Jack Straw
Jack Straw
John Whitaker Strawis an English politician who served as the Member of Parliamentfor Blackburn from 1979 to 2015. Straw served in the Cabinet from 1997 to 2010 under the governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He held two of the traditional Great Offices of State, as Home Secretary from 1997 to 2001 and Foreign Secretary from 2001 to 2006 under Blair. From 2007 to 2010 he served as Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Justice throughout Brown's...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth3 August 1946
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I do understand how anybody who had relatives or friends in Bali is going to be extremely anxious and we are all the time, hour by hour, upgrading the staffing to take account of pressure people obviously feel.
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I am optimistic about Iraq, I think in five to 10 years we will see it becoming stable.
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I don't want to raise expectations too high,
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I cannot say whether in the middle of December we will or will not reach a deal, but it certainly will not be for want of trying,
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I'm not going to anticipate the outcome of the discussions. I hope they will be successful,
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I'm really struck by the spirit and determination by the volunteers from the state of Alabama, ... astonishing adversity.
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Iran has the opportunity now to address the clear concerns of the IAEA, and the lack of confidence in Iran's nuclear intentions.
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I know too that the only reason we have got any cooperation at all out of Iraq is because of the credible threat of force.
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The foreign secretary urged Iran even at this late stage to take the opportunity to come into compliance,
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The conclusion is now inescapable that Iraq is in material breach of Resolution 1441, ... But, I also say this: That war is not inevitable.
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The EU and the European people have always seen Turkey as a European state, ... The heavy responsibility rests on all member states. ... I don't want to contemplate the possibility of a veto.
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Agreement has now been reached that negotiations on Turkey's accession to the European Union can and will begin in the very near future.
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And I think we need therefore to judge the contents of what is in any event an interim report, against the reasons why we took military action back in March.
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All United States presidents always say all options are open. But it is not on the table, it is not on the agenda. I happen to think that it is inconceivable,