] As I [Blix] reported to the council on the 19th of December last
] year, Iraq did not declare a significant quantity, some
] 650 kilos or bacterial growth media, which was
] acknowledged as reported in Iraq's submission to the
] Almarim panel in February 1999. As a part of its 7
] December, 2002, declaration Iraq resubmitted the Almarim
] panel document but the table showing this
] particular import of media was not included. The absence
] of this table would appear to be deliberate, as the pages
] of the resubmitted document were renumbered.

This is the raw text of Chief U.N. Inspector Blix's report to the U.N. this morning. I watched it live, and wish that the transcript could convey the dry sarcasm that I detected in Blix's voice when he read this part. Paraphrasing: In one of its declarations in 1999, Iraq mentioned 650 kilos of "growth media" which could potentially be used for the creation of biological weapons. In the December 2002 declaration however, the same report was submitted, but the chart mentioning those 650 kilos was absent, and "the absence of this table would appear to be deliberate, as the pages of the resubmitted document were renumbered."

Iraq is hiding some nasty nasty stuff, I'm certain of it. As to what should be *done* about it, I'm not as certain. But I'm 100% positive that they're lying about what they have.

Blix Delivers Report to U.N.