Jack Straw Quotes
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Iran has the opportunity now to address the clear concerns of the IAEA, and the lack of confidence in Iran's nuclear intentions.
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Frankly I'm not holding my breath for any confessional statement from Saddam Hussein.
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Because we want international consensus...we will be allowing a good period of up to two weeks, maybe a little more, before we ask for a decision.
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We believe the public will be better served if such warnings are used more sparingly.
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It will take some time before a fully-fledged government, equivalent to that of a normal nation state, can be established ... The signs are, however, more hopeful than they were.
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He must not believe, because he would be making the mistake of his life, that he can mess the international community about yet again.
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a disgusting assault on the very principle of European democracy.
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The English are potentially very aggressive, very violent.
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The truth is, as (U.S. Secretary of State) Condoleezza Rice has made clear, military action in respect of the Iranian dossier is not on anybody's agenda. I believe it is inconceivable.
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the possibility of war is real and very disturbing.
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If people are caught up for 36 hours in a soulless building in Brussels, tempers are going to fray... It is in many ways a sad day for Europe. But out of this sad day there is an opportunity to reconnect.
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And I think we need therefore to judge the contents of what is in any event an interim report, against the reasons why we took military action back in March.
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We put forth proposals. They are still on the table, ... They have yet properly to be considered by the other side.
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those misgivings were surely put to rest by the lengthy statement we have just heard.
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The proposals from the presidency are not acceptable to us.
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that have reportedly left thousands of the most vulnerable homeless and destitute and called on the government to abide by the rule of law and respect for human rights.
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That frankly was not in people's minds because there is a world market in oil.
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The situation is very serious, there has been a clear abuse of human rights, a lack of democracy and a lack of openness.
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I profoundly regret the circumstances in which we had to hold this meeting.
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We had a very thorough exchange of the different positions of the EU-3 and the new government of Iran.
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The fact that some of these Arab states are willing to make this public is heartening, and it's a fair response to the Sharon government for the courage which the Sharon government has shown in moving out of Gaza and those four West Bank settlements.
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This is a negotiation. Our aim was to listen.
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Provided we have the right framework, a certain amount of money will come from the UK and we'll encourage others to contribute,
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We should take stock of Iran and discuss how we might best pursue the nuclear file over the coming weeks.