Paddy Ashdown (Jeremy John Durham Ashdown) Quotes

A very small bunch of corrupt politicians believe that allowing Radovan Karadzic to stay at liberty is more important than this country having a future in NATO and peace for its citizens.

Paddy Ashdown

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