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Preview of What Blix Might Tell Members of Security Council

Aired January 09, 2003 - 09:32   ET

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PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Let's turn to Richard Roth, who is standing by at the United Nations to give us a preview of what Hans Blix might tell members of the Security Council.
Good morning again, Richard, Have you learned anything new?

RICHARD ROTH, CNN SR. U.N. CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Paula.

We're expecting Hans Blix to come in the building at any moment, unless he's come in another way. As the cheap U.N. weapons inspector, he certainly has his wits about it, and there's a gathering media storm down there every team he briefs the U.N. Security Council. And referring to the intelligence information you talked about, it's not an immediate process, whereby the United States just sends cable with giant file on here where is to go. The U.S. has also worried about inspectors and whether they -- one or two may be a rogue agent in the past, or whether there is an Iraqi infiltrator. And they don't want to tip their hand too early, they want to make sure Blix has said everything he has to say to the council, so that the international community is ready to pounce if the U.S. some provides key information about a suspected weapons site, because Baghdad says it has no weapons mass destruction.

So it's a day-by-day thing, two officials met with Hans Blix Tuesday night here in New York. They want to get more confidence in the inspectors, but they continue to promise that they will start sharing more key information.

ZAHN: Richard Roth, thanks so much. Appreciate the update. You've got a busy day ahead.

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Aired January 9, 2003 - 09:32   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Let's turn to Richard Roth, who is standing by at the United Nations to give us a preview of what Hans Blix might tell members of the Security Council.
Good morning again, Richard, Have you learned anything new?

RICHARD ROTH, CNN SR. U.N. CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Paula.

We're expecting Hans Blix to come in the building at any moment, unless he's come in another way. As the cheap U.N. weapons inspector, he certainly has his wits about it, and there's a gathering media storm down there every team he briefs the U.N. Security Council. And referring to the intelligence information you talked about, it's not an immediate process, whereby the United States just sends cable with giant file on here where is to go. The U.S. has also worried about inspectors and whether they -- one or two may be a rogue agent in the past, or whether there is an Iraqi infiltrator. And they don't want to tip their hand too early, they want to make sure Blix has said everything he has to say to the council, so that the international community is ready to pounce if the U.S. some provides key information about a suspected weapons site, because Baghdad says it has no weapons mass destruction.

So it's a day-by-day thing, two officials met with Hans Blix Tuesday night here in New York. They want to get more confidence in the inspectors, but they continue to promise that they will start sharing more key information.

ZAHN: Richard Roth, thanks so much. Appreciate the update. You've got a busy day ahead.

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