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
africa assert beg debt historical longer moral relief
Africa should no longer beg for debt relief but assert it as a moral and historical right .
candid deeply dialogue quarter violence whatever
This is a candid dialogue, but I would like to think that it is a dialogue that can be pursued. Violence from whatever quarter is deeply unhelpful.
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It is clear that the diplomatic solution alone will not work, ... We have to send the strongest possible message to Milosevic that we will not tolerate any more of these atrocities.
fitting focused good ireland middle northern perhaps
It is also perhaps fitting that here in Northern Ireland a good part of our discussions focused on the Middle East,
moral outrage proper proud shy
I think there is a proper sense of moral outrage at what Milosevic has done that we should not shy away from but should be proud of feeling.
ask chance forward northern people
I say to you in all frankness, this is the only way forward for Northern Ireland, ... I ask all of you, the people of Northern Ireland, that you give it a chance to work.
believe people stability threat
people are going to believe that they are a real threat to our world stability and security.
celebrate country entitled fact freedom happened people perfectly sorry speech
People are perfectly entitled to freedom of speech in our country and we should celebrate that fact and I'm really sorry about what happened to Walter and I've apologized to him,
intention
Our intention is that they will be made public,
isolation northern
I think it is important we end the isolation of northern Cyprus,
entirely fact job next reasonable talk troops withdraw year
I think it's entirely reasonable to talk about the possibility of withdrawal of troops next year but it's got to be always conditioned by the fact that we withdraw when the job is done,
given reasonable
I think it should be given a reasonable burial,
allow charge treatment
I will never allow the NHS to charge for treatment
union
I think the union has come out of this strengthened, not weakened,