The US is deeply concerned by reports that Charles Taylor fled.
We are appalled by these reports and are horrified that thousands of children orphaned by this disaster are vulnerable to exploitation by criminal elements who seek to profit from their misery.
We've seen the reports of comments attributed to other party officials.
The American citizen has been reported missing. We are in contact with the family and working with Saudi authorities to locate the missing person.
We were concerned by the reports and are in touch with the Egyptian government to ascertain the facts.
We have seen reports that ... there is no distinction between 'abolish' and 'ceasing activity' and that the effect of Taiwan's action earlier this week was to abolish the Council.
Some explosive material at the time was discovered, although none of it carried IAEA seals, and this discovery was reported to coalition forces for removal of the material.
Well, obviously, any such reports are taken very seriously by us. We haven't been able to confirm them. We have contacted the government of China about them.
The point we're making is, this is a report we take seriously and we are asking the Russians to look into it.