“It's true the Iraqis misbehaved and had no credibility but that doesn't necessarily mean that they were in the wrong.”

—  Hans Blix

The Guardian, "One last warning from the man who made an enemy of Bush", June 11, 2003 http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,974970,00.html

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