Mohamed ElBaradei
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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
concrete evidence
We'd like to get concrete evidence as to where we go to inspect.
access assure locations ought ourselves seen
We still need to assure ourselves through access to documents, individuals (and) locations that we have seen all that we ought to see and that there is nothing fishy, if you like, about the program.
hussein nature saddam
the opaque nature of that Saddam Hussein regime.
beginning change heart seeing
We're seeing the beginning of a change of heart on the part of Iraq.
detect difficult human leave material rely send technical
But if the material is there or is stored, it will not send a signature. It will not leave fingerprints and that will be difficult to detect through technical means. We will have to rely on human intelligence.
mass means possible prove weapons whatever
They need to go out of their way to prove through whatever possible means that they have no weapons of mass destruction.
egyptian means people restore rule talk
I think the Egyptian people need to restore confidence that Americans, the U.S., means what they say when they talk about democracy, rule of law.
board message
I think the message from the board ... was very clear,
frustrated heard response
I am getting frustrated that we haven't heard their response yet.
compliance countries hope negotiate ready step understand
I hope they will understand that countries are not ready to negotiate under threat, or under blackmail and they should first take the first step to come into compliance with their non proliferation obligations.
conclusion ground history seen supported time
I haven't seen anything on the ground at that time that supported Mr. Cheney's conclusion or statement, so -- and I thought to myself, well, history is going to be the judge.
coming months optimistic
We have a hiccup right now. I am optimistic that in the coming months we will see a resumption of these negotiations.
democracy firsts should
The Germans should be the first to sympathize with us [Egyptians]. They know how difficult it is to build a democracy following a dictatorship, and they were the first to be critical of Morsi's anti-democratic policies.
egypt class conservative
I grew up in a conservative household. That was the life of the time in Egypt: a conservative, middle-class household.