The country is not a democratic state. Therefore we fear that they might carry a recorder in their pocket or there may be bugs in the walls, and you cannot be absolutely sure that you get a straight testimony.

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They have been saying for a long time that Iraq made an effort to import...

They have been saying for a long time that Iraq made an effort to import...

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...

On big issues like war in Iraq, but in many other issues they simply must...

On big issues like war in Iraq, but in many other issues they simply must...

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...

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.

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,...

By and large my relations with the US were good.

By and large my relations with the US were good.

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,...

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...

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 world has gotten so interwoven.

The world has gotten so interwoven.

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

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

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...

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...

If you take the biological weapons in the United States we still will have perhaps...

If you take the biological weapons in the United States we still will have perhaps...

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...

I found it peculiar that those who wanted to take military action could - with...

I found it peculiar that those who wanted to take military action could - with...

I can imagine that the Iraqis undertake the destruction out of fear. If they had...

I can imagine that the Iraqis undertake the destruction out of fear. If they had...

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...