United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has accused the U.S. of * illegally invading Iraq* and said the attack contravened the charter of the United Nations. Annan’s comments came during an interview on the * BBC*. Annan said, “I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time–without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. From our point of view and the [UN] charter point of view it was illegal.”