Phil Goff
Phil Goff
Philip Bruce Goffis the Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Mount Roskill. During the Fifth Labour Government, in office from 1999 to 2008, he served in a number of ministerial portfolios, including Minister of Defence of New Zealand, Minister of Corrections, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control and Associate Minister of Finance. He served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party between 11 November 2008 and 13 December 2011...
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If they were to succeed, ... that clearly would lead in the direction to the release of Mr. Speight and an end to the inquiry of those people who were behind the illegal and violent overthrow of the constitutional government of Fiji.
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These reservations relate to the reliability and admissibility of evidence, constraints placed on the defense, and the independence of the judiciary from the executive,
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People came to APEC with an expectation that the nature of the new administration would be known, and as of yet the answer to that question is not clear,
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That's the sad message that will be taken,
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What would have to be demonstrated, and hasn't been demonstrated, is that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction and there is a direct, likely and immediate threat that such weapons would be employed,
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Obviously the world has a fascination to know who the new administration is and what that will mean for international politics. We hope the problem will be sorted out as soon as possible,
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because they know what sort of chaos would ensue if that happened.
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Those people clearly felt that they were under threat,
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We obviously hope that truce is not simply for the time of our visit, but that the truce could be entrenched as the first step towards getting people back to the negotiating table,
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We welcome the fact that each side has given at least verbal approval to a truce,
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That means that the next government in Fiji will not be able to relax either. Fiji is fast heading down the road of becoming known as a banana republic,
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They can choose the path of reconciliation, negotiation and peace ... or go down the other road ... of devastation, of thousands losing their lives and the country stagnating,
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We would hope that the United States would become engaged again as soon as possible so that we jointly address this real problem.
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a man probably responsible for 50 deaths, the burning of hundreds of homes, destruction of villages and who currently holds several dozen people as hostage.