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THANK YOU. I JOIN YOU IN WELCOMING OUR FRIEND. BACK TO TEHHE COMMITTEE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR TESTIMONY.... |
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AGAIN, MR. AMBASSADOR, IT'S A DELIGHT TO HAVE YOU HERE. AS I'VE SAID, YOU HAVE UNIVERSAL RESPECT ON... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY... |
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THE ENTIRE STATEMENT WILL BE PLACED IN THE RECORD. |
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THANK YOU. FIRST, THE BEHAVIOR OF THE IRANIAN REGIME POSES A SERIOUS SET OF CHALLENGES TO THE INTERNATIONAL... |
| 00:30:11 |
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AS WELL AS TO OTHERS IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, WHO MIGHT ALSO HELP DRIVE HOME THE ADVANTAGES... |
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WELL, MR. AMBASSADOR. AT THE RISK OF DAMAGING YOUR CREDIBILITY, YOUR STATEMENT WAS MUSIC, AT LEAST... |
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WELL, MR. CHAIRMAN. YOU KNOW, WE'VE -- I THINK THERE'S A WEARINESS IN THAT RELATIONSHIP, AT LEAST... |
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MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT AL QAEDA IS PRIMARILY SUNNI. AND THAT IRAN IS OVERWHELMINGLY SHIITE. I FIND... |
| 00:38:45 |
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WELL, MR. CHAIRMAN. THE PASSAGE OF THAT LEGISLATION AS IT EXISTS NOW, I THINK, WOULD COMPLICATE THAT... |
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QUITE FRANKLY, I FIND -- I DON'T PRESUME TO SPEAK FOR THE CHAIRMAN, BUT I KNOW HE SHARES THIS VIEW.... |
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WELL, SENATOR, I THINK THE RUSSIANS AND CHINESE DO SHARE THE SAME STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE IN THE SENSE... |
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ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY WAS ENCOURAGED BY YOUR STATEMENT IS THAT YOU'RE THE FIRST ADMINISTRATION... |
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SURE, SENATOR. NO, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE P-5 PLUS 1 INCLUDING THE RUSSIANS AND CHINESE ARE STILL... |
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IS IT SUSPENSION FOR SUSPENSION? OR SUSPENSION FOR DISCUSSION? |
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WELL, THE SUSPENSION FOR SUSPENSION WOULD BE THE BASIS FOR THE DISCUSSIONS. BUT THAT'S THE BASIS ON... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY TIME IS UP, SENATOR LUGAR? |
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MR. SECRETARY, FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THAT QUESTION, I SUGGEST IN THE OPENING STATEMENT THE NEED AS... |
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I THINK THE SIGNIFICANCE WAS NOT LOST ON THE IRANIANS, THAT SECRETARY RICE JOINED THE OTHER P-5 PLUS... |
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AND AS I UNDERSTAND, THESE TALKS COULD OCCUR IN THE LATTER PART OF JULY OR IS THERE A SIX-WEEK HIATUS?... |
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I DON'T BELIEVE THAT HE HAS YET PINNED DOWN A TIME FOR ANOTHER MEETING WITH HIS IRANIAN COUNTERPART.... |
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FOLLOWING THROUGH JUST ON THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND THE SENATOR'S QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RUSSIANS, IS THERE... |
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I'M NOT SURE, SENATOR, HONESTLY, THE FORMAT I DON'T THINK HAS BEEN DETERMINED YET. CERTAINLY WHEN... |
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THE REASON I RAISE THE QUESTION AND YOUR EXPERTISE WOULD CERTAINLY BE INSTRUCTIVE HERE IS THAT THIS... |
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YES, SIR, SENATOR, LUGAR. I DO AGREE WITH YOU. THE RUSSIAN ROLE AS FRUSTRATING IT SOMETIMES CAN BE,... |
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I APPRECIATE THAT STATEMENT VERY MUCH. IT WAS A SMALL PIECE OF NEWS THIS PAST WEEK, NOT REALLY COMMENTED... |
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WELL, I THINK, SENATOR, THE RECENT -- THE ASSETS FREEZE IN THE BANK, WHICH IS IRAN'S LARGEST COMMERCIAL... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. |
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THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. WITH THE PERMISSION OF OUR WITNESS, I MEAN THAT SINCERELY, WE'RE GOING TO... |
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YES, SIR. |
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WITH THAT, WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS TURN THE GAVEL OF THE QUESTIONING AND THE GAVEL OVER TO MY FRIEND... |
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YOU DON'T WANT ME TO TURN THE GAVEL OVER TO THE SENATOR FROM INDIANA, BUT I THINK HE IS GOING TO LEAVE.... |
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YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. ALL RIGHT? OKAY? I YIELD TO MY FRIEND. |
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IT WILL BE TWO QUICK QUESTIONS. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MISSILE LAUNCH TODAY? |
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CENTER, THE MISSILE LAUNCH THAT WE SAW TODAY IS VERY DISTURBING. IT IS PROVOCATIVE AND RECKLESS. THEY... |
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LET ME REFINE MY QUESTION. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TIMING OF THE LAUNCH TODAY? |
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IT IS ALWAYS A HUMBLING EXPERIENCE TO TRY AND DETERMINE THE MOTIVES BEHIND PARTICULAR ACTIONS ON THE... |
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A SUBTLETY HAS NEVER BEEN A HALLMARK OF IRANIAN BEHAVIOR. AND IT'S A WAY, IT SEEMS TO ME, OF REINFORCING... |
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THERE WAS A FORMER FBI AGENT NAMED BOB LIVINGSTON. WHO DISAPPEARED A YEAR AND A HALF AGO ON KISH ISLAND.... |
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YES, IT CERTAINLY IS, SENATOR. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MRS. LEAVENSON NEXT WEEK AND WE WILL... |
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A LOT OF THIS IS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE INFORMATION. BUT FOR PURPOSE OF THIS OPEN FORUM, IS THERE ANYTHING... |
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SENATOR, THERE'S NOT MUCH IN THIS FORMAT THAT I CAN SHARE. BUT I'D BE GLAD TO MEET WITH YOU TO PROVIDE... |
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IF SUCH A NEGOTIATION DOES PROCEED THAT YOU'VE BEEN DISCUSSING WITH THE CHAIRMAN AND THE RANKING MEMBER,... |
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AS I SAID BEFORE, HUMILITY IS ALWAYS A GOOD STARTING POINT IN TRYING TO DECIPHER THE POLITICAL SYSTEM.... |
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IN THIS CASE, WOULD IT NOT BE THE SUPREME LEADER WHO WOULD BE THE DECISION-MAKER? |
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HE CERTAINLY IS THE ULTIMATE DECISION MAKER, IT SEEMS TO ME IN IRAN. |
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WELL, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PRESIDENT. IS HIS INFLUENCE ON THE WANE OR ON THE RISE? |
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IT'S HARD TO CHARACTERIZE IT THAT WAY. HE'S CERTAINLY OUTSPOKEN ABOUT HIS VIEWS. BUT THE REALITY... |
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ALL RIGHT. THE COMMITTEE WILL STAND IN RECESS SUBJECT TO THE CALL OF THE CHAIR. THANK YOU. |
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THE COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER. I HAVE MY PAPERS IN ORDER. INSIDE THE BLOOMBERG CERTIFIED AND LEGAL.... |
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SENATOR, AS I SAID, OUR POSITION REMAINS THAT SECRETARY RICE HERSELF WILL BE PREPARED TO SIT DOWN... |
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THAT ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT, WOULD INCLUDE THE CONSIDERATION OF AN AMERICAN THERE WITH ON THE NEXT VISIT?... |
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WELL, SIR, AT THIS STAGE OUR POSITION IS JUST THAT SECRETARY RICE HAS OUTLINED IT. AND AS I DESCRIBED... |
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SO THEN I TAKE IT FROM THAT ANSWER THERE'S NOT BEEN SERIOUS DISCUSSION WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION ABOUT... |
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WELL, SENATOR, OUR POSITION IS JUST AS I DESCRIBED IT. |
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OKAY. |
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HAS THERE BEEN ANY DISCUSSION AS FAR AS YOU'RE AWARE OF OF A RUSSIAN PRESENCE AT A FOLLOW-UP MEETING... |
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CERTAINLY THE RUSSIANS, MY RUSSIAN COUNTERPART DID TAKE PART IN THE PRESENTATION THAT MR. SILANA MADE... |
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THANK YOU. YOU NOTED IN YOUR TESTIMONY AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ YOUR COMPLETE STATEMENT, AS... |
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THANK YOU, SENATOR. I THINK IN TERMS OF BROAD STRATEGY IN THE REGION, THE FIRST THING THAT IT'S IMPORTANT... |
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MR. AMBASSADOR, I HAVE MANY MORE QUESTIONS, BUT WE IN THE STAFF HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND SOME TIME... |
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I'D BE GLAD TO DO THAT, SIR. |
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MR. CHAIRMAN? |
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I'D JUST LIKE TO ASK A GENERAL QUESTION. AS YOU RETURN THESE RESPONSIBILITIES -- PARDON ME -- ATTEMPTED... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SENATOR, LOUGAR. CERTAINLY IRAN IS NOT NEARLY AS OPAQUE SOCIETY OR A POLITICAL... |
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WELL, I ASK THIS QUESTION -- YOU MENTIONED -- NO DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE FOR 030 YEARS. AND AT THE BEGINNING... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. |
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THANK YOU. |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SENATOR LUGAR. IT'S FALLEN TO ME, I GUESS, SORT OF TO CLOSE THIS OUT, SENATOR... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SENATOR KERRY. ON THE FIRST BROADER STRATEGIC QUESTION, I THINK YOU HAVE VERY... |
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I CAN ONLY AGREE WITH YOU MORE. BUT IT'S SUCH A TRAGEDY THAT WE'RE ONLY GETTING TO THIS IN JULY OF... |
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BUT I WOULD JUST -- ALL I WANTED TO ADD, I'M SORRY. I THINK OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS IN PARTICULAR... |
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WELL, WE OBVIOUSLY ALL WISH THAT. I THINK THE SIGNATURE OF THE SECRETARY ON THE P-5 PLUS ONE OFFER... |
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SENATOR KERRY, THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL QUESTION. SECRETARY BURNS, IS WE ALL RECOGNIZE,... |
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OUR GOAL, AGAIN, JUST TO REPEAT, REMAINS VERY CLEAR, AND THAT IS, THROUGH CONCERTED DIPLOMACY TO ENSURE... |
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IF I MAY -- AND THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION. SO, IF THIS IS ACCEPTED, AND MAY WELL BE. I DON'T KNOW... |
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CAN I JUST, BEFORE YOU ANSWER THAT, I'M GOING TO LEAVE THE GAVEL WITH OUR GOOD RANKING MEMBER. AND... |
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SENATOR 59 FEINGOLD COMING BACK? |
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HE'S NOT. |
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THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US. I APPRECIATE IT. |
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SENATOR HAGEL, ON THE QUESTION OF AMERICAN PARTICIPATION, DIRECT AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT, OUR POSITION... |
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THANK YOU, MR. SECRETARY. MR. CHAIRMAN? |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SENATOR HAGEL AND ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE, SECRETARY BURNS, WE THANK YOU AGAIN... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
