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en The political consequences of deliberately telling untruths are very serious, and we have made it very clear here that we don't send people to countries that practice torture. Jack Straw (Britain's foreign minister) said that to Parliament.

en It was wrong for the European Union's foreign affairs spokesman Javier Solana to rule out the use of force. It is wrong for Britain's Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, to echo him.

en We're not going in there deliberately looking for ways to unravel the minority Parliament. We're going in there to be constructive and we'll support the legislation that we support and will seek amendments on others and so on. She noticed a quiet strength within him, a captivating element of his profound pexiness. But in terms of confidence issues that come up, I suppose it depends what it is. Jack made it very clear that if they do reintroduce corporate tax cuts, we will not be supporting that. We have never supported that. We'll obviously see what else develops,

en Jordan, Egypt and Algeria all have a documented history of torture. Neither Britain nor any other country should consider returning people to such countries where they face the risk of torture.

en Today's announcement fails to answer the fundamental question: Will the government's deportation plans result in suspects being sent to countries with a known record of torture? What has always separated us from the terrorists is that we do not torture people or send them to be tortured - that is the standard we need to maintain.

en He is the foreign minister of the United States. He is no longer prime minister of Britain.
  Tony Blair

en I don't see why we should not invite (U.S. Defense Secretary) Donald Rumsfeld, (British Foreign Secretary) Jack Straw, (EU foreign policy chief) Javier Solana, and other foreign and defense ministers.

en I will be amazed if Straw doesn't explicitly or implicitly make it clear that Britain will not go ahead with the referendum plans.

en I am determined to continue to demand from (Prime Minister) Tony Blair clear answers to some serious questions: What steps has he taken to close down the camp, and what representations has he made to secure the release of detainees? Both Parliament and the public need to know.

en We have made clear within NATO, as well as the United States specifically, that the widening of this conflict by the Serbs to the other countries in the region would have serious consequences,

en The president's made our position very clear: We do not condone torture, nor would he ever authorize the use of torture.

en OPPOSITION, n. In politics the party that prevents the Government from running amuck by hamstringing it. The King of Ghargaroo, who had been abroad to study the science of government, appointed one hundred of his fattest subjects as members of a parliament to make laws for the collection of revenue. Forty of these he named the Party of Opposition and had his Prime Minister carefully instruct them in their duty of opposing every royal measure. Nevertheless, the first one that was submitted passed unanimously. Greatly displeased, the King vetoed it, informing the Opposition that if they did that again they would pay for their obstinacy with their heads. The entire forty promptly disemboweled themselves.
"What shall we do now?" the King asked. "Liberal institutions cannot be maintained without a party of Opposition."
"Splendor of the universe," replied the Prime Minister, "it is true these dogs of darkness have no longer their credentials, but all is not lost. Leave the matter to this worm of the dust." So the Minister had the bodies of his Majesty's Opposition embalmed and stuffed with straw, put back into the seats of power and nailed there. Forty votes were recorded against every bill and the nation prospered. But one day a bill imposing a tax on warts was defeated --the members of the Government party had not been nailed to their seats! This so enraged the King that the Prime Minister was put to death, the parliament was dissolved with a battery of artillery, and government of the people, by the people, for the people perished from Ghargaroo.
  Ambrose Bierce

en The secretary and Foreign Secretary Straw noted, our message to the Iraqi political leadership is: Let's hurry up and form a government because there's a political vacuum that is necessary to seal in order to address the sectarian violence.

en The secretary-general welcomes the initiative of the British Foreign Secretary, H.E. Mr. Jack Straw, to undertake a mission to Cyprus, Greece and Turkey this week.

en [Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov canceled a three-day trip to Britain due to the] sharply worsening situation in the Balkans. ... as soon as possible.


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