Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blairis a British politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and the Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. Together with then-US President George W. Bush, he initiated the Iraq War with the invasion of Iraq, an act which remains highly controversial...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth6 May 1953
CityEdinburgh, Scotland
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There will be anxious moments in the days ahead but coalition victory is certain.
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There will always be extremists who seek to disrupt a process such as the peace process in Northern Ireland, ... They must not be allowed to get their way.
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There is no way you're going to have an event like 9/11 and expect things to remain the same. They killed 3,000 people in New York on that day, and if they could have they would've killed 300,000.
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This is to make sure that as soon as we identify the disease we're immediately slaughtering the animals and taking the actions necessary in the surrounding areas,
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Deportation is a decision taken by the home secretary under statute, ... The new grounds will include fostering hatred, advocating violence to further a person's beliefs, or justifying or validating such violence.
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an important staging post on the journey of the people of Iraq toward a new future, one in which democracy replaces dictatorship, in which freedom replaces repression, and in which all the people of Iraq can look forward to the possibility and the hope of an Iraq that genuinely guarantees a future for people from whatever part of Iraq they come.
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As China-EU trade increases, there will be disagreement from time to time, such as the textile trade dispute, ... What we should do is to resolve the problem to increase the bilateral trade.
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a very strong and clear declaration of our support and solidarity for the United States and secondly a series of specific measures we will take -- both European and national.
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This is not over until absolute and unconditional compliance is guaranteed and delivered. Until that, we remain on alert,
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A day like today is not a day for soundbites, really. But I feel the hand of history upon our shoulders. I really do.
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Some say that because of our concerns about Chechnya, we should keep some distance from Moscow,
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Once these proposals are accepted and put in place, they offer, at last, after decades of violence and conflict and injustice, the chance for peace and for democracy and for equality for all,
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the months ahead offer a new opportunity to make progress toward a lasting peace.
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Of course we must make sure that there is a proper and independent and fair process. But I am quite sure that the Iraqis have the capability of doing that,