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Blix lashes out at Washington

HARSH WORDS The diplomat accused Washington of leaning on his inspectors so they would include more damaging language in their reports on Iraq's weapons

THE GUARDIAN , NEW YORK

Instead of seeing the UN as a collective body of decision-making states, Washington now viewed it as an "alien power, even if it does hold considerable influence within it. Such [negative] feelings don't exist in Europe where people say that the UN is a lot of talk at dinners and fluffy stuff," he said.

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