Iraq's parliament voted unanimously to reject a tough UN disarmament resolution seen as a last chance to avoid war, but agreed to leave the final word to President Saddam Hussein. In a sign that Saddam might override MPs and accept the UN Security Council's unanimous ultimatum, his elder son Uday, who is himself an MP, urged acceptance Tuesday, albeit with certain provisos. France meanwhile upped the pressure on the Iraqi leader, by giving its clearest signal yet that it might support military action against Baghdad, despite its earlier opposition to an automatic resort to force.

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