Looking for pre invasion quotes arguing that Saddam did not have WMD

To refute the BS claim that everyone thought Saddam had WMD.

This Freeper on my baseball forum won't go away. I have backed him into a corner, though. I know Ritter and Blix themselves were claiming that Hussein had no weapons. Who were the others?

in Egypt in either 2001 or 2002. "Saddam Hussein is not a threat to his neighbors." Should be audio or video of it out there somewhere.

Hopefully I can find more.

He was 'in a box' and is no threat.

Has an excellent timeline with links:

http://www.downingstreetmemo.com/timelinehome.html

From Hans Blix, Exec. Chairman of UNMOVIC Feb. 14, 2003 report to the United Nations....

" How much, if any, is left of Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction and related proscribed
items and programmes? So far, UNMOVIC has not found any such weapons, only a small number
of empty chemical munitions, which should have been declared and destroyed. Another matter –
and one of great significance – is that many proscribed weapons and items are not accounted for.
To take an example, a document, which Iraq provided, suggested to us that some 1,000 tonnes
of chemical agent were “unaccounted for”. One must not jump to the conclusion that they exist.
However, that possibility is also not excluded. If they exist, they should be presented for
destruction. If they do not exist, credible evidence to that effect should be presented.
We are fully aware that many governmental intelligence organizations are convinced and
assert that proscribed weapons, items and programmes continue to exist. The US Secretary of
State presented material in support of this conclusion. Governments have many sources of
information that are not available to inspectors. Inspectors, for their part, must base their
reports only on evidence, which they can, themselves, examine and present publicly. Without
evidence, confidence cannot arise."


AND...here's the reference:
http://www.un.org/Depts/unmovic/blix14Febasdel.htm

NOTE: "So far, UNMOVIC has not found any such weapons." AND "One must not JUMP to the conclusion that they exist."