Melissa Fleming
Melissa Fleming
against check document received word
We're going to scour through this document word for word, and we're going to check it against declarations we've received in the past,
against consequences deadly explosives force hands insurgents massive people quantity reached
This is a real massive quantity of explosives that could have reached the hands of insurgents and could be used with deadly force and consequences against people in Iraq,
against assess document due good information judgment kinds position time truth vast
We're not in the position at all to make any kinds of judgment on this document -- truth or no truth. We're in a good position to be able to assess the document in due time against vast amounts of information we have and against what our inspectors can go out and look for on the ground.
acts commit concern explosives fall hands immediate terrorist wrong
Our immediate concern is that if the explosives did fall into the wrong hands they could be used to commit terrorist acts and some of the bombings that we've seen.
causes charity direct good
He intends to direct it to charity and other good causes. He will not keep it for himself.
assume purpose sort stolen
One would have to assume it's been stolen by someone who has some sort of nefarious purpose for it.
countries decided focus nuclear
We decided to focus on countries that have a big nuclear program.
equipment eventual kept leaving open regret
We regret that they left. But we've kept an open office. We're storing our equipment there, leaving open the eventual possibility that our inspectors could return.
answered asked enable equipment refrain request saying seals sure week
We've answered that request by saying it would take us more than a week to put our surveillance equipment in place, asked them to refrain from removing any of the seals that would enable us to make sure the equipment hasn't been touched.
council green light next security
We are awaiting the green light from the U.N. Security Council to tell us what are the next steps,
accepted action baghdad clear expectation invitation iraq needs prior taken
We have accepted this invitation to go to Baghdad with the clear expectation of action that needs to be taken by Iraq prior to the visit.
To put inspectors in place they have to know where they will be and what they will be observing.
clearly expect expressed hope koreans north nuclear
We have expressed clearly to the North Koreans that we expect there will be monitoring of their nuclear activities, and we hope that they will reconsider.
certainly harder leverage refuse
This will certainly give him more leverage and credibility. It will be much harder to refuse to listen.