1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:05,720 I understand now you work for press tv 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:07,800 this uh Iranian TV outfit in London is 3 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:12,080 it true that when you interviewed amadin 4 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:14,839 Jad the the the ruler of uh of of Iran 5 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:17,359 you began by saying that you you told 6 00:00:14,839 --> 00:00:19,480 him you I require police protection in 7 00:00:17,359 --> 00:00:21,880 London from the Iranian opposition 8 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:23,800 because of my support for your election 9 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:25,920 campaign I mentioned this so you know 10 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:28,119 where I'm coming from Andrew I hadn't 11 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:31,080 known I was on trial uh today I thought 12 00:00:28,119 --> 00:00:33,160 you wanted my expertise on uh on Syria 13 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:36,520 you used to work for Rupert Murdoch of 14 00:00:33,160 --> 00:00:39,559 Fox News we could I think quote some 15 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:44,480 Choice things from Fox News and the 16 00:00:39,559 --> 00:00:48,600 short answer is no I supported the I 17 00:00:44,480 --> 00:00:51,280 like ABC supported the fact that Ahmed 18 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:53,559 Jad won the election I didn't support 19 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:55,199 his election in any way and I defy you 20 00:00:53,559 --> 00:00:57,359 you said because of my support for your 21 00:00:55,199 --> 00:00:59,239 election campaign we could lay ,000 each 22 00:00:57,359 --> 00:01:01,719 year on the table and I can give you my 23 00:00:59,239 --> 00:01:03,760 thousand if you show me a Silla of 24 00:01:01,719 --> 00:01:06,080 support for his election Camp well I'm 25 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:09,600 simply asking did you say that to him no 26 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:11,200 I said my support for the outcome of the 27 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:12,640 election that's a different thing I 28 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:15,280 mentioned this so you know where I'm 29 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:18,080 coming from yes that's right would that 30 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:19,759 be conable over any BBC interviewer to 31 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:22,079 say to the Prime Minister leader of the 32 00:01:19,759 --> 00:01:24,240 opposition I'm a big supporter of yours 33 00:01:22,079 --> 00:01:26,600 I just want you to know that before um I 34 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:28,400 begin the interview it's very 35 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:30,680 conceivable on Fox news that you used to 36 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:32,799 work for very very conceivable able the 37 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:35,399 difference is you see you think because 38 00:01:32,799 --> 00:01:37,960 you support and are associated with 39 00:01:35,399 --> 00:01:40,119 right-wing Dil that nobody will cast 40 00:01:37,960 --> 00:01:41,600 that up at you you know I knew that the 41 00:01:40,119 --> 00:01:43,159 way you would reply to these questions 42 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:45,799 would be playing the man rather than the 43 00:01:43,159 --> 00:01:47,799 ball well you're the one playing the man 44 00:01:45,799 --> 00:01:50,040 Andrew and you didn't even have the 45 00:01:47,799 --> 00:01:52,560 grace I'm the one 46 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:54,119 you me on to your show I'll answer your 47 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,360 questions didn't even have the grace to 48 00:01:54,119 --> 00:01:57,240 tell me that this is the kind of 49 00:01:55,360 --> 00:02:00,079 interview it was going to be well you 50 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:01,880 come on you're you are a respected and 51 00:02:00,079 --> 00:02:03,439 experienc chap you're ready for anything 52 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:05,600 that we throw at you no I no uh 53 00:02:03,439 --> 00:02:07,240 foolishly I believed you uh when you 54 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:10,520 said you wanted to talk to me about 55 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:14,040 Bashar Al Assad dogs in Parliament and 56 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:16,280 uh and Sundry domestic matters more fool 57 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:18,840 me all right we'll leave it on that then 58 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,840 Anita