Mohamed ElBaradei

Mohamed ElBaradei (Arabic: ???? ????????) (born June 17, 1942, Egypt) is the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), an inter-governmental organization under the auspices of the United Nations. ElBaradei and the IAEA were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.

Quotes

• ElBaradei writing the Op-Ed Essay titled Saving Ourselves From Self-Destruction in the New York Times on February 12, 2004

"We must abandon the unworkable notion that it is morally reprehensible for some countries to pursue weapons of mass destruction, yet morally acceptable for others to rely on them for security - and indeed to continue to refine their capacities and postulate plans for their use,"http://www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/Statements/2004/ebNYT20040212.html

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• ElBaradei explained to the Cairo Times (October 23, 2003):

"You remember that book called 'All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten?' Well that's very much true. I find a lot in common in the way I manage things and the way she manages three-year olds. We humans are the same when we are three years old and when we are 50!" http://www.geocities.com/galianoboy/IAEA.html

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• ElBaradei stated in the New York Times (February 12, 2004):

"If the world does not change course, we risk self-destruction." http://www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/Statements/2004/ebNYT20040212.html

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