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<DIV><SPAN class=468383408-11042003><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Before the
outbreak of the war the name 'Hans Blix'was on everyone's lips. I think it is
fair to say that most people have heard of him and associate him with Iraq and
weapons of mass destruction as a figure of some standing and weight. Given
that Mr. Blix has made some strong statements this week about the war, it is
only right and fair that you give these comments some mainstream news
coverage. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=468383408-11042003><FONT
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<DIV><SPAN class=468383408-11042003><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">I refer to the
interview published this week in the Spanish daily El Pais. In this interview,
Mr. Blix said "there is evidence that this war was planned well in advance.
Sometimes this raises doubts about their attitude to the (weapons) inspections."
He went on to say that the war was "a very high price to pay in terms of human
lives and the destruction of a country" when the threat of weapons proliferation
could have been contained by UN inspections. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=468383408-11042003><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">This story can be
found on </FONT><A
href="http://www.news24.com/News24/World/Iraq/0,,2-10-1460_1345303,00.html"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS">http://www.news24.com/News24/World/Iraq/0,,2-10-1460_1345303,00.html</FONT></A><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS">. Please give it the attention it deserves on the mainsteam
news, where it will receive a wider audience.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=468383408-11042003><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Yours
sincerely,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2><B><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Mark Priestley</FONT></B>
<BR><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Lecturer in Education</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS">Institute of Education</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS">University of Stirling</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS">Stirling FK9 4LA</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Tel.
+44 (0) 1786 466272</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Fax +44 (0) 1786
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