Blix subordinates on Saddam's payroll

Fox News ^ | May 9, 2004 | Self

[Anti-Bush Hater]

Can Hans Blix Be Trusted?

By Reed Irvine and Cliff Kincaid | March 20, 2003 Saddam was obsessed with procuring weapons of mass destruction— chemical and biological warheads as well as atomic bombs and the missiles to deliver them.

The members of the U.N. Security Council who are against going to war in Iraq say that the inspectors working under Hans Blix must be given more time to verify that Saddam Hussein has not carried out his promise to destroy all his weapons of mass destruction. The U.S. and Britain say that he has not done so and is in violation of Resolution 1441. France wants Blix and his inspectors to decide if Iraq has complied with the Security Council resolutions.

This was not the intention of the Security Council. Moreover, serious questions have been raised about Mr. Blix's integrity. He failed to mention in his oral report to the Council the discovery of a drone with a very large wingspan that made it illegal. This violation was buried in his lengthy written report. We had been warned last November that Blix should not be trusted to carry out the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Per Ahlmark, a former deputy prime minister of Sweden, wrote an article titled "Sending in a Dupe to Disarm Saddam."

Ahlmark had been Blix's boss in 1960. He had followed his career closely since then, observing him as Sweden's foreign minister for a year and later as director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna. Ahlmark described Blix as amiable but "politically weak and easily fooled." He said, "I can think of few European officials less suitable for a showdown with Saddam.

He went on to say that when Blix headed the IAEA before the Persian Gulf war, he assured the world, after several inspections, that nothing alarming was happening in Iraq. He gave Saddam the report he had hoped for when he began hiding his atomic factories and nuclear ambitions. Ahlmark reminded us that Saddam was obsessed with procuring weapons of mass destruction— chemical and biological warheads as well as atomic bombs and the missiles to deliver them. Former experts of Iraq's nuclear weapons program, who have escaped to the West, have confirmed this.

Blix, whose field was international law, worked with Swedish ambassador Rolf Ekeus, as one of the leaders of the U.N. disarmament inspectors. Ahlmark claims that Blix was easily fooled by the Iraqis because he was unfamiliar with technical details. He says that David Kay, a highly-skilled inspector, discovered material confirming that Iraq was only twelve to eighteen months away from producing a nuclear device.

How did Blix end up heading the current U.N. inspection team? Ahlmark says that in 1999 Rolf Ekeus and Hans Blix were among the candidates and that experts in the field were for Ekeus. He said they described Ekeus as "brilliant," and Blix as "terrible." He says that France and Russia consulted Baghdad to see whom Saddam would prefer, and they ended up supporting Blix. The Clinton administration went along with them. Ahlmark warned that the U.N. "neglected its duties by asking a wimp to lead the inspectors who are supposed to stand up to the brute of Baghdad."

http://www.aim.org/media_monitor_print/391_0_2_0/

[steveyp]

The lack of traction for Joe Wilson is interesting.

There must be something afoot re: WMD.

I think the other shoe is coming.

[Jumper]

Is it possible that the entire world/UN and even the democrats are out to neuter the USA economically, politically and militarily? Seems a fix may be in:)

[Hidasta]

A few links to articles (ranging from 1998 to 2001) that show Iraq's ties to Sudan and Libya, especially in regards to WMD development.

All,

Please check out these two links. There is a lot of information, from various mainstream news sources that are reliable. Some of the info will knock your socks off!

http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=46082

http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=45027

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

But Fox is not a real Journalists outlet:

Esteemed journalist lectures on ethics (L.A. TIMES EDITOR WARNS: Rise of 'Pseudo-Journalism')

In a scathing critique of Fox News and some talk show hosts, such as Bill O'Reilly, Carroll said they were a "different breed of journalists" who misled their audience while claiming to inform them. He said they did not fit into the long legacy of journalists who got their facts right and respected and cared for their audiences.

[howieg2u2]

It seems like there are some 'infiltraitors' among us; comparing the likes of the muslum 'American' soldier that threw a very deadly grenade, to what may be some photographically inclined prison guard 'American' soldiers or contractors, I agree that the concept of enemy infiltration should not be left off the table for any realistic assessment to the current war.

[Sacajaweau]

Don't forget the dot from the other day...when a shell was found in a street in one of the towns which had mustard gas residue on it...but an old shell. Have to go back and find the latest on that.

There once was a man named Blix

Who said the whole world he'd fix

He went to Iraq to seek a solution

The end result, HE'S the pollution.

[boomop1]

Where won't we hear this?

[howieg2u2]

It seems like there are some 'infiltraitors' among us; comparing the likes of the muslum 'American' soldier that threw a very deadly grenade, to what may be some photographically inclined prison guard 'American' soldiers or contractors, I agree that the concept of enemy infiltration should not be left off the table for any realistic assessment to the current war.

[cantfindagoodscreenname]

Cankles Clinton

They say you learn something new every day. Well, I learned a new word today and it wasn't "Clinton." When www.dictionary.com didn't have it, I had to find it in a google search, lol.

[woofie]

bump

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Hmmmmm, the lamestream slime media is still talking about terrible Rummy, our terrible soldiers and our terrible nation 24/7. Should we hold our breath?

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Please Remember: Blix was the ONLY inspector that Saddam would accept for the pre-war inspections.

[Anti-Bush Hater]

The LA Times?

LOL

[savedbygrace]

Can hardly wait to hear Blix' response to this news. Surely ABC, NBC, and CBS will be falling over each other to get an exclusive with our good buddy Hans . . . right?

[Peach]

Someday the entire list of those on Saddam's payroll will include names that will make heads roll. I just hope it all comes out in my lifetime.

[DoctorMichael]

Bump-a-licious!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

ROFL!!

[sweetliberty]

"Won't be surprised if Scott Ritter's name comes up as being paid by Saddam."

Either that, or he was being blackmailed, although with his job in the can and Saddam and his evil spawn out of the picture, that seems less likely since Scottie hasn't changed his tune and seems firmly in the enemy camp even now.

[G.Mason]

"But Fox is not a real Journalists outlet:"

Thanks for the link Ernest.

These whiney propaganda rags, and broadcast hacks are going the way of the dinasours unless, of course, the American commies (insert adjective of choice here) nuke or otherwise disable this internet.

Should that happen, then the "2nd revolution" won't be far behind.