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...unchallenged, however, since the case for war was based primarily on the idea that Iraq possessed actual weapons of mass destruction, and that it had a relationship with al-Qaeda, which together made Iraq an immediate and intolerable threat to the U.S. and its allies. And former chief UN inspector Hans Blix is firing broadsides, bluntly accusing the U.S. and Britain of spinning the available evidence beyond the realm of plausible conclusions to make the strongest case for war, likening them to Mediaeval witch-hunters who went out and "found" witches once they'd convinced themselves that such creatures actually...
WERE YOU SURPRISED WHEN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION WAS FORCED TO RETRACT SOME OF THE EVIDENCE IT HAD OFFERED ON WMD? We had weapons inspectors who took three years to prepare, and then were shut down in about 3 1/2 months, when [then U.N. chief arms inspector Hans] Blix said they needed more time. We've always felt in this organization that disarmament requires patience and time. And we didn't have it. I think what's happening in Iraq proves that that judgment wasn't entirely wrong...
...some of the country's increasingly popular "Ladies of Crime" who will read from their new murder mysteries. Polina Dashkova, author of Russian Orchid, for instance, will take part in a nerve-tingling discussion about Russian whodunits, and Alexandra Marinina will tell of the latest case of her heroine, inspector Anastasija Kamenskaja. When you get tired of pushing your way through the noisy crowds, take a breather and stroll from the fairgrounds to the pretty Römerberg square in front of Frankfurt's eponymous city hall. The plaque embedded in the ground at its center commemorates...
...Taliban have been ignored. And perhaps most recklessly of all, Bush has blunted America’s ability to utilize the threat of force by rendering it meaningless. Like a prosecutor trying a murder suspect, Bush asked Saddam for a plea bargain—cooperate with U.N. inspectors, and we might not invade. But even after Saddam admitted the inspectors and Chief U.N. Weapons Inspector Hans Blix begged for more time, Bush still went for the death penalty, and our international credibility was trashed. The President proved his most ardent critics right—his stated goal of regime change...
Sources: Washington Post; U.S. Agency for International Development; Department of Defense Inspector General...