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U.N. Interviewing Iraqi Metallurgist
Aired December 27, 2002 - 13:26 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
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KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: I'm getting word now out of Baghdad, we're going to go to our Rym Brahimi, she is on the phone with us. I understand that Iraqi scientists talking with U.N. inspectors. We're going to find out what the new information is that is developing -- Rym what can you tell us?
RYM BRAHIMI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: ... warning you, I have no...
PHILLIPS: Rym Brahimi -- go ahead, Rym.
BRAHIMI: Yes -- hello, Kyra, yes, the IAEA, the International Atomic Energy Agency continued its interviews today. The second interview with key Iraqi scientists that they've conducted so far.
The first one, you will remember, was a couple days ago on Christmas Eve, they interviewed a nuclear scientist at the Technology University of Baghdad.
Now, today, they interviewed another scientist, a metallurgist, that works for a state company, but the (AUDIO GAP) spokesman refused to actually reveal either his name or the company that he works for.
We understand that the metallurgist in question was interviewed, providing technical details of a military program.
Now, the UNMOVIC spokesman said that the program had attracted considerable attention. Let me quote this to you, Kyra, "as a possible prelude to a clandestine nuclear program."
The spokesman also told us that the answers will be of great use in completing the IAEA assessment.
In other words, the assessment of the energy team of experts here in Baghdad. Now, this is the second scientist, as I mentioned, the second scientist to be interviewed by the nuclear experts. The first one had discussed Iraq's previous nuclear program, insisting at the time that everything had ended, all of Iraq's weapons (AUDIO GAP) ended in 1991 -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: All right. Our Rym Brahimi live from Baghdad with that update. Thanks, Rym.
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Aired December 27, 2002 - 13:26 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: I'm getting word now out of Baghdad, we're going to go to our Rym Brahimi, she is on the phone with us. I understand that Iraqi scientists talking with U.N. inspectors. We're going to find out what the new information is that is developing -- Rym what can you tell us?
RYM BRAHIMI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: ... warning you, I have no...
PHILLIPS: Rym Brahimi -- go ahead, Rym.
BRAHIMI: Yes -- hello, Kyra, yes, the IAEA, the International Atomic Energy Agency continued its interviews today. The second interview with key Iraqi scientists that they've conducted so far.
The first one, you will remember, was a couple days ago on Christmas Eve, they interviewed a nuclear scientist at the Technology University of Baghdad.
Now, today, they interviewed another scientist, a metallurgist, that works for a state company, but the (AUDIO GAP) spokesman refused to actually reveal either his name or the company that he works for.
We understand that the metallurgist in question was interviewed, providing technical details of a military program.
Now, the UNMOVIC spokesman said that the program had attracted considerable attention. Let me quote this to you, Kyra, "as a possible prelude to a clandestine nuclear program."
The spokesman also told us that the answers will be of great use in completing the IAEA assessment.
In other words, the assessment of the energy team of experts here in Baghdad. Now, this is the second scientist, as I mentioned, the second scientist to be interviewed by the nuclear experts. The first one had discussed Iraq's previous nuclear program, insisting at the time that everything had ended, all of Iraq's weapons (AUDIO GAP) ended in 1991 -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: All right. Our Rym Brahimi live from Baghdad with that update. Thanks, Rym.
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