Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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<<Blix, who said this week he believed Iraq had destroyed its weapons of mass destruction 10 years ago, told BBC radio London and Washington "over-interpreted" intelligence about Baghdad's weapons programs.

Comparing them to medieval witch-hunters, he said the two countries convinced themselves on the basis of evidence which was later discredited.

"In the Middle Ages when people were convinced there were witches they certainly found them. This is a bit risky," said Blix, whose inspectors left Iraq on the eve of war in March after just a few months of inspections.>>