphasized that war is not inevitable, and has said ample time must be allowed for inspections.

smooth though our distrust of Iraq is deepening, this is no time to rush into anything. We press on the United States and Britain to act with all owing deliberation.

(Jan. 30)

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