We want to be serious when we come forward with accusations, as we were when ordering the Iraqis to destroy a very large missile program.
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UNSCOM had a practice of not revealing names of companies of suppliers of equipment to Iraq because they often had the possibility of getting information from these companies, and the best way to get these companies to talk to them was not to publish their names to start with,Hans Blix
In the Middle Ages when people were convinced there were witches they certainly found them. This is a bit risky,
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It feels like an intrusion into your integrity in a situation when you are actually on the same side,
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What has not worked is for the Iraqi side either to present prohibited items for destruction or present evidence that they are finished. We hope that at this late hour they will come and give a positive response. If they do not do that, then our report to the Security Council on Friday February 14 will not be what we'd like it to be.
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If public opinion still endorses military action that's one thing, but if they wait maybe it will not. So it's not only impatience, but there are several other factors.
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