Wed., Hans Blix on "Fresh Air", NPR

[G_j]

http://freshair.npr.org

Wednesday

Hans Blix. In his new book, Disarming Iraq, Blix writes about what happened in the months leading up to the war in Iraq last year. Blix, formerly the head of the U.N. Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, has been named chairman of the newly formed International Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction, which began its work in January 2004.

[G_j]

1. timely kick

[SheepyMcSheepster]

2. cool, this should be nice

i think i heard an excerpt ealier this week on the morning news.

[chelaque liberal]

3. He uses a great line:

When asked if he suspected that he was being bugged he answered (paraphrased):

"Yes. It was uncomfortable, but I knew I wasn't saying anything different in private than I was publically. If they were going to bug me, I only wish they listened to what I was saying."

Terry Gross does a great interview. It should be worth listening to.

[G_j]

4. last kick

[G_j]

5. listening now

excellent interview
highly recommended