Tadros said American policies in the Middle East are seen as politically motivated, rather than humanitarian.
“People laugh in our faces when we talk about human rights,” she said. “We have lost even the little progress we managed to make.”
Tadros said that other Arab countries agreed that Iraq was a threat, but that US policy in the Middle East was hypocritical.
“We do believe that Saddam Hussein is a maniac,” she said. “But why is he singled out? There are other maniacs out there. One of them is [President of Israel Ariel] Sharon.”
The speakers also discussed the merits of a military response to Hussein.
Murray pointed out that both the CIA and British intelligence suggested non-violent containment was the best way of dealing with Hussein.
“If you attack him, he’ll attack you,” said Tadros.
“You don’t need to be a senior intelligence official to work that out,” said Murray.