Richard Butler
Richard Butler
English singer who was the lead musician for the Psychedelic Furs, as well as the founder and member of the band Love Spit Love.
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth5 June 1957
basis conversation crisis good ironing seeing sides
I think there is a good basis for conversation between the two sides aimed at ironing out those difficulties and seeing that we don't get into crisis again.
cooperation good iraqi spirit
I think I can feel a new spirit and good cooperation from the Iraqi side.
biological chemical good hear mentioned particular positive report seemed took wish
He mentioned in particular his wish for me to hear their report on chemical and biological weapons. That seemed to me to be a positive development and I took it in good spirit.
ahead both cooperation game good hints road somewhat
The game is only just afoot. And there is yet more to come and there have been some hints of both good cooperation but also some inconsistencies that demonstrate, I think, that the road ahead is somewhat bumpy.
early good measure opportunity stage
This is a good opportunity for us to measure where we are during the early stage of the season.
clear focus good months needs specific weekend
I think we are set for now to have a good clear and specific focus this weekend on what needs to be done in the months ahead.
closer
I think we're getting hot, ... I think we were getting closer and closer.
access iraqi respect shows talking work
We can't work that way...We'll be talking about getting access in a way which shows respect for Iraqi security.
brought conformity essential iraq
It is essential that Iraq is brought into conformity with the law.
cooperation face full offer promise security value
Like the Security Council, I take at face value their promise to offer full cooperation.
answer missile national proposal question rogue states wrong
The proposal for national missile defense, as articulated now, is the wrong answer to the right question. The right question is: what do we do about rogue states like Saddam's Iraq?
documents running spectrum work
We'll need to do the whole spectrum of our work. Documents are part of that, ... We also need to do our inspections, and they're off and running again. It will be a little while yet before we have the whole spectrum of our work done.
conceal dragged iraq legal reason sought taken
The only reason it's taken so long, ... is that from day one, Iraq dragged its feet, sought to conceal and obfuscate and keep us away from the things we have the legal right to find.
basis job light track tunnel
We've got a professional job to do; we do it on the basis of evidence. You really want that light at the end of the tunnel to get larger, to get out of sanctions? There is only one way down that tunnel and that is on the track of disarmament.