BLIX Dossier Includes Undeclared Drones (AP has the full report)

Associated Press | 8 March 2003 | Edith Lederer

[Mo1]

OK...I don't have the TV tonight. Were the pages missing and then added back? Or are there still 6 pages missing?

Do you remember yesterday at the SC and at the end they started passing out papers to everyone at the SC

Any bets they were the 6 missing pages?

[Dog]

It was the French..

[PhiKapMom]

This is unbelieveable! He went out of his way to say Saddam was really starting to comply. Not one word about the drones and all because he said he was prioritizing items and didn't include them in the draft report.

IMO, they were a lot more important than the "toothpick missiles" they are destroying.

[TexKat]

Sorry, I did not get the guys name, but earlier this week or maybe it was last week, an ex Iraqi stated on one of the cable news shows that Blix was in Saddam's pocket.

[honeygrl]

I have no doubt in my mind that Blix is being paid off by someone (probably france) to make things look a certain way. Either that or he wants to keep working and make more money off this.. if war starts he'd likely be out of a job... unless they want to let him go play in N. Korea

[rwfromkansas]

Any Freepers have sources inside the AP? This needs to be published in full for folks to see online.

[PhiKapMom]

The six pages were put in the report after it had already been given to Powell and Straw. That meant that not only did Blix not "mention" the drones in his report but they "purposely" (my words) made sure that there were not in the draft report for Powell and Straw to see.

Wanna bet some inspector that is in Iraq spilled the beans or those extra pages never would have been added?

[PhiKapMom]

I heard that same report! I think it was an Iraqi scientist now in exile!

[Mo1]

Good Grief .. why do I get the feeling the French are up to their sticking eyeballs with Saddam

They are going waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay out of their way to block going in

[Dog Gone]

You're right. I specifically remember Jack Straw saying that he had painstakingly read all 167 pages. Now, there are 6 more, including the report about the recently discovered drone.

It wasn't important enough to mention, much less get into the main report, in Blix's mind. What a joke.

The truth is that it conflicted with his real theme that Iraq was now engaged in real disarmament.

[TexKat]

Do anyone of you remember Powell referring to the Iraqi drones in his Feb 5th statement. Fox mentioned this also a few minutes ago.

[Mo1]

If I recall it was mentioned they thought Saddam had a drone

But it wasn't mention that Blix found them

[PhiKapMom]

The guy from MSNBC was less than impressed with what Blix had to say.

Think Powell should go to the United Nations on Tuesday, demand Blix resignation, and tell the Security Council that the Coalition of the Willing will not be needing their approval or support from now on to fight the War on Terrorism and get up and walk out.

I can always dream!

MSNBC reporting on drones! This drone was what Powell said our Intelligence people had found out about and Blix dissed it. It was the Smoking Gun he forgot to tell everyone about! James Bone said Blix got scared as this was the Smoking Gun. US officials are clearly upset -- English officials are highly upset. This is undeclared drone -- the SMOKING GUN. London is going to call Blix on this next week!

[Howlin]

To: Dog

To sum it up:

Blix and his sidekick for nukes whitewashed Saddam and talked about cooperation. They both said they should "probably" interview inspectors outside Iraq. Bottom Line: Worthless reports.

Then when Powell and Straw talked, they went into detail what was in the 167 page report Blix turned over which said quite clearly that Saddam was not disarming.

The French weasel lied in the SC and Straw called him on it by name which was fantastic.

Powell has already spoken and said that Blix did not answer the one question that President Bush wanted answered -- Is Saddam disarming.

Russia and Germany stand with France as does Syria and Mexico (?), not sure about Chili!

1364 posted on 03/07/2003 1:27 PM EST by PhiKapMom (Get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US)

Look at the time on that! And that was a summation, if I recall correctly!

[orfisher]

What about the drone anthrax camels?

[PhiKapMom]

London paper is reporting the UK is calling the report on the drones "The Smoking Gun" and said Blix was scared to report it to the Council.

[Steven W.]

NBC also saying this is why the UN Security Council is being called back to UN unexpectedly on Monday - it's not a vote, as UK noted, but so Blix & the weasels can be read the riot act for trying to hide a smoking gun.

[PhiKapMom]

Our intelligence said that Iraq had this drone and Powell told the Security Council about it from our Intelligence reports.

Blix NEVER reported they found the drones but instead dissed our intelligence reports if you remember!

[Dog]

Brit reporter from the London Times was just on....he said Blix waited until the meeting was over with before dropping this bombshell.

Reporter said.....Blix was scared that if he reported this...the meeting would have changed...

Also the Brits and US plan on calling him on it....according to the same reporter..

[Mike Darancette]

They should have known better than name an Inspector from Sweeden. They didn't even take sides against Hitler from all accounts.

Sweeden sold steel to the Nazis throughout the war.