John Reid
John Reid
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We believe that there are elements of Iranian society - I put it no higher than that - who may well be associated with the attacks on British troops,
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Until we know how the report has been viewed by the match review panel, we have no position,
We are all very sorry. It should never have happened.
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The death of this British soldier in Iraq deeply saddens me. All our thoughts and sympathies are with the family at this very difficult time.
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We are in Iraq for as long as it takes to solve the problems in Iraq, ... until the job is done.
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We're not sure all that legal procedure has worked all that well at the tribunal.
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The decision is never an easy one, and I think recent history teaches us it is impossible in most cases to predict where your enemy will come from.
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When I got here, we were practicing against bags, ... Players were holding up bags because we couldn't practice against other players. They weren't big enough. Now we're building depth and creating quality players in practice.
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And I have said since around June that I envisage that that process, which will start unequally in different parts of the country, could start within a year.
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This is very welcome news. It shows that last October's action by the IRA was not an isolated event. We are definitely moving in the right direction.
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Any withdrawal of forces will be based on local conditions, not some immutable timetable, ... This will mean a transition, a process, not a peremptory decision or a one-off event.
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As coaches we took that Maryville game and used it as fuel for the rest of the year,
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This is definitely bigger than homecoming, I'd say.
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This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for a lot of these kids.