Comments from Iraqi scientist following questioning by UN

Описание: (24 Dec 2002)

1. Exterior University of Technology campus
2. Close up sign of university
3. Dr. Sabah Abdul Al-Nour and Mazen Mohammed Gum-ma entering presser
4. Cutaway, cameramen
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Sabah Abdul Al-Nour, Iraqi nuclear scientist:
"During this visit of the inspection team they asked to interview me alone. I apologised and I asked to have an interview in the presence of one of our Iraqi team and the interview went on. It was very objective, the discussion was very friendly and the question was mainly about what has been done, any progress that has been achieved in Iraq after 1998 until now. And I explained to them all that I know, that in fact we have nothing to hide."
6. Cutaway photographers
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Sabah Abdul Al-Nour, Iraqi scientist:
"They wanted to inspect whether this university has anything of their interest. They were enquiring whether there is any advanced equipment that can be used or misused."
8. Cutaway
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Mazen Mohammed Gum-ma, Head of Technology, University of Baghdad:
"(The) inspection team visited laboratories, interviewed some of the people working in these laboratories, also met some heads of departments at the university, especially at the department of applied science and of chemical engineering. They asked about the link of the university and synchronisation of the university with the field, or with the industry in general and with society."
10. End of presser
11. Various of university
12. Poster of Saddam Hussein

STORYLINE:

An Iraqi nuclear scientist told UN weapons inspectors on Tuesday that Iraq had nothing to hide.

Dr. Sabah Abdul Al-Nour, a lecturer at Baghdad's Technology University, said the inspection team asked to interview him alone but he refused, requesting a member of the Iraqi team be present.

He said the inspectors wanted to know what equipment the university had and how it was used.

The UN team also made an inspection of the university.

The United States and Britain have threatened to invade Iraq unless it cooperates fully with the UN inspection commission and eliminates its weapons of mass destruction.

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