"Iraq appears not to have come to a genuine acceptance, not even today, of the disarmament which was demanded of it and which it needs to carry out to win the confidence of the world and to live in peace," Blix said. Blix, giving a 60-day progress report on Iraq's compliance with U.N. resolution 1441, said Iraq has failed to account for large quantities of VX poison gas and anthrax it claims to have destroyed. He said there is "strong evidence" that Iraq maintained quantities of anthrax after it claimed to have destroyed its stocks. Blix said the discovery of empty rocket artillery shells capable of carrying chemical weapons "show that Iraq needs to make more effort to ensure that its declaration is currently accurate." Although Iraq has "cooperated rather well" in granting inspectors access to all sites they wanted to visit, including private residences, Blix said, "It is not enough to open doors." "Inspection is not a game of catch as catch can. Rather, it is a process of verification for the purpose of building confidence."

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