Geoff Hoon
Geoff Hoon
Geoffrey William Hoonis a British politician who served as the Member of Parliamentfor Ashfield from 1992 to 2010. He is a former Defence Secretary, Transport Secretary, Leader of the House of Commons and Government Chief Whip...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 December 1953
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There is excellent cooperation between our two countries in that respect. It's something that obviously we want to build on,
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In other words, the barbaric acts carried out in this building were probably almost a matter of routine.
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We are setting out very clearly what has happened. I wish sometimes journalists would listen a little more closely to what we are actually saying.
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We could be condemned on a massive scale for taking an abdication of responsibility,
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The government has decided that we should accept the U.S. request for assistance,
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to do so would risk the operational security of the mission and potentially the safety of our forces.
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To do nothing, to give Saddam Hussein time without end, as he wishes, would be easier than taking action, certainly.
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We will immediately take steps to identify and reduce notice to move for some additional headquarters and units, to allow further deployments as rapidly as possible in response to this accelerating program of work.
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What we are doing is ensuring that we have a range of military options available should they be required, ... This process does not lead inexorably to military action.
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The public must remain vigilant, we must continue to take care to deal with these kinds of appalling threats to our safety and security.
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I don't know the answer to your question but I will try and find out.
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Obviously we have seen some excellent work by our police and security services, but that work must continue,
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On a day to day basis, the Black Watch will of course have to coordinate their activity within the U.S. chain of command in the locality, but any changes in the mission or the tasking would have to be referred back to Gen. Rollo,
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My concern is that if turnout continues to fall requiring people to vote in a democratic election every four or five years does not seem to me to be a major attack on people's civil liberties.