John Reid
John Reid
highest instructed judicial local minister understand
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,
ask believe best condemn fighting force imagine quicker slower understand
I ask that we try to imagine what it must be like on the battlefield, so we may be a little slower to condemn and a lot quicker to understand what I believe is the best fighting force in the world.
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We're in the south to help and protect the Afghan people to reconstruct their economy and democracy. We would be perfectly happy to leave in three year's time without firing one shot.
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The position that has been taken by the Iranians is so extreme,
applaud bravery help willing
We applaud the bravery of someone willing to help put an end to abuse.
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We are promoting the opportunity for healthy living in a manner and scale unseen before.
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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,
match report review until viewed
Until we know how the report has been viewed by the match review panel, we have no position,
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We're having a good look around to see if we can get someone who we think can do a job for us.
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The reason Canada has dropped is because Canada is way ahead in doing this.
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We have said all along that our troops will stay there as long as they are needed and requested by the Iraqis, that when they withdraw... it will not be an event, it will be a process.
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The fact of the matter is that whether it's in London or Egypt or Turkey or New York or Washington, we have to pay the price of guarding ourself, which is internal vigilance.
We are all very sorry. It should never have happened.
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replace it with a new military-style unit capable of maintaining law and order.