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
accept consider undertaken
has undertaken to consider how it is going to accept international obligations in that regard.
accept country court forward jury libya meeting open promised third
For years Libya has promised that it would accept a court without jury meeting in a third country. That way forward is now open to them,
accept allow cannot peace refugees return
We cannot accept any peace that does not allow refugees to return and return safely,
accept caused civilian cleansing conflict criticism critics-and-criticism crocodile dare deaths displaced ethnic homes mass organize people produce tears themselves thousands
I have to say that I will not accept the criticism that has been emanating from Belgrade from the very people who organize the mass ethnic cleansing of Kosovo, who have caused thousands of civilian deaths in Kosovo, and who have displaced from their homes hundreds of thousands of people in Kosovo, ... How dare they produce crocodile tears for people killed in the conflict for which they themselves are responsible.
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,
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.
negotiate possible
It is politically and diplomatically possible to negotiate withdrawal
commitment completing visible
It is a visible demonstration to our commitment to completing the job,
achievement delighted historic leading played role
It is an historic step, and I am delighted that the U.K. played a leading role in its achievement.
last peace president starting troops withdraw
Last night, (Yugoslav) President (Slobodan) Milosevic made what he called a peace offer. He said he was starting to withdraw his troops from Kosovo,
continue crisis hussein inspection obstruct peaceful saddam solution trying
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.
save static stay
Over time, more and more of them will be coerced to stay static to save fuel, ... If they come out of hiding, they will be hit.
against ordered people rising
rising indignation against the people who had ordered these atrocities.
conclusion evidence fair full rather selection support
I think it would probably be fair to say that there was a selection of evidence to support the conclusion rather than a conclusion that arose from a full consideration of the evidence,