Mohamed ElBaradei
Mohamed ElBaradei
Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradeilbæˈɾædʕi]; born 17 June 1942) is an Egyptian law scholar and diplomat who was the last Vice President of Egypt serving on an acting basis from 14 July 2013 until his resignation on 14 August 2013...
NationalityEgyptian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth17 June 1942
CityCairo, Egypt
CountryEgypt
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When I go to Iran, I see... that there are all different shades and colors in Iran, from atheist to religious zealot. So Iran is no different than any other country. I mean, they are connected with the rest of the world.
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The gap between rich and poor is widening dramatically. There's a hangar at the Cairo airport for private jets, billionaires are on the Forbes list, and Egypt's annual per-capita income is two thousand dollars. How can you sustain that?
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I think people are distrustful of politicians and are looking for someone who is telling the truth with no hidden agenda.
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If you have nothing to hide, there is no reason not to be transparent.
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Only if you empower the liberals, if you empower the moderate socialists, if you empower all factions of society, only then will extremists be marginalised.
Threat is in the eye of the beholder.
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There is no religion that was founded on intolerance - and no religion that does not value the sanctity of human life.
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People feel repressed by their own governments; they feel unfairly treated by the outside world; they wake up in the morning, and who do they see - they see people being shot and killed: all Muslims from Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Darfur.
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Iran's goal is not to become another North Korea - a nuclear weapons possessor but a pariah in the international community - but rather Brazil or Japan, a technological powerhouse with the capacity to develop nuclear weapons if the political winds were to shift, while remaining a nonnuclear weapons state.
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People talk about smart sanctions and crippling sanctions. I've never seen smart sanctions, and crippling sanctions cripple everyone, including innocent civilians, and make the government more popular.
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It also makes it very clear that should any serious failures come to light in the future, these will be taken by the board with the seriousness that it deserves.
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We need to re-examine our rules of the game. We need to adjust our defenses ... The first line of defense is having adequate protection of nuclear material.
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We have our inspectors still on the ground, still monitoring the freeze of North Korean nuclear activities.
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My message to Iran: the international community is getting impatient and you need to respond by arming me with information.