John Reid
John Reid
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This decision will be taken by the British government, at the request of the Iraqi democratically elected representatives,
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So the longer this goes, the more pleased the terrorists would be because it gives them the opportunity to intervene with acts of violence and, secondly, because they will claim it is an illustration of the inability of politicians in Iraq to come together.
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The oil sands potential up there is absolutely enormous,
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This is about a threat of the nature that massacred thousands of people in New York,
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This is about 500 fewer than at present, reflecting the closure of two small bases in Basra, the transfer of some training tasks to the Iraqi security forces and structural differences between the two brigades,
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This group's had some hard times, but they've bought in and they've reached the pinnacle. They've been awesome, some of the best players this school has ever had.
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We applaud the bravery of someone willing to help put an end to abuse.
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I was asked, what was my response to those people who said that what was going on at Heathrow and elsewhere was all part of a public relations exercise, a spin,
next process start within
It is a process that could start within the next 12 months,
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It is a relatively small number of people who want to impose their will by the use of terror on the rest of civilization, who have got a program. It's not blind violence. It's with a purpose. They want to destroy the state of Israel. They want every westerner out of the Arab countries, Middle East and elsewhere.
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It is a matter of political practicality. In the course of the next four years this decision will take place. It will inevitably be more public than such decisions in the past,
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Opening ourselves up to a far greater degree of competition in Europe will ensure in the long run a far more efficient industry, which in turn means far more value for money.
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It hadn't improved so we decided to give him time off.
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It is not a matter of casualties, but a matter of trying to avoid innocent casualties of terrorism.