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NATO Remains Split after Postponed Meeting

Member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) remained split Tuesday over when to start military preparations for a possible war against Iraq after a postponed meeting.

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Member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) remained split Tuesday over when to start military preparations for a possible war against Iraq after a postponed meeting.

The meeting of the North Atlantic Council, the decision-making body of the 19-member military alliance, broke up after just about20 minutes following being postponed twice.

NATO Spokesman Yves Brodeur said there had been no agreement and consultations would continue overnight. The meeting is scheduled to resume on Wednesday morning.

The meeting, originally planned for Tuesday morning, was first postponed to 1530 GMT in the afternoon before being further delayed for another two hours.

The dispute in NATO was triggered when France, Germany and Belgium on Monday opposed NATO plans to begin shipping defensive equipment to Turkey,the only NATO member bordering Iraq.

The widening rift among NATO countries was widely regarded as the most serious credibility crisis NATO has ever faced since its founding in 1949.

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