"If there's a shortage of food, then of course the people are going to protest," he told the British Broadcasting Corporation.

"I'm an elder statesman now," he told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, with what sounded like a self-mocking laugh.

"I've never taken myself very seriously," he told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation recently.

Hayward tells the British Broadcasting Corporation that he has not spoken directly to Obama since the spill started.

"We're now talking about other regions in the world," a spokesman told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in December.

An Iranian military spokesman told the British Broadcasting Corporation that if the investigation turned up no malicious intent, the sailors would be freed.

"I think Canberra may have to do something about it," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

"I think the season is done," Damphousse told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Canada's broadcasting regulators have told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to phase out foreign blockbusters by 2003.

"I think there is a danger of a fracture within that organization," he told the British Broadcasting Corporation.