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Powell: 45 Nations Back War Effort

Secretary of State Colin Powell says the U.S-led "coalition of the willing" to oust Saddam Hussein has the support of at least 45 nations. But he says a third of them "do not yet wish to be publicly named." NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

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Michele Kelemen has been with NPR for two decades, starting as NPR's Moscow bureau chief and now covering the State Department and Washington's diplomatic corps. Her reports can be heard on all NPR News programs, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered.