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.

Additional work remains before the question of Iraq’s stockpiles can be fully and completely addressed,

The warning I would like to make to the members of the august council is that the United States and the British were hoodwinked when they were told that the Iraqi people would receive them...

We advanced this resolution to assist them and those who are trying to help them in the region.

a good framework for the international community to support the people of Iraq in the creation of a stable and secure society.

We negotiated with the Honduran government the establishment of a regional military training center, for training central American forces, but the primary motivation for doing that was to be able to bolster the quality, improve...

They have provided some valuable intelligence information with respect to the war on terror.

I’ve been very reluctant to get into numbers.

It’s a very, very difficult issue,

But there’s no question that there’s a potential there for a number of weapons.

We’re not quite yet in a position to do that because there’s been both a lot of work being done on it in Washington, plus we’ve been having consultations with some of the other key...

It’s conceivable that they are exaggerating their progress, but I don’t have any knowledge to confirm that. … This is a very, very high priority, acquiring information about their nuclear program.

hastens the day when the people of Iraq are in full command of their own affairs.

The populations of Central America are very, very small indeed, so that while no one was denying and this was one of the great debates we used to have, whose fault was it that there...

In addition, we have contributed over $60 million to more than a dozen different U.N. agencies… as well as a multitude of non-governmental organizations.

We don’t know what to make of it (the passage). It’s unclear,

I am confident that with the creation of the NCS, the U.S. government will have a more cohesive and truly national human intelligence capability,

I’d heard enough. … I didn’t hear anything new and of course don’t accept any of the kinds of allegations and preposterous positions that he put forward.

In the worst, but not implausible case, central authority in one or more of these states could evaporate as rival clans or regions vie for power — opening the door to an expansion of terrorist...

The transitional arrangements that come into being will also allow the people of Iraq to benefit from their natural resources in a manner that will be transparent, and where the secretary-general and his representative will...

We assessed the threat to U.S. national security posed by DP World to be low. In other words, we didn’t see any red flags come up during the course of our inquiry.

I think people took Grenada for what it turned out to be, which was a very specific incident and from which one couldn’t necessarily make a lot of generalizations.

We continue to hope that this issue can be resolved peacefully, and we want to work within the framework of the U.N.,

Beijing’s biggest challenge is to sustain growth, sufficient to keep unemployment and rural discontent from rising to destabilizing levels, and to maintain increases in living standards.

elimination of Mr. Arafat or his forced exile.

It was clear that we weren’t going to be able to reach agreement on a resolution regarding the International Criminal Court by midnight,

The danger that it will acquire a nuclear weapon, and the ability to integrate it with the ballistic missiles Iran already possesses is a reason for immediate concern.