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Tough Talk Expected From Colin Powell at U.N.
Aired February 14, 2003 - 08:33 ET
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PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Tough talk is, of course, expected from Colin Powell, our secretary of state, at the U.N. today. He will be speaking to the Security Council just one day after suggesting that Baghdad is not complying with disarmament resolutions, calling that a serious matter.
Andrea Koppel now joins us from the U.N. with more.
And, Andrea, I understand you'll be doing a live interview later today with Secretary of State Powell -- good morning.
ANDREA KOPPEL, CNN STATE DEPARTMENT CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Paula. That's right. Everybody can tune in at 5:15 to hear that.
But the last time Secretary Powell was here at the United Nations, he took center stage. This time, when he arrives here shortly, he'll be in the audience, along with other members of this divided Security Council, and Hans Blix, the chief U.N. weapons inspector, as well as Mohamed Elbaradei -- he is the director of the International Atomic Energy Association. They will be the ones everyone is listening to, hearing their report as to whether or not they believe, in their estimation, Iraq has complied and is complying and cooperating with U.N. Resolution 1441 to disarm.
Secretary Powell, it's not expected, is going to introduce what has been bantered about back and forth between the U.S. and Britain, and that is a second U.N. resolution, but that is, in fact, something that they are actively working on. There is a possible text that the U.S. is considering introducing, perhaps as soon as next week. And in that text, what's been described to me as a minimalist text, it would say that Iraq continues to be in material breach. That's the U.N.'s language for having not cooperated with 1441, the resolution passed last November. And that in addition, it would say that Iraq is not cooperating with U.N. inspectors on the ground, and must face serious consequences. Again, diplomatic code for military action.
As things stand right now, Paula, Secretary Powell is hoping this report will influence France, Germany, Russia and China to change their stance right now, which opposes any kind of military action -- Paula.
ZAHN: Andrea Koppel, thanks for the update. Well be looking forward to your interview with Secretary of State Powell. That will get under way at 5:15 p.m. Eastern Time, 2:15 Pacific right here on CNN.
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Aired February 14, 2003 - 08:33 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Tough talk is, of course, expected from Colin Powell, our secretary of state, at the U.N. today. He will be speaking to the Security Council just one day after suggesting that Baghdad is not complying with disarmament resolutions, calling that a serious matter.
Andrea Koppel now joins us from the U.N. with more.
And, Andrea, I understand you'll be doing a live interview later today with Secretary of State Powell -- good morning.
ANDREA KOPPEL, CNN STATE DEPARTMENT CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Paula. That's right. Everybody can tune in at 5:15 to hear that.
But the last time Secretary Powell was here at the United Nations, he took center stage. This time, when he arrives here shortly, he'll be in the audience, along with other members of this divided Security Council, and Hans Blix, the chief U.N. weapons inspector, as well as Mohamed Elbaradei -- he is the director of the International Atomic Energy Association. They will be the ones everyone is listening to, hearing their report as to whether or not they believe, in their estimation, Iraq has complied and is complying and cooperating with U.N. Resolution 1441 to disarm.
Secretary Powell, it's not expected, is going to introduce what has been bantered about back and forth between the U.S. and Britain, and that is a second U.N. resolution, but that is, in fact, something that they are actively working on. There is a possible text that the U.S. is considering introducing, perhaps as soon as next week. And in that text, what's been described to me as a minimalist text, it would say that Iraq continues to be in material breach. That's the U.N.'s language for having not cooperated with 1441, the resolution passed last November. And that in addition, it would say that Iraq is not cooperating with U.N. inspectors on the ground, and must face serious consequences. Again, diplomatic code for military action.
As things stand right now, Paula, Secretary Powell is hoping this report will influence France, Germany, Russia and China to change their stance right now, which opposes any kind of military action -- Paula.
ZAHN: Andrea Koppel, thanks for the update. Well be looking forward to your interview with Secretary of State Powell. That will get under way at 5:15 p.m. Eastern Time, 2:15 Pacific right here on CNN.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
