The Hindu : 'U.S. tried to discredit inspectors'

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Wednesday, Apr 23, 2003

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'U.S. tried to discredit inspectors'

London April 22. U.S. officials tried to discredit U.N. weapons inspectors working in Iraq in a bid to win Security Council support for military action, the U.N.'s chief inspector said in an interview aired today.

Hans Blix said the U.S. and Britain appeared to have used "shaky" intelligence, including forged documents, in an effort to prove Iraq had banned weapons. Mr. Blix told the BBC that the U.S. officials tried to undermine his team by telling the media that he withheld information about an Iraqi drone from the Security Council. "At that time the U.S. was very eager to sway the votes in the Security Council," he said in a TV interview, extracts of which were broadcast on BBC Radio.

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