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Former Chief UN Weapons Inspector Hans Blix on the US Rush to War in Iraq, the Threat of an Attack on Iran, and the Need for a Global Nuclear Ban to Avoid Further Catastrophe

The Bush administration's claims of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq formed the key justification for the war to Congress, the American people and the international community. As the former chief United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq, Hans Blix was at the center of the storm. From March 2000 to June 2003, Blix oversaw the UN Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection Commission's 700 inspections at 500 sites in the run-up to the invasion. Blix is currently the chair of the Swedish government's Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission. His latest book, just published, is Why Nuclear Disarmament Matters. Blix joins us for the hour from Stockholm, Sweden. [includes rush transcript]

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[mysticman07]

blix is clearly a mouthpiece for the U.S

[wdednam]

If Iran was justified in pursuing a Nuclear Weapons programme when Iraq threatened it by pursuing its own. How can it now believe that it's not justified when Israel has so many? How can Israel justify it having nukes when its conventional military forces are far superior to any other country's in the region, none of them possessing any nukes at present? I don't follow your logic Mr. Blix. I see a glaring double standard being applied here.