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| Iraq |
| U.N. Inspector dies in "car accident" |
| 2003-03-13 |
| A United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq died on Thursday after a truck hit his car as he was returning from an inspection mission, an Iraqi source said. Must've found something good? Do they always travel alone? He said the unnamed inspector was returning from Numaniyah, south of Baghdad, when the accident happened at 1:45 p.m. local time. The man's nationality was not immediately clear. He was taken by helicopter to hospital in the Iraqi capital but died one hour after arrival there, the source said. Like to see what he had in his car - notes, pics, samples? Wonder if it was all still there after he was removed.... |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #9 Tomoato canning factories are a lot like baby milk factories. |
| Posted by: Dishman 2003-03-13 14:00:13 |
| #8 What the hell were they doing "inspecting" a tomato canning factory - looking for suspicious lycopenes? Really, if the inspectors are looking at sites like these what the hell good are they anyway? Thanks, Greg |
| Posted by: FOTSGreg 2003-03-13 13:44:32 |
| #7 I feel sorry for these guys, the inspectors. OTOH, it's open season on Blix. Safe & sound in New York. Bastard. |
| Posted by: RW 2003-03-13 13:42:26 |
| #6 Looks like a real accident: An Iraqi source said the unnamed inspector, part of a chemical weapons team, was heading for the Iraqi capital in a convoy of four cars from Numaniyah after a visit to a tomato canning factory. The car overturned after the collision and fell into a swamp by the side of the road. Iraqi guides traveling with the team helped pull two inspectors out of their car. "Despite immediate medical assistance, including prompt help from the Iraqi side, one inspector died. Another was injured," the U.N. official in New York said. The Iraqi source, from the Iraqi National Monitoring Directorate, the body which liaises with the inspectors, said one inspector was rushed by helicopter to al-Rasheed military hospital in Baghdad. The other was taken by ambulance. "An inquiry is being launched into how the accident occurred," the U.N. official in New York said. "The names and nationalities of the two are being withheld until their families have been notified." The Iraqi source said the second inspector was in a stable condition. The source did not give the nationality of the inspectors. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-03-13 13:28:27 |
| #5 Blix, 2 seconds later: "...on the other hand, Iraq should cooperate to avoid accidents." |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-03-13 13:28:03 |
| #4 Blix: "Well, accidents do happen." |
| Posted by: RW 2003-03-13 13:15:17 |
| #3 They are reporting two inspectors involved in the accident, the other one has some injuries, no word on his condition. Hope, he does not die of his injuries. |
| Posted by: pj 2003-03-13 13:12:50 |
| #2 He'd probably find "progress" in that only one was killed |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-03-13 12:46:06 |
| #1 They're supposed to be in radio communications. I don't think even Blixie would be real tolerant of the murder of one of his people. |
| Posted by: Dishman 2003-03-13 12:43:56 |