John Reid
John Reid
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It is with deep regret that I can confirm the death of two British soldiers, killed by a terrorist bomb as they carried out their duties in south-east Iraq this morning.
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I hope that any country near or bordering Iraq itself would be doing nothing that is or could be construed as assisting terrorists,
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Every day that they (militants) can generate articles telling westerners that Iraq is in turmoil is a day they feel they have done a good job, ... So let's not sell short the progress that is being made.
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The total number of troops in Iraq following the deployment of 7 Armored Brigade will be around 8,000,
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So the longer this goes, the more pleased the terrorists would be because it gives them the opportunity to intervene with acts of violence and, secondly, because they will claim it is an illustration of the inability of politicians in Iraq to come together.
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Many of those present were clearly prepared well in advance to cause trouble, and we believe that the majority of Iraq people would deplore this violence,
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This decision will be taken by the British government, at the request of the Iraqi democratically elected representatives,
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This is very welcome news. It shows that last October's action by the IRA was not an isolated event. We are definitely moving in the right direction.
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In our history we have faced enemies before which have embraced some of these methods. Never, though, have we faced an enemy that embraced them all on such a scale.
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I was asked, what was my response to those people who said that what was going on at Heathrow and elsewhere was all part of a public relations exercise, a spin,
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Madonna has nailed it with this record and we are rolling it out very big indeed.
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And the suggestion that any government would use that sort of subject and phenomenon for spin and public relations I thought was beneath contempt.
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In any theatre of combat in the world where there are competing factions at war, there is always the problem about split loyalties,
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He's a very impressive young man who can play in various roles, so there is some keen interest there,