Robin Cook
Robin Cook
Robert Finlayson Cookwas a British Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliamentfor Livingston from 1983 until his death, and served in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary from 1997 to 2001...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth4 May 1940
counted knocked necessary
All that is necessary is for Milosevic to get out of the way. He has been knocked out, he has now been counted out, now he should get out,
basis good objectives
If that is what Belgrade accepts, then we do have a good basis for securing the objectives of our campaign,
finish job weapons
Should have let U.N. weapons inspectors finish the job
achieve action allow bravely britain carry destroying forces lives military objective people risking saddam spell threat un
I want to spell out to the people of Britain why our forces are bravely risking their lives destroying Saddam's threat to humanity. Our objective is to achieve by military action the disarmament Saddam will not allow the UN inspectors to carry out on the ground.
business contact proposals serious start talking time
It is time to start talking and to get down to real serious business on the proposals by the Contact Group,
accept consider undertaken
has undertaken to consider how it is going to accept international obligations in that regard.
afraid clear regime signs travel weakness
It's a clear signs of the weakness of the regime ... that it's afraid to let her travel,
accept calling casualties ground prepared troops
I do think those who are calling for ground troops have to be prepared to accept casualties that we are not able to accept,
alone blame delivery export food goods including iraq myth necessary policy prevents saddam simply suffering un water
Saddam alone is to blame for his people's suffering. It is a myth that UN policy prevents the delivery of food and medicines. To export most goods to Iraq - including food, medicines, agricultural and educational equipment, and water and sanitation goods - it is simply necessary to notify the UN.
forward further represents return soon step
It represents a further step forward in the Yugoslavia's return to Europe. We look forward to exchanging ambassadors as soon as possible.
angry anybody attack carry gain individual possible sad suffering time violent
It makes me very angry and also at the same time very sad that anybody should carry out such a violent attack with no possible gain from it and only suffering to the individual and his family,
accept clear internal kosovo merely reports violence weekend
It is clear from weekend reports that the violence in Kosovo has continued. We do not accept that this is merely an internal matter.
anyone blair elected knows popular streets time tony
Anyone on the streets knows we were not elected because Tony Blair was popular this time around,
court law procedures rules scottish
a Scottish court administering Scottish law under Scottish procedures and Scottish rules of evidence.