Disarming Iraq
by Hans Blix
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The chairman of the International Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction and the former leader of the U.N.'s weapons inspection team provides an objective, firsthand account of the events leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, detailing meetings with international leaders, the activities of his inspection team, and more. 75,000 first printing.Tags
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A very interesting read. Not highly literary, many retakes and lots of UN-resolutions that becomes difficult to keep track of. But to be able to read about how many of the things you have heard of in the news so many times, really has come about, is fascinating. Blix implies, for example, that the CIA hasn’t had an unbiased approach, and that the American (and British) government were happy to interpret reports from CIA in their own favour.
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Mycket intressant läsning. Inte höglitterärt, många upprepningar och en massa FN-resolutioner som blir svåra att hänga med i. Men att få läsa sig till hur en många av de saker man hört om så många gånger i nyhetsrapporteringarna egentligen gått till, är mycket fascinerande. Blix show more antyder tex att CIA inte arbetat förbehållslöst, och att den amerikanska (och brittiska) regeringen gärna tolkade CIA:s rapporter till sin fördel. show less
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Mycket intressant läsning. Inte höglitterärt, många upprepningar och en massa FN-resolutioner som blir svåra att hänga med i. Men att få läsa sig till hur en många av de saker man hört om så många gånger i nyhetsrapporteringarna egentligen gått till, är mycket fascinerande. Blix show more antyder tex att CIA inte arbetat förbehållslöst, och att den amerikanska (och brittiska) regeringen gärna tolkade CIA:s rapporter till sin fördel. show less
Blix was head of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission from March 2000 to June 2003. This book makes one of the best cases there is against Bush's rash action 5 years ago.
A fantastic and important historical document, but a frustrating book for anyone who has lived through these times.
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Hans Blix was the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency from 1981 to 1997, was a member of Sweden's delegation to the United Nations from 1961 to 1981, and from 2000 to 2003, was the executive director of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC), supervising international inspections for show more weapons of mass destruction in Iraq until the inspections were suspended in March 2003. Blix has been named chairman of the newly formed International Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction, which began its work in January 2004. show less
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- Original publication date
- 2004
- Important places
- Iraq
- Dedication*
- Till hela den personal som arbetade för Förenta Nationernas kommision för övervakning, verifiering och inspektion i Irak - United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commision (UNMOVIC).
- First words*
- På eftermiddagen söndagen den 16 mars 2003 satt jag på mitt kontor på trettioförsta våningen i FN-byggnaden i New York där UNMOVIC (UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commision for Iraq) hade sitt högkvarter.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Utan det stödet blev det berättigade i hela aktionen ifrågasatt, regeringarnas trovärdighet undergrävd och Säkerhetsrådets auktoritet skadad.
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