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 condemn this action, which runs counter to the will expressed by 149 signatories to the (comprehensive test ban treaty) to cease nuclear testing, and to efforts to strengthen the global non-proliferation regime,
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We cannot ask British pilots to patrol the no-fly zones and not act when we see Saddam Hussein preparing to shoot them down. That is why we took the action yesterday.
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how to bring home to President Milosevic the need for an immediate end to repressive action.
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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.
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It is politically and diplomatically possible to negotiate withdrawal
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It is a visible demonstration to our commitment to completing the job,
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It is an historic step, and I am delighted that the U.K. played a leading role in its achievement.
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Last night, (Yugoslav) President (Slobodan) Milosevic made what he called a peace offer. He said he was starting to withdraw his troops from Kosovo,
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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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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.
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rising indignation against the people who had ordered these atrocities.
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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,
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I think it would be doubly tragic if it does emerge this accident was, in part, caused by the persistent hounding of the princess and her privacy by photographers,
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It accentuates our grave concern about the increased risk of nuclear and missile proliferation in South Asia, and of escalating tension in that region.