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Key Arms Report Due Today on Iraq
Aired February 14, 2003 - 06:07 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: The top U.N. inspectors will choose their words very carefully today, when they report to the Security Council.
CNN's Richard Roth tells us some of what we can expect to hear.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
RICHARD ROTH, CNN SENIOR U.N. CORRESPONDENT: The two leading weapons inspectors on Iraq are likely to present a mixed picture to the U.N. Security Council. Hans Blix, the chief weapons inspector, may note improved Iraq cooperation on issues such as U-2 surveillance flights and private interviews with Iraqi scientists. However, Blix is likely to note Iraqi violations of missile test firings beyond the prescribed 93-mile range.
Mohamed ElBaradei of the International Atomic Energy Agency will note concerns about aluminum tubing and uranium enrichment programs. However, ElBaradei still thinks Iraq has shown a bit of an effort to cooperate.
MOHAMED ELBARADEI, IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL: Well, I think we still have a chance if we continue with our work. If Iraq provides some cooperation, we should still be able to avert the war.
ROTH: That's something Iraq's ambassador to the U.N., Mohammed Aldouri, would like to hear. He thinks the inspectors should continue their work, because they won't find anything.
MOHAMED ALDOURI, IRAQI AMB. TO U.N.: Well, we did provide a lot, and we continue to cooperate with the inspectors. And this is our policy, this is our strategy hopefully that this would avoid war.
ROTH: However, Secretary of State Colin Powell, who will be in the Security Council, thinks time has run out for the inspection process, because it doesnt work. He hopes to convince nations, such as France, Germany and Russia, on the Security Council about that, but they still resist, saying the inspection process is working.
Richard Roth, CNN, United Nations.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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Aired February 14, 2003 - 06:07 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: The top U.N. inspectors will choose their words very carefully today, when they report to the Security Council.
CNN's Richard Roth tells us some of what we can expect to hear.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
RICHARD ROTH, CNN SENIOR U.N. CORRESPONDENT: The two leading weapons inspectors on Iraq are likely to present a mixed picture to the U.N. Security Council. Hans Blix, the chief weapons inspector, may note improved Iraq cooperation on issues such as U-2 surveillance flights and private interviews with Iraqi scientists. However, Blix is likely to note Iraqi violations of missile test firings beyond the prescribed 93-mile range.
Mohamed ElBaradei of the International Atomic Energy Agency will note concerns about aluminum tubing and uranium enrichment programs. However, ElBaradei still thinks Iraq has shown a bit of an effort to cooperate.
MOHAMED ELBARADEI, IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL: Well, I think we still have a chance if we continue with our work. If Iraq provides some cooperation, we should still be able to avert the war.
ROTH: That's something Iraq's ambassador to the U.N., Mohammed Aldouri, would like to hear. He thinks the inspectors should continue their work, because they won't find anything.
MOHAMED ALDOURI, IRAQI AMB. TO U.N.: Well, we did provide a lot, and we continue to cooperate with the inspectors. And this is our policy, this is our strategy hopefully that this would avoid war.
ROTH: However, Secretary of State Colin Powell, who will be in the Security Council, thinks time has run out for the inspection process, because it doesnt work. He hopes to convince nations, such as France, Germany and Russia, on the Security Council about that, but they still resist, saying the inspection process is working.
Richard Roth, CNN, United Nations.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
