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SYDNEY — Former chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix, here to receive the Sydney Peace Prize, believes the US plans to stay long in Iraq to guarantee the flow of oil supplies and to keep a close eye on neighboring Iran."One fear I would have is that the US has a hidden thought to remain in Iraq," Blix told the Australian radio."One reason why they wanted in was that they felt they must leave Saudi Arabia. After the Gulf War in 1991, they left their troops in Saudi Arabia to protect pipelines,". "And when they felt they could no longer...

WMD Commission head says Israel and Iran 'should both end fuel-cycles' LUXEMBOURG - Israel should comply with the same demand being made of Iran, to cease its nuclear fuel-cycle and stop enriching uranium, Hans Blix, Chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission (WMDC), told Ynetnews Thursday. Blix had earlier delivered a speech at the International Conference on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe being held in Luxembourg, where he warned that the "world is sleep-walking into nuclear rearmament." Formally a top UN weapons inspector, Blix now heads the Sweden-based WMDC, which says it aims to "forge realistic and constructive ideas and proposals...

A former UN weapons inspector has urged Iran and Israel to end their nuclear activities and criticised the US for seeking militaristic remedies to disagreements. The recommendation was one of 60 put forward in a report prepared by the 14-member Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, an initiative of the Swedish government set up in 2003. Hans Blix, who led the UN search for chemical, biological and nuclear weapons in Iraq before the US-led invasion, presented the report to Kofi Annan, the UN secretary-general. Blix said that the US had "looked more to its own military power for remedies" instead of...

Blix wants more information about sarin-filled roadside bomb Stockholm, Sweden-AP -- He wants to know more. Former U-N weapons inspector Hans Blix is taking a wait-and-see approach, after news that a roadside bomb containing sarin exploded in Iraq. Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt says the explosion occurred a couple of days ago. And he said he believes the insurgents who set the bomb didn't know it contained sarin.But Blix says it's too soon to determine if the shell was from the past or part of a stockpile of weapons of mass destruction.Blix reported before the beginning of the war in Iraq...

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The costs of the war in Iraq (news - web sites) have outweighed the benefits of removing Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), former U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix told a Danish newspaper. "It's positive that Saddam and his bloody regime is gone, but when one weighs the costs, it's clearly the negative aspects that dominate," Blix told daily Jyllands-Posten in an interview. The Swedish diplomat has criticized the United States and Britain for going to war without U.N. approval rather than allowing his team to continue its hunt for banned weapons. In the interview, Blix said...

June 30 — By Evelyn Leopold UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Days after his 75th birthday, Hans Blix formally ended his tumultuous three-year quest for Iraq's chemical, biological and ballistic missiles, insisting he was just a lawyer doing an apolitical job. "It's sort of sad to be leaving New York because I like New York. I was here in my youth and I have spent three thrilling years here with a lot of difficult but also rewarding work," he told reporters Monday, his last day at work before retiring to his native Sweden. But little concerning Iraq was apolitical and Blix,...

UN Chief Arms Inspector Announces Retirement Stewart Stogel Thursday, March 27, 2003 Hans Blix To Leave UN July 1 New York--United Nations--"My contract expires at the end of June and I do not propose to stay beyond that," said UN Chief Arms Inspector Hans Blixi in an interview with NewsMax Thursday. Blix's intention to call it quits later this year first surfaced in a NewsMax Insider Report earlier this month. Blix joined the UN in March 2000, after serving as Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (the UN atomic watchdog) for 17 years. Before he left the IAEA in...

(17:35) The Jerusalem Post's Caroline B. Glick, on the road to Baghdad with the US 3rd Infantry, reports it has captured what could be the first chemical weapons plant uncovered since the onset of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

a reporter I've known for some time emails: I am trying to get in but it looks like they just killed the first journalist. Guy trying to go down the road I'm on was hit with a missel. And the sandbox sucks. .

No location of the found cache of WMD (for obvious strategic reasons) or where they will be taken.

<p>March 21, 2003 -- WASHINGTON - 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.</p> <p>"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.</p>

In an interview with FoxNews Senior Correspondent Eric Shawn, Hans Blix expressed surprise that Saddam Hussein and Iraq had any functioning Scud missiles. When asked if he thought Saddam might use chemical or biological weapons, he said "We don't speculate -- we were engaged to inspect."

Peter Jennings interviewing Hans Blix doesn't ask Blix about missiles already fired by Iraq. He does ask Blix if he thinks Iraq has wmd's. Blix says yes.

Sung to the tune of "Puff the Magic Dragon" Click here for midi Blix the Swedish goofball worked for Kofi And traipsed around Iraq in search of some double-yoo-em-dee. Many weeks went by without a smoking gun And as Blix searched, Saddam played hide-and-seek and had some fun. Blix the Swedish goofball worked for Kofi And traipsed around Iraq in search of some double-yoo-em-dee. Blix the Swedish goofball worked for Kofi And dumb enough to fall for all Saddam's little tricks was he. Saddam let Hansie stumble on an al-Samoud or two Hansie wagged his finger and told him what...

Hans Blix - Caught Between a Iraq and a Hard Place Norris: Speaking of multilateralism, do you notice, as many have suggested, that there's an increasing unilateralist bent in the United States government? Blix: Yeah. On big issues like war in Iraq, but in many other issues they simply must be multilateral. There's no other way around. You have the instances like the global warming convention, the Kyoto protocol, when the U.S. went its own way. I regret it. To me the question of the environment is more ominous than that of peace and war. We will have regional conflicts...

UNITED NATIONS - U.N. weapons inspectors haven't found any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq but chief inspector Hans Blix said many proscribed materials remain unaccounted for. Inspectors "has not found any such weapons, only a small number of empty chemical munitions, which should have been declared and destroyed," he said. " Another matter and one of great significance is that many proscribed weapons and items are not accounted for. One must not jump to the conclusion that they exist. However, that possibility is also not excluded. If they exist, they should be presented for destruction. If they do not...

TV news stations stopped broadcasting GW's speech to show a taped press conference by Hans Blix about Iraq. Right now there are questions and answers on FOX in a conference that looks live.

Live discussion thread for Blix's report to the United Nations this morning, and the reaction to it.