John Reid
John Reid
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I understand also that the Minister of the Interior, at the highest level, instructed that they should be (handed over), that the local judicial authorities said the same,
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The basis on which the Good Friday agreement was constructed was in addressing those problems in the history of Northern Ireland, the social and constitutional problems as well as the military problems that have been unaddressed for centuries.
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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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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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Hi Walter, shout out if you are here - or maybe you shouldn't.
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highly significant statement from someone of his authority and stature within republicanism.
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In our history we have faced enemies before which have embraced some of these methods. Never, though, have we faced an enemy that embraced them all on such a scale.
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be highly regrettable if he were to exclude himself from institutions which are already improving the lives of people in Northern Ireland.
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We will stand by Iraq when times are tough and we will be a committed friend, not a fair-weather friend,
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We will not cut and run. We will not leave the job half done,
iraq job withdraw
We will withdraw from Iraq when the job is done, not before,
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I stand by the decision to build the aircraft carriers.
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And the suggestion that any government would use that sort of subject and phenomenon for spin and public relations I thought was beneath contempt.
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flattered that a number of people have approached him or mentioned to him that he would be a great candidate one day, down the line.