I worked with Blix.

Author: Pang Sen
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: The content of this book includes: The person of Chairman Sergio de Mello of the Monitoring and Verification Commission (UNMOVIC); The origins and current status of the issue of Iraq; Whether Iraq actually possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD); The ups and downs of weapons verification; Saddam's difficult choices; The fierce debates within the Security Council; Saddam: From President to Prisoner; Chinese inspectors: Those who sacrificed their lives for weapons verification. The book narrates the establishment process of the Monitoring and Verification Commission (UNMOVIC) and the controversy surrounding the selection of its chairman; reviews the twists and turns of the UN's weapons verification efforts in Iraq, as well as Iraq's cooperation and resistance during the process; discusses the various pressures faced by the UNMOVIC in its work, as well as the heated debates at the Security Council ministerial meetings. The book also provides a special introduction to the tragic story of Yu Jianxing, a Chinese weapons inspector who sacrificed his life for the verification mission, and the behind-the-scenes and public expressions of condolences from all sides. The book records some of the author's observations and insights from their work at UNMOVIC, with a light tone but a heavy theme. This is because the issue of Iraq itself is a very serious matter, directly involving international peace and security, and is a major issue concerning the vital interests, (even the survival and existence) of many countries. Most of the images in the book are sourced from the archives of UNMOVIC and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).