[London and Dublin responded to the news with relief on Monday, rather than the exuberant proclamations that greeted the IRA's statement in July.] The true importance of today is that these weapons can never again be used to inflict suffering and create more victims, ... an important step in the transition from conflict to peace in Northern Ireland. |
[She once said she wanted to be a sort of ambassador,] a queen of people's hearts, ... she earns a lot of respect and admiration. |
[Shortly after noon, a visibly shaken Blair, with fellow world leaders, including Bush, standing behind him, offered an emotional warning to the killers on TV.] Whatever they do, ... it is our determination that they will never succeed in destroying what we hold dear in this country and in other civilized nations throughout the world. |
[Sometimes, indeed, and for his vaunted attachment to the] European idea, ... We are, we always have been, and I trust we always shall be, detested in France. |
[Speaking Thursday evening from London before he returned to Gleneagles, Blair echoed the post-Sept. 11 words of Bush.] We will show through our spirit and dignity that our values will long outlast theirs, ... The purpose of terrorism is just that -- to terrorize people, and we will not be terrorized. This is a very sad day for the British people. But we will hold true to the British way of life. |
[The address was designed to correct a perceived] wobble ... we never forget why we are doing it. |
[While proceedings were] dominated ... crime, the environment, welfare of children and fundamental rights were all discussed. |
A Britain that is leading Europe is a Britain capable of having close relations also with the United States of America, |
A day like today is not a day for soundbites, really. But I feel the hand of history upon our shoulders. I really do. |
a lasting and just peace in the Middle East. |
a limited operation for a limited period. |
a limited operation with the sole purpose of defending the pilots and aircrew who patrol the no-fly zones. |
A lot of us in politics get angry with journalists from time to time but in the circumstances, and to the journalist because he was a Jewish journalist, yes he should apologize, |
a man of rare vision, integrity and courage, whose leadership over nearly 50 years did so much for Jordan, its people and the region. |
a moment of the utmost gravity. |