WHIP ME, BEAT ME, NUKE MY COUNTRY:

Blix rejects resignation by UN inspector (James V. Grimaldi, 01-12-2002, Gulf News)

Chief United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix rejected Friday a resignation offer tendered by one of his Iraq-bound inspectors after reports appeared that the Virginia man lacked a specialised degree and has played a leadership role in sadomasochistic clubs.

Asked if the inspector's S&M background might offend his Muslim hosts, a UN spokeswoman said all inspectors have been briefed on the local culture and religion.

Harvey John "Jack" McGeorge, 53, of Woodbridge, Virginia, is a munitions analyst for the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC).

His resume lists training in the Marine Corps and the Secret Service but not a college degree in one of the specialised areas that the United Nations says it prefers for its inspectors, such as biochemistry or chemical engineering.

"We believe that McGeorge is a highly qualified and competent technical expert," said Ewen Buchanan, Blix's spokesman. "We are not aware of any grounds for his resignation, and Dr Blix has not taken up his offer" to resign.

The heck with his hosts, it offends us. Here's our minimum requirement for a guy checking to see if our enemy has weapons of mass destruction, that he not enjoy having pain and suffering inflicted on himself nor seeing it inflicted on others.
Posted by Orrin Judd at December 1, 2002 7:29 AM