Jack Straw Quotes
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I think if you compare nation-building in other situations: after the war in Europe, building up stable nations from the collapse of the Soviet Union, look at Afghanistan; I think that is a reasonable prospect.
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Offering to be transparent now is simply saying you are going to be compliant and really accepting you have not been compliant (with IAEA demands) in the past.
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We are working on the basis it is a kidnapping.
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It's another terrible terrorist atrocity, ... Their fight is ours, our fight is theirs.
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What we are doing, with the United Nations ' full support, is helping that full majority of Iraqis build what we have here -- a democratic, stable, prosperous and peaceful society.
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are here for the long-term to see Iraq through to a better future.
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The English as a race are not worth saving!
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We can't get into a situation of bargaining with terrorists because this would put many more people's lives at risk, not only in Iraq but around the world.
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The government of Iraq has to be from the people of Iraq and by the people of Iraq, of course with the support of the coalition and with the support of the United Nations and of the international community.
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It is a frustrating situation that I hope and pray that we may be able to reach agreement.
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I spoke last night with many of my counterparts and without exception there was overwhelming support for this action by the military coalition consisting of the United States and the United Kingdom.
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we not only help those countries in the region which are subject to Iraqi threats and intimidation, we also deprive Saddam of his most powerful tools for keeping the Iraqi people living in fear and subjugation.
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To kidnap and kill anyone is inexcusable. But it is repugnant to commit such a crime against a woman who has spent most of her life working for the good of the people of Iraq,
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What we're doing is talking and that is always better than not talking.
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There is great concern in the European Union about the need for Syria to take much more action to control terrorism in its territory and from its territory.
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that isolation and defiance of the international community does not work, however fanciful individual nations may think that it can work.
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I'm in absolutely no doubt that the benefits will follow from this enlargement and bring a strong secular state which happens to have a Muslim majority into the European Union.
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We're going to listen carefully ... and make an assessment from there.
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But for the time being and this will run through today and tomorrow and maybe through the weekend.
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There was no consensus for that proposal, ... It frankly would make negotiations impossible and render your negotiators powerless.
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We have spoken to the Italian administration at the highest level and they have agreed that these allegations will be fully investigated as part of the wider investigation into police malpractice by the Genoa Public Prosecutor.
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appear to have been targeted at heavily populated areas to produce maximum carnage.
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Simon Wiesenthal will forever be rightly credited with ensuring justice was done for some of the worst crimes in history...He was tireless in his efforts and he gave the Jewish communities in the UK and around the world a lifetime of service, and future generations will forever be indebted to him. His important work will be continued by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, ensuring that his name and legacy are preserved. The name Simon Wiesenthal will forever be synonymous with justice and fostering tolerance and understanding.
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There are now discussions taking place on other aspects of the negotiating framework, principally on this issue about absorption capacity and privileged partnership.