The new US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, is a close friend of President Bush and his former foreign policy tutor. The 50-year-old is renowned for her intellect and her passion for football. She is also an accomplished classical pianist.Below are a selection of her own comments on subjects as diverse as Baghdad and Brahms. IRAQ It's just nonsense to say that because we've confronted it [the terrorist threat], we've created more of it. Does anybody think these people were just sitting around drinking tea?October 2004There will always be some uncertainty about how quickly [Saddam Hussein] can acquire...