"I don't think that anyone seriously fears that the world can be blown to pieces all together."
I wonder if actually means literally "the world can be blown to pieces". Tell me (please) that he is not so stupid.

"If you take the biological weapons in the United States we still will have perhaps a single individual who was able to make anthrax, dry it, and spread it through the mail and cause terror."

This guy is suppose to be expert on biologic weapons- bad enough that he appears to be completely ignorant of basic physics & science, in this own area he seems to lack any understanding of weapon grade biological agents.

"Norris: Your contract was extended through June. Are you hopeful the inspectors will still be in Iraq in June?

Blix: No. I hope we have finished our work by that time.

Norris: That's optimistic.

Blix: We continue to work in an optimistic mood, but it may also be that the work finishes a week from now."

LOL. Well at least Blix can see the writing on the wall- though this Norris guy is clueless.