the first presentation is by mr. hans and i'm sure i mangled your name and you can do the same with mine. hans is an international coordinator, a is you si did i of the dutch knowledge center on traffic and transport. it's a knowledge center for expertise on cycling and other subjects. it runs the website bicyclecouncil.org and has cycling ambassadors to spread the word on dutch policy cycling abroad. prior to joining the group, he was the project leader of a 10 million euro european project, the opt tum two which stopped the use of cars for commuting businesses and social and recreational activities by providing motorists attractive alternatives. i'm sure he has a huge amount of information to share with us. hans, please. and he needs a microphone. >> thank you. i'm very glad that i'm invited to be here which is my primary task because we are also -- the company is also the official government office to lend support to other countries to promote -- who want to promote bicycling which is booming, not only here, but worldw

mr. skidmore, please read your right han>> raise your rigt hand. >> do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god? >> yes, i do. >> thank you, sir. please be seated. >> mr. skidmore, for the record, could you please state your full name and spell your last name? >> ross randy skidmore. >> but who are you employed crest or >> swift. >> is swift contract it out by b e? >> i am. i cannot answer for all of swift. there are various technology groups that they go after. >> what position you hold with lived with for >> i am de subsea oil supervisor. >> how long have you held that position at the deepwater horizon? >> this was the first time i have ever set foot on the deepwater horizon. >> when did you first set foot on it, what date? >> i believe it was on april 16. >> how much subsidy will experience had you had prior to this incident? >> i initially started subsea work with penrod. i broke out in september of 1983, if i am not mistaken. i have been employed in this industry since 1977, but i began my subse

direct quotes from you -- it is from the mail -- it claimed, "in an interview with the mail hans blix revealed that mr. blair tried to force him to change his mind about the absence of weapons of mass destruction in iraq to placate the americans." is that an accurate encapsulation of your views? >> no, no. >> it is not? >> i re-read the interview the other day and it's a lengthy one. it was made in my presence, and it was not given to me and i didn't request to have it submitted to me, but there are a number of things in it which i would not have chosen to subscribe today. i take responsibility for things that i have written myself and are on record, but, as you know, in interviews which are not checked, they can well slip in things that you do not feel that you are saying. this is one. i don't think that blair tried to persuade me. >> finally at this stage from me, when we got to the end of the inspection process clearly there was a range of views among members of the security council about the degree of threat posed by weapons of mass destruction in iraq. there was still a pretty widespread percepti

mr. skidmore, please read your right han>> raise your rigt hand. >> do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god? >> yes, i do. >> thank you, sir. please be seated. >> mr. skidmore, for the record, could you please state your full name and spell your last name? >> ross randy skidmore. >> but who are you employed crest or >> swift. >> is swift contract it out by b e? >> i am. i cannot answer for all of swift. there are various technology groups that they go after. >> what position you hold with lived with for >> i am de subsea oil supervisor. >> how long have you held that position at the deepwater horizon? >> this was the first time i have ever set foot on the deepwater horizon. >> when did you first set foot on it, what date? >> i believe it was on april 16. >> how much subsidy will experience had you had prior to this incident? >> i initially started subsea work with penrod. i broke out in september of 1983, if i am not mistaken. i have been employed in this industry since 1977, but i began my subse

direct quotes from you -- it is from the mail -- it claimed, "in an interview with the mail hans blix revealed that mr. blair tried to force him to change his mind about the absence of weapons of mass destruction in iraq to placate the americans." is that an accurate encapsulation of your views? >> no, no. >> it is not? >> i re-read the interview the other day and it's a lengthy one. it was made in my presence, and it was not given to me and i didn't request to have it submitted to me, but there are a number of things in it which i would not have chosen to subscribe today. i take responsibility for things that i have written myself and are on record, but, as you know, in interviews which are not checked, they can well slip in things that you do not feel that you are saying. this is one. i don't think that blair tried to persuade me. >> finally at this stage from me, when we got to the end of the inspection process clearly there was a range of views among members of the security council about the degree of threat posed by weapons of mass destruction in iraq. there was still a pretty widespread percepti