Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blairis a British politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and the Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. Together with then-US President George W. Bush, he initiated the Iraq War with the invasion of Iraq, an act which remains highly controversial...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth6 May 1953
CityEdinburgh, Scotland
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People are perfectly entitled to freedom of speech in our country and we should celebrate that fact and I'm really sorry about what happened to Walter and I've apologized to him,
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Whether they were hidden or removed or destroyed even, the plain fact is that he was in breach of United Nations resolutions,
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The fact is we have an Iraqi government, supported by the United Nations, trying desperately to bring stability and hope and democracy to Iraq, ... Our job has got to be helping them.
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But it makes no difference to the fact that our bombing campaign goes on until our demands are met. The NATO demands are clear, and they must be met and met in full,
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Do I know I'm right? Judgments aren't the same as facts. Instinct is not science. I'm like any other human being, as fallible and as capable of being wrong. I only know what I believe.
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I think it's entirely reasonable to talk about the possibility of withdrawal of troops next year but it's got to be always conditioned by the fact that we withdraw when the job is done,
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I think the union has come out of this strengthened, not weakened,
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It is also perhaps fitting that here in Northern Ireland a good part of our discussions focused on the Middle East,
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I think there is a proper sense of moral outrage at what Milosevic has done that we should not shy away from but should be proud of feeling.
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Our intention is that they will be made public,
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You are contaminated! You have shaken hands with a murderer!
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Our response to this should not be to run away and hide...but on the contrary--to hold firm,
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Our fault has not been impatience, the truth is, our patience should have been exhausted weeks and months and even years ago,
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Robin was an outstanding, extraordinary talent - brilliant, incisive in debate, of incredible skill and persuasive power,