Blix slams UK Iraq WMD claim

[Nottingham]

Blix slams UK Iraq WMD claim
Sunday, July 13, 2003 Posted: 1255 GMT ( 8:55 PM HKT)



Blix: "They over-interpreted the intelligence they had."



LONDON, England -- Former chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix said it was "highly unlikely" that Saddam Hussein could have deployed weapons of mass destruction in 45 minutes.

Blix told the Independent on Sunday newspaper that the claim, made in the British government's September 2002 dossier on Iraq's weapons program, was a "fundamental mistake."

"I don't know exactly how they calculated this figure of 45 minutes in the dossier of September last year. That seems pretty far off the mark to me," Blix said.

"I think that was a fundamental mistake.

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OverInterrupted!!!! :bounce: Blix is being rather nice considering
the hell they put him through! His credibility is still intact isn't it!

[Dagaz]

1. Blix is a fool

He's the guy who certified that the Chernobyl reactor was safe after the first mishap. He promoted the nuclear power and played down the "minimal" environmental effects from the disaster.

[Nottingham]

2. Well Blix did end up being proved right.

No WMD were found! :bounce: