I found it peculiar that those who wanted to take military action could - with 100 per cent certainty - know that the weapons existed and turn out to have zero knowledge of where they were.

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So interviews are a valuable tool, but under certain circumstances they'd be more valuable than...

So interviews are a valuable tool, but under certain circumstances they'd be more valuable than...

The South Africans decided that they would like to prove to the world they did...

The South Africans decided that they would like to prove to the world they did...

The inspections started in 1991, right after the Gulf War. One of the conditions for...

The inspections started in 1991, right after the Gulf War. One of the conditions for...

The U.N. is much more than the case of Iraq.

The U.N. is much more than the case of Iraq.

What surprises me, what amazes me, is that it seems the military people were expecting...

What surprises me, what amazes me, is that it seems the military people were expecting...

I don't think that anyone seriously fears that the world can be blown to pieces...

I don't think that anyone seriously fears that the world can be blown to pieces...

Even on television, the wavelengths that you use, they have to be distributed between countries.

Even on television, the wavelengths that you use, they have to be distributed between countries.

By and large my relations with the US were good.

By and large my relations with the US were good.

The country is not a democratic state. Therefore we fear that they might carry a...

The country is not a democratic state. Therefore we fear that they might carry a...

It was to do with information management. The intention was to dramatise it.

It was to do with information management. The intention was to dramatise it.

The world has gotten so interwoven.

The world has gotten so interwoven.

You never get quite down to the bottom of the barrel, but we are much...

You never get quite down to the bottom of the barrel, but we are much...

Now the idea about taking people abroad is that if they come over to Cyprus,...

Now the idea about taking people abroad is that if they come over to Cyprus,...

I also hear your president say that war is the means of last resort and...

I also hear your president say that war is the means of last resort and...

The Iraqis are not threatened by the Turks or by the Iranians or by the...

The Iraqis are not threatened by the Turks or by the Iranians or by the...

I think that we have to do our job well, investigate thoroughly and then describe...

I think that we have to do our job well, investigate thoroughly and then describe...

Iraq did not spontaneously opt for disarmament. They did it as part of a ceasefire,...

Iraq did not spontaneously opt for disarmament. They did it as part of a ceasefire,...

But I would say if the Security Council is only relevant if it agrees with...

But I would say if the Security Council is only relevant if it agrees with...

If public opinion still endorses military action that's one thing, but if they wait maybe...

If public opinion still endorses military action that's one thing, but if they wait maybe...

Like I said, I'm more worried long term about the environmental issues then the use...

Like I said, I'm more worried long term about the environmental issues then the use...