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International Wrap
Aired February 11, 2004 - 06:35 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 international community will be listening closely today as President Bush outlines his approach to combating the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
Our senior international editor, David Clinch, is here with some insights.
And President Bush is going to give that major policy speech later this afternoon.
DAVID CLINCH, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL EDITOR: Right, around 2:30 or so.
COSTELLO: What will he say?
CLINCH: Well, we are told to expect that he will broaden the issue of weapons of mass destruction. Those words have, of course, been associated with Iraq and Iraq alone for the last couple of years.
The broadening of the theme from President Bush today that we're told to expect will highlight two themes -- the fact that proliferation, as far as he is concerned at the moment, relates to two things. Rogue nations, what used to be called the "axis of evil" -- now we're left with Iran and North Korea. And also this black market that has emerged now.
We've seen great detail emerge following the revelations from Pakistan, the role of a senior nuclear scientist there admitting his role in proliferating nuclear equipment and expertise to North Korea and Libya and Iran.
His -- we're told today in his speech today, President Bush will demand or ask for a global approach to preventing anything like happening again. A full investigation from Pakistan, also a look into the other links in that black market in Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai, all of these other areas where materials and equipment seem to be able to go anywhere in the world.
COSTELLO: Do you think that President Bush can get global support for his...
CLINCH: Well, that's a very good point, because one of the things that he will apparently call for is stronger measures being taken by the IAEA -- the branch of the U.N. that monitors these things -- and the support, global support for those stronger measures.
Now, it's easy to ask for global support, but many nations of the world are not still in a mood to grant global support for anything -- support in Iraq or even support for something like this.
But clearly, it is both politically here for the Bush administration very much in the interests to broaden the issue away from Iraq to, again, these rogue nations and this black market, and to get some action on it or at the very least talk about it.
COSTELLO: Well, you know, the really interesting thing is the timing of this. I mean, President Bush comes out and talks about weapons of mass destruction on the heels of John Kerry's big wins, big primary wins.
And also, if other countries, other nations, want President Bush out of office, is it likely that they'll not cooperate until after the elections?
CLINCH: Well, we can't speak to that. It certainly will be interesting to see the reaction from the IAEA itself as to, you know, what they want and whether they actually support what President Bush will talk about. But we will be looking for reaction from countries like France, Britain and others. Would they support something like this? And, as you say, will they support it now, which is the key political element for President Bush?
COSTELLO: Interesting. David Clinch, many thanks to you.
Oh, the French woman, she did marry her dead boyfriend.
CLINCH: Yes. So, you still want to ask me about that story?
COSTELLO: Just quickly, because...
(CROSSTALK)
CLINCH: Well, I did follow up on it. Apparently, the woman -- it's quite sad, actually. This is a story we did earlier of a French woman who was given special permission to marry her boyfriend, who had died in a car accident. She apparently got special permission from the government, and said that its not to do with money. It's love.
COSTELLO: Oh!
CLINCH: She loved the man. She was actually apparently pregnant with their child.
CLINCH: Oh!
CLINCH: And the car accident they were both involved in, she lost the child. He lost his life. She got special permission. We now have the video of the marriage ceremony. She got special permission to marry him after his death, and says she did it for love.
COSTELLO: Well, and the child, too, I'm sure.
CLINCH: Absolutely.
COSTELLO: All right, David, thank you very much. We appreciate it.
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Aired February 11, 2004 - 06:35 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: The international community will be listening closely today as President Bush outlines his approach to combating the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
Our senior international editor, David Clinch, is here with some insights.
And President Bush is going to give that major policy speech later this afternoon.
DAVID CLINCH, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL EDITOR: Right, around 2:30 or so.
COSTELLO: What will he say?
CLINCH: Well, we are told to expect that he will broaden the issue of weapons of mass destruction. Those words have, of course, been associated with Iraq and Iraq alone for the last couple of years.
The broadening of the theme from President Bush today that we're told to expect will highlight two themes -- the fact that proliferation, as far as he is concerned at the moment, relates to two things. Rogue nations, what used to be called the "axis of evil" -- now we're left with Iran and North Korea. And also this black market that has emerged now.
We've seen great detail emerge following the revelations from Pakistan, the role of a senior nuclear scientist there admitting his role in proliferating nuclear equipment and expertise to North Korea and Libya and Iran.
His -- we're told today in his speech today, President Bush will demand or ask for a global approach to preventing anything like happening again. A full investigation from Pakistan, also a look into the other links in that black market in Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai, all of these other areas where materials and equipment seem to be able to go anywhere in the world.
COSTELLO: Do you think that President Bush can get global support for his...
CLINCH: Well, that's a very good point, because one of the things that he will apparently call for is stronger measures being taken by the IAEA -- the branch of the U.N. that monitors these things -- and the support, global support for those stronger measures.
Now, it's easy to ask for global support, but many nations of the world are not still in a mood to grant global support for anything -- support in Iraq or even support for something like this.
But clearly, it is both politically here for the Bush administration very much in the interests to broaden the issue away from Iraq to, again, these rogue nations and this black market, and to get some action on it or at the very least talk about it.
COSTELLO: Well, you know, the really interesting thing is the timing of this. I mean, President Bush comes out and talks about weapons of mass destruction on the heels of John Kerry's big wins, big primary wins.
And also, if other countries, other nations, want President Bush out of office, is it likely that they'll not cooperate until after the elections?
CLINCH: Well, we can't speak to that. It certainly will be interesting to see the reaction from the IAEA itself as to, you know, what they want and whether they actually support what President Bush will talk about. But we will be looking for reaction from countries like France, Britain and others. Would they support something like this? And, as you say, will they support it now, which is the key political element for President Bush?
COSTELLO: Interesting. David Clinch, many thanks to you.
Oh, the French woman, she did marry her dead boyfriend.
CLINCH: Yes. So, you still want to ask me about that story?
COSTELLO: Just quickly, because...
(CROSSTALK)
CLINCH: Well, I did follow up on it. Apparently, the woman -- it's quite sad, actually. This is a story we did earlier of a French woman who was given special permission to marry her boyfriend, who had died in a car accident. She apparently got special permission from the government, and said that its not to do with money. It's love.
COSTELLO: Oh!
CLINCH: She loved the man. She was actually apparently pregnant with their child.
CLINCH: Oh!
CLINCH: And the car accident they were both involved in, she lost the child. He lost his life. She got special permission. We now have the video of the marriage ceremony. She got special permission to marry him after his death, and says she did it for love.
COSTELLO: Well, and the child, too, I'm sure.
CLINCH: Absolutely.
COSTELLO: All right, David, thank you very much. We appreciate it.
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