March 21, 2003
THE SENTINEL:
BLIX: SCUDS A "VIOLATION" (ROBERT HARDT Jr., March 21, 2003, NY Post)Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix yesterday said Iraq violated its agreement with the United Nations if the missiles it fired at American troops were Scuds."I'm very interested to know whether they used Scuds," Blix said in an interview with the Fox News Channel. "If they're firing [Scuds], of course that shows that there's a violation," he said.
Blix told the U.N. Security Council this month that it was "questionable" whether the Iraqis had destroyed all of their Scuds and that about 50 Scud warheads were still unaccounted for.
Even though he wanted more time for inspections, Blix said yesterday that he didn't know if he could ever be sure that Iraq wasn't hiding the illegal missiles.
"I could not guarantee that we would come to clear conclusions even after some months more," he said.
"The problem for anyone writing satire today is competing with the front page."
-Christopher Buckley Posted by Orrin Judd at March 21, 2003 8:27 AM
Mr. Judd;
Perhaps the Iraqis have giant slingshots they used to hurl the warheads? How can Blix be sure without 5 months, 300 inspectors and a large budget?
Let's hope they're not going to unleash "greek fire" next.
Posted by: oj at March 21, 2003 11:20 AM