To the contrary, I think we bent over backwards to press for elections and for democratic reform.

trying to get to consensus.

This is another positive step in building an Intelligence Community that is more unified, coordinated and effective,

It’s a challenging job to say the least. We’re up and running and I think we’re starting to have an impact.

On the basis of our inquiry we assess that the threat to U.S. national security posed by DP World to be low. We didn’t see any red flags come up during the course of our...

Such chaos in Nigeria could lead to disruption of oil supply, secessionist moves by regional governments, major refugee flow and instability elsewhere in West Africa.

Our impression is that the council members have welcomed this resolution, and it enjoys strong support, … but I’d hesitate to predict to you at this moment what the precise vote count is going to...

If I were to choose one single watchword of this strategy, it’s ‘integration,’ and I think that the whole thrust of this strategy is to drive toward the best possible integration of our intelligence efforts...

Very hard, very hard to represent a country, or carry out a policy that does not have consensus support.

We judge that Tehran probably does not yet have a nuclear weapon and probably has not yet produced or acquired the necessary fissile material.

concern that the office be created consistent with the law that was passed last year.

I would say that those names were placed on the list based on information available to us which we considered to be reliable,

On the basis of our inquiry we assessed that the threat to U.S. national security posed by DP World to be low. And we did not see any red flags come up during the course...

I think the political leadership as well as the religious leadership is rising to this situation. They don’t want to fall down that precipice, so they are struggling to avoid that.

Trying to get a consensus.

We may find that our self-defense requires further actions with respect to other organizations and other states.

Right, well I am, I was a career diplomat for 37 years from 1960 until 1997 during the early 1980s from 1981 to 1985 I was the United States Ambassador to Honduras.

We can’t anticipate every single detail, but we think this is a good framework, we think it deserves strong support from council members and we look forward to the vote tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock,

Our feeling is that we must change the way we do business.

Surely, at some point, it may prove desirable that they be brought to prosecution, to face justice. But that is something that I think will have to be decided in the future.

It sounds like it’s an interesting development. We’ll have to wait and see what further develops on this question. … I’m sure the inspectors are giving this their most rapid attention possible. I’m sure we’ll...

Globalization is causing a shift of momentum and energy to greater Asia, where China has steadily expanding reach and may become a peer competitor to the United States at some point.

I think there, there also had been just before I got to Honduras a rather spectacular capture of an arms shipment that from Nicaragua across Honduran test, territory destined for El Salvador and I think...

There were no negotiations today,

No one has really slammed the door shut on our proposals, and it was on that basis that we came to the conclusion that we should allow for the opportunity for these discussions to continue...

Those of us who actually were working in the region at the time will point out how strongly committed we were to supporting the democratic process and encouraging elections, in spite of the fact that...

Resolution 1546 defines the key political tasks in which the United Nations shall play a leading and vital role to support Iraqi efforts. This resolution makes clear Iraq’s sovereignty will be undiluted,

I certainly believe America is safer since 9/11. And I believe from an intelligence point of view that our intelligence effort is better integrated today than it was previously.

It’s got a huge amount of ambiguity in it,

specific directions for terrorist attacks continue to be issued from terrorist groups based in Syria.

There was the situation in Nicaragua where the Sandinistas had taken over a couple of years earlier. There was a civil war going on in El Salvador and there was a similar situation in Guatemala....

The lifting of sanctions marks a momentous event for the people of Iraq. After more than a decade of being frozen out of the world economy, it is time for the Iraqi people to benefit...

We have pre-positioned $16.5 million worth of food rations and relief supplies, including water and purification materials, blankets and shelter supplies in the region,

We were advising delegations to advise their governments to have instructions back to them and to be prepared to vote as early as Tuesday.

If chaos were to descend upon Iraq or the forces of democracy were to be defeated in that country, then I think, clearly, this would have implications for the rest of the Middle East region...

Just in the (intelligence) collection area, that’s an example of the type of accomplishments that we have achieved in this very short period of time.

Considering a work program at this time is quite simply out of touch with the reality we confront.

The draft resolution would mandate a multi-national force to go into Liberia in support of the cease-fire there and humanitarian situation, and would also pave the way for the prompt creation of a United Nations...

It seems to be that when these communist regimes take over – if you look at the example of Vietnam or Cambodia or Nicaragua – that even in conditions of peace they don’t seem to...

We didn’t see any red flags come up during the course of our inquiry.

It should be obvious that this pattern of systematic holes and gaps in Iraq’s declaration is not the result of accidents, editing oversights or technical mistakes. These are material omissions that — in our view...

We’ve got major challenges in Iraq. It’s (an issue) that occupied me when I was up there as ambassador, and continues to be one of great concern to me in this new position.

If the Security Council fails to act decisively in the event of further Iraqi violations this resolution does not constrain any member state from acting to defend itself against the threat posed by Iraq or...

We think it deserves strong support, … A couple of other delegations offered to co-sponsor it.

The most effective way to ensure the delivery of humanitarian supplies will be as the allied forces move forward, secure their objectives, secure the cities, restore calm, security and peace to the various parts of...

[The] former regime elements … seem to have very good operational secrecy, … And thus far it’s not been that easy to make a dent in that part of the insurgency.

Well my briefing was that Honduras was a small and vulnerable country just back on the path towards democracy it was about to have just before I arrived, the first elections for a civilian president...

We expect this strategy to guide the policies and plans in the various intelligence community agencies. So if you will, this is a sort of strategic guidance document,

Our own existence … depends on our ability to understand and get along with the rest of the world.

Speculation that President Obasanjo will try to change the constitution so he can seek a third term is raising political tension and if proven true, threatens to unleash major turmoil and conflict.