John Kerry on The Situation Room from Jerusalem - TRANSCRIPT

[kerrygoddess]

John Kerry on The Situation Room from Jerusalem
January 17, 2006

A while ago, I posted that John Kerry would be doing a live interview with Wolf Blitzer on the Situation Room. Kerry is in the midst of a tour of the Middle East and held a press conference earlier today in Jerusalem.

I’ve just received a copy of the transcript (from Kerry's office) of the CNN interview and a video (QuickTime) is on the way…

BLITZER: Senator Kerry, thanks very much for joining us. Welcome back to “The Situation Room,” this time from Jerusalem. We’ve got a lot of ground to cover right now.

Let’s talk, first of all, about your trip over the weekend to Pakistan. What did officials there tell you about this U.S. air strike that targeted the number two Al Qaida leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri?

KERRY: Well, obviously, they were very concerned about the loss of life, as are we, of any innocent civilian. But on the other hand, they were also clear that it was their belief there were foreign intruders in that particular target area. So they understood what we were trying to accomplish, and I think they were trying very hard to make the best out of a bad situation.

BLITZER: Do you have any problem with the U.S. government targeting Al Qaida leaders for assassination in third countries?

KERRY: Well, first of all, assassination is a questionable term when you consider that we have been chasing these people and fundamentally at war with them since they attacked us in New York City on September 11th. And we have a joint agreement with the Pakistanis, thanks to their cooperation in that war which is at some risk to them and to President Musharraf, for the ability to do what — you know, hot pursuit, if you want to call it that.

MORE - http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=1680

[kerrygoddess]

1. Video's on Dem Daily now!

There's a 3 part video of JK on the Situation Room uploaded in QuickTime.

http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=1680

Part 1 - the interview
Part 2 - on Gore's speech
Part 3 - on Hillary's "plantation" attack on the Bush and the GOP House

[europegirl4jfk]

2. Thanks, kerrygoddess!

:loveya: I appreciate that very much because I don't get CNN-USA here in Europe. I just watched the first part and think that if Kerry can't become the next US president he should at least become Secretary of State. He would just be perfect for this job!

[Island Blue]

3. Thanks for posting KG!

I missed it earlier so this is great!

[kerrygoddess]

4. Wish it was other than Quick Time

Not my favorite player, but once I sat down to watch - he knocked it all out of the park!