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| UN questions key Iraqi scientists |
| 2002-12-23 |
| The United Nations nuclear agency says its experts in Iraq are starting to interview key Iraqi scientists with "critical information" on the country's weapons programmes. "We are now, I think, in the process of interviewing people inside Iraq... but we are also working on the practical arrangements to take people out of Iraq," Mohamed El Baradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told CNN on Monday. "Money?" "Check!" "Guns?" "Check!" "Lawyers?" "Check!" "Umbrella?" "Check!" Mr El Baradei said the IAEA's first task was to identify Iraqi interviewees willing to co-operate, and assure them that they and their families would be safe if they spoke to the inspectors. "We don't want to talk to the ones who aren't willing to cooperate. What would they know?" |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |