LIVE THREAD: Blix Reports to the U.N. on Iraqi Compliance

http://freerepublic.com ^ | March 7, 2003

[Howlin]

Link to C-SPAN

As usual, please no HUGE graphics

[eyespysomething]

The USA is our #1 priority, the rest of them can jump up our A^#!!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

08:16 PST (AP) -- Mohamed ElBaradei of the International Atomic Energy Agency also took a swipe at U.S. intelligence, saying his analysis now definitively showed that suspect aluminum tubes were not destined for equipment that could be used to refine uranium for nuclear weapons use.

"Extensive field investigation and document analysis have failed to uncover any evidence that Iraq intended to use these 81mm tubes for any project other than the reverse engineering of rockets," ElBaradei said.

ElBaradei also told the council that the IAEA found no evidence to support reports that Iraq tried to buy uranium from Niger.

"Based on thorough analysis, the IAEA has concluded, with the concurrence of outside experts, that documents which formed the basis for the reports of recent uranium transactions between Iraq and Niger are in fact not authentic," he said. "We have therefore concluded that these specific allegations are unfounded."

[piasa]

Hi everybody, I just got here!!! How about a one post summary so far?

B.S.

[StarFan]

Germany siding with Blix.

Of course they are as will France, Russia and China. They've just been told Iraq cooperating and inspections are working and I see the anti-war group assembling for another 'peaceful' march.

[Terriergal]

"The unity of the international community is the number 1 priority"!!!

Unity meaning mob rule? Unity at the expense of justice and truth is no Unity at all.

[cake_crumb]

Bottom line in less than the 20,000 words Blixie and ElBodyBoy used: they want the United States to give them the tools and intelligence so they can take the credit and tell the world 'SEE?? INSPECTIONS WORK!!', thus thwarting the US and making France the seat of world power.

PLEASE, COLONEL TELL HIM THE ANSWER IS 'NO'!

[CheneyChick]

I wish this was like "Survivor" - I'd vote Germany off the island right now.

[CELTICGAEL (Celt)]

-- U.N. diplomat tells CNN amended resolution would give Iraq 10-day deadline to comply with inspectors or face military action.
Per email elert!

[RummyChick]

let germany , france, russia, and china PAY for the 200,000 troops that are in place that are responsible for whatever cooperation Saddam is doing right now if they want to continue it

[carton253]

We are not in a position for war because the peaceful measures have not been exhausted.

[The Wizard]

Blixy Babby is to dumb to come in out of the rain. I'm in the mute zone until Powell or Straw speak, I'm off this thread until then, this is all BS

Germany and Franch can french kiss eacj other on someone else's time, not mine.

It's time to give them until sundown to get their people out

[mhking]

gotta dollar says if mhk tried somethin' similar that that ol' firewall'd just come tumblin' down ...

I got caught the one time I tried to go around the firewall. Better safe than sorry now...[sigh]

[Braak]

Hey Germany, if you think we will vote for anything you and France..WAIT SUFFERING??? Why didn't your forefathers worry about that, IN TWO WARS YOUR COUNTRY STARTED!

[tomkat]

non !

[Wait4Truth]

OH, now saying the middle east will become unstable if there is war...that is total garbage!!! This is totally sickening!

[prairiebreeze]

**The unity of the international community is the number 1 priority"!!! Unbelievable.**

Yeah, in other words, the h*ll with the Iraqi civilians. The h*ll with the Kurds! And what matters most is Germany and France.

bigots and hypocrites, all of them

Prairie

[gulfcoast6]

Our troops won't be sitting long, it is fixin to happen.

Did I hear right? Germany wants to give deadlines on EACH search? One at a time?

[Mo1]

Like I said, I don't know if it's true .. but I do like the idea

Germany just said they are against a 2nd resolution

[Jennifer in Florida]

OK, what's the consensus around here as to WHY Bush wants to go ahead and get that vote from the UN? Does he want to prove how useless the UN is? Does he actually think they will turn around at the last minute (like they did for 1441)? Is it all for Tony Blair?

[PhiKapMom]

What about the liberation of the Iraqi people that are suffering today?

Germany is hiding their fingerprints all over the weapons in Iraq.

The French sold spare parts for the Iraqi Mirage planes in January and they believe the Germans had a part in going around the embargo.

The German Ambassador needs to vacate his office along with the rest of the UN and get off the soil of the United States like yesterday!