Blair to 演説（する）／住所 nation

総理大臣 Tony Blair will tonight 演説（する）／住所 the nation in a テレビ放送するd 演説（する）／住所.

It follows 確定／確認 that British エリート 軍隊s have already been 伴う／関わるd in 軍の 活動／戦闘 in Iraq.

The 総理大臣 is …に出席するing a European Union 首脳会議 in Brussels and had been 予定 to stay there 夜通し. He has apprently pre-記録，記録的な／記録するd the war message to be 空気／公表するd at an appropriate time.

"I can 確認する that the 総理大臣 will be making an 演説（する）／住所 to the nation," a spokeswoman said.

British 軍隊s

British エリート 軍隊s have already been 伴う／関わるd in some of the 軍の 操作／手術s against Iraq, Defence 長官 Geoff Hoon earlier 示すd today.

The 発覚 （機の）カム in the ありふれたs, as Mr Hoon 報告（する）／憶測d to MPs for the first time after the US-led 夜通し strikes on Iraq.

In line with normal practice, the 省 of Defence would only say that it did not comment on special 軍隊s.

However, by not 公表する／暴露するing the nature of the 操作／手術s or the 軍隊s 伴う／関わるd, Mr Hoon 明確に signalled that they were either SAS or Special Boat Service.

Attacks to 除去する Saddam

After the 夜通し attacks, Mr Hoon told the ありふれたs the 軍の 計画（する） was "（手先の）技術d around" 除去 of Saddam Hussein from 力／強力にする.

He 警告するd the 操作／手術 may not be over "in a very short time" and wished all the 軍隊／機動隊s a "安全な and swift return".

Once "その上の 重要な" 軍の 活動／戦闘 has begun and UK 軍隊s are "大幅に engaged", the 総理大臣 will make a broadcast to the nation, Mr Hoon said.

報告（する）／憶測ing to MPs, Mr Hoon 確認するd the first attacks had been against "的s of 軍の importance" in the 周辺 of Baghdad, 伴う／関わるing 連合 航空機 and 巡航する ミサイルs.

This followed （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） on the どの辺に of "very 上級の members" of the Iraqi 政権.

He said: "Saddam Hussein's 政権 is the 長，指導者 障害 to the 軍備縮小 of Iraq. The 軍の 計画（する） is （手先の）技術d aro und his 除去 from 力／強力にする."

The 夜通し 強襲，強姦, together with yesterday's 予選 attacks on 空気／公表する defence systems, were "慎重な 準備の steps", he said.

確認するing that about 45,000 British servicemen and women had been sent to the 地域, Geoff Hoon 警告するd MPs: "I would 警告を与える the House against suggestions that this （選挙などの）運動をする will be over in a very short time.

"But we should not underestimate the 危険s and difficulties that we may 直面する against a 政権 that is the embodiment of 絶対の ruthlessness with an utter 無視（する） for life."

'No other 選択': Straw

Foreign 長官 Jack Straw also said today that Saddam Hussein had left Britain and America with "no 選択" but to use 軍隊 to （土地などの）細長い一片 him of his 武器s of 集まり 破壊.

UN 安全 会議 決意／決議 1441 passed four months ago had given Saddam a final 適切な時期 to 武装解除する.

"He has 拒絶するd that 適切な時期 by once again 答える／応じるing with his familiar pattern of deceit, concealment and 延期する," he said.

"We have been left with no 選択 but to use 軍隊."