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
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We don't trust him. Of course we don't trust him. That's precisely why the critical element for us in any deal that can stick would be mechanisms to make sure he can't go back on it,
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We expect this visit to provide a further boost to the excellent commercial relationships Britain and Argentina enjoy,
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We are trying to find a peaceful solution to the crisis, ... We do not want to use force. But we will not let Saddam Hussein continue to obstruct the U.N. inspection teams.
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We have done a lot here even if we have not done enough, ... We will use the next three weeks to convince the Serbs and to convince the Albanians that the agreement is a good bargain for both sides.
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We were told there were weapons of mass destruction ready for firing in 45 minutes. We now can't find any weapons of mass destruction ready to be fired in 45 minutes or any other period of time.
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We are making sure that every possible pressure is brought to bear on President Mugabe, ... There has to be an end to the occupations and a start to elections.
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We hold President Milosevic responsible for the safety of these three men,
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Tony made no attempt to pretend that what (then-chief U.N. weapons inspector) Hans Blix might report would make any difference to the countdown to invasion,
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We said last time we would not be giving formal warnings to Saddam Hussein, ... I'm not now going to give him any warning of what we might do.
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We are very concerned ... We need to know she's safe, is well. What's happened to her is a scandal,
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The question Tony Blair should be reflecting on this weekend is ... whether now might be a better time to let a new leader in who could then achieve the unity we need if we are going to go forward,
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Today's agreement does not embrace any renegade fanatic who may wish to still try to carry out a threat to the life of Salman Rushdie,
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we are dismayed by the nuclear tests which have been carried out by Pakistan.
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We had no contact with the Spanish government before he came or before he was arrested, ... There was absolutely no entrapment in this case.