Robin Cook
Robin Cook
Robert Finlayson Cookwas a British Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliamentfor Livingston from 1983 until his death, and served in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary from 1997 to 2001...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth4 May 1940
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I have to report to you that as of this morning, there is no evidence of troops withdrawing from Kosovo. Indeed, the reports we have suggest that the fighting continues,
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I had now expressed that view to both the chairman of the JIC and the prime minister and both had assented to it,
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I want to spell out to the people of Britain why our forces are bravely risking their lives destroying Saddam's threat to humanity. Our objective is to achieve by military action the disarmament Saddam will not allow the UN inspectors to carry out on the ground.
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Hong Kong will be the main centerpiece of our relations with China for a long time to come,
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He put to bed any idea that there are going to be divisions between Europe and the United States over security,
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grateful to all those friends in the international community who have supported our calls for the men's swift release.
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If he (Hussein) really is willing this time to cooperate, that could be done in the fairly near future,
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I do think those who are calling for ground troops have to be prepared to accept casualties that we are not able to accept,
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how to bring home to President Milosevic the need for an immediate end to repressive action.
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In Kosovo Europe witnessed the greatest persecution of a whole people since the days of Hitler or Stalin. We acted because the age of mass deportation and ethnic cleansing belongs to Europe's past.
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(The helicopter) was on the ship not because HMS Cornwall was cooperating in any kind of mercenary activity, but because the West African commander was cooperating with HMS Cornwall in its humanitarian effort,
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All that is necessary is for Milosevic to get out of the way. He has been knocked out, he has now been counted out, now he should get out,
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I made it crystal clear there would be no further talks until the end of occupations, ... An end to the violence and the occupation of the farms is the essential next step.
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In his words, they lack the basic elements of life and are particularly short of food,