But I would say if the Security Council is only relevant if it agrees with the United States, then we have come a long way in a direction that I do not like very much. Hans Blix More Quotes by Hans Blix More Quotes From Hans Blix The South Africans decided that they would like to prove to the world they did not have any nuclear weapons and their decision was not doubted because it was the end of the Cold War, it was also the end of apartheid. Hans Blix nuclear decision war It was to do with information management. The intention was to dramatise it. Hans Blix intention information management On big issues like war in Iraq, but in many other issues they simply must be multilateral. There's no other way around. You have the instances like the global warming convention, the Kyoto protocol, when the U.S. went its own way. Hans Blix kyoto-protocol iraq war There was a very consistent creation of a virtual reality, and eventually it collided with our old-fashioned, ordinary reality. Hans Blix creation ordinary reality But in the Middle Ages people were convinced there were witches. They looked for them and they certainly found them. Hans Blix witch age people It's true the Iraqis misbehaved and had no credibility but that doesn't necessarily mean that they were in the wrong. Hans Blix credibility mean There are people in this administration who say they don't care if the UN sinks under the East river, and other crude things. Hans Blix east rivers people I have my detractors in Washington. There are bastards who spread things around, of course, who planted nasty things in the media. Not that I cared very much. Hans Blix spread nasty media We have not found any smoking guns. Hans Blix gun smoking found I found it peculiar that those who wanted to take military action could - with 100 per cent certainty - know that the weapons existed and turn out to have zero knowledge of where they were. Hans Blix zero peculiar military The world has gotten so interwoven. Hans Blix world The U.N. is much more than the case of Iraq. Hans Blix iraq cases International cooperation, multilateralism is indispensable. Hans Blix multilateralism cooperation indispensable You never get quite down to the bottom of the barrel, but we are much higher than that at the present time. There is quite a lot left in the barrel that could be explained by them. If they have some weapons, if they have some anthrax, they should deliver that. Hans Blix down never you time The Iraqis are not threatened by the Turks or by the Iranians or by the Saudis and they tell me that these are not weapons of mass destruction, they are weapons of self-destruction. Hans Blix tell me destruction weapons The country is not a democratic state. Therefore we fear that they might carry a recorder in their pocket or there may be bugs in the walls, and you cannot be absolutely sure that you get a straight testimony. Hans Blix walls you fear country Now the idea about taking people abroad is that if they come over to Cyprus, which we have in mind, and bring their families and would have the possibility to defect after they would be ready to speak their mind, well I hope so. Hans Blix speak hope mind people Look at the Palestinians with the huge, huge percentage of unemployed. What does that breed? Anyone who's unemployed in the world, you feel there's no meaning and there's a risk that you drift over to something desperate. Yes, we have to tackle the social problems as well. Hans Blix problems look you world 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. Hans Blix wait will opinion action I think that we have to do our job well, investigate thoroughly and then describe very honestly what we see to the Security Council. And some of the things might please people there and other things may not please the people. Hans Blix job think security people
