Blair exaggerating terror threat - Blix [View All]

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

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The UN's former chief weapons inspector in Iraq has suggested Tony Blair was exaggerating the threat posed by international terrorism.

Hans Blix urged caution over the doctrine of pre-emptive strikes against states suspected on the basis of intelligence of backing terrorism or developing illicit weapons.

The intelligence used to justify war in Iraq had turned out to be wrong, but the US and UK had acted like "witch-hunters", preferring to believe their fears rather than the evidence presented to them, he said.

Dr Blix last week heightened pressure on Mr Blair over Iraq by revealing he believed the war was illegal. His comments now come days after the Prime Minister's passionate speech in defence of the conflict, in which he warned the world faced "mortal danger" from terrorists prepared to wage "war without limits".

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