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Iraq War Gave Boost
To Terrorism - Blix

The Times of India
3-15-4



ROME (AFP) -- The US-led war on Iraq has spurred terrorism instead of combatting it as intended, the former UN weapons inspector Hans Blix said in remarks published on Sunday.
 
"The fact is that the war on Iraq, sought by the United States following September 11 attacks, has not put an end to terrorism in the world," he told Italy's La Stampa newspaper.
 
"On the contrary, the result of this iron-fisted approach has been to give it a boost."
 
"It is now clear that terrorism must not be tackled through repression alone, but also through an understanding of its root causes," Blix told the daily, which is owned by Fiat industries.
 
Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction -- the threat which formed the basis for the US decision to invade Iraq -- have yet to materialise despite intensive searches on the ground.
 
The United States had repeatedly argued that the alleged banned weapons risked finding their way into terrorist hands.
 
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