One of the most respected people of our times. Sense of duty and service ... extraordinary grace and dedication ... Long may she reign over us! |
One of the reasons I wanted to speak to you today is to communicate with people directly, because what happens in a situation like this is that there are myths that grow up, |
One would hope that the military operation comes to an end as fast as possible before the month of Ramadan, |
One, two, three, four, we don't want your racist war! |
Our aim was to show concern and determination, and boost the crucial task of restoring confidence in the region, ... The message was also intended to show how painful changes can increase strength and stability in the longer term. |
Our armed forces can be very proud of what they are doing here, but so can the Sierra Leone government forces, |
our country is taking the lead in Africa. |
our economic future is now bound up together. |
Our fault has not been impatience, the truth is, our patience should have been exhausted weeks and months and even years ago, |
Our intention is that they will be made public, |
our real admiration for his strength and his leadership over these past few years. |
Our response to this should not be to run away and hide...but on the contrary--to hold firm, |
Our role in this is very much to try and build understanding of the respective points of view, both of Russia and the United States, |
Our task is very simple, and our will in seeing it through must be absolute, ... That is to defeat this policy of ethnic cleansing, to defeat that Serb machine which is engaged in this policy of ethnic cleansing, to defeat the ambitions of Milosevic who has promoted that policy of ethnic cleansing. And we will carry on with that determination until we have succeeded. |
Our thoughts and prayers are with her family, particularly her two sons, and with all the families bereaved in this quite appalling tragedy, |