Kagan spoke in rapid-fire English, Molotov had no idea what he was saying, but his tone was peremptory.

He delivers rapid-fire accented English, as if he can hardly contain his immense energies.

While his spoken Arabic is not fluent - not as good as his rapid-fire English - he has often served as a bridge to Arab leaders.

"This position I respect very much," he said, in the rapid-fire English by which he has become familiar to watchers of worldwide cable news channels.

Mr. Tian, 38, is no slouch: he speaks rapid-fire English and holds a Ph.D. from Texas Tech University.

"Turkey has to sit down and decide whether we want to be a democracy or not," she said in rapid-fire English.

He turned to the others, and in rapid-fire English, explained his plans.

He is a quick study, smart and sophisticated, and he speaks rapid-fire grammatical English in long sentences.

Zaitzev demanded, catching on to the rapid-fire English exchanged in front of him.

Kagan spoke in rapid-fire English.