U.S. Blocks U.N. Weapons Inspectors
Submitted by Sheldon Rampton on
Although the U.S. is allowing the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit Iraq briefly, it has rejected calls for the return of United Nations inspectors to Iraq to join in the hunt for alleged weapons of mass destruction, and chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix has sharpened his public criticism. In a BBC interview, Blix said he had been disappointed with the tips his office received prior to the war from British and US intelligence. of the information he received prior to the war from British and U.S. intelligence sources.