Robin Cook Collapses and is gravely ill - Now died - Threads merged
06 August 2005, 06:03 PM
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a very sad day, robin cook passed away
i heard the news an hr ago and he was very ill and he just passed away
may he rest in peace, a man i really really respected God bless him
very shocked and hurt a good man like him passed away
may he rest in peace, a man i really really respected God bless him
very shocked and hurt a good man like him passed away
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06 August 2005, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by unclebuck
One of the very few at the heart of New Labour that seemed to have some genuine integrity and conscience.
RIP.
RIP.
well said mate a guy with dignity, he will sadly be missed an mp with ***** unlike the most of the other scumbags
06 August 2005, 07:32 PM
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Sorry we are talking about Robin Cook here? Just that someone mentioned integrity
Source Skynews.com
Obviously feel for his family. But as a Politician I cant feel anything sentimental like some can.
When his affair with his secretary was revealed, he told his wife he was leaving her while they were on their way to Heathrow at the start of their holiday.
Mr Cook's term as foreign secretary was marked by British interventions in Kosovo and Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone proved controversial amid allegations that a British firm had supplied weapons to the supporters of the deposed president
Sierra Leone proved controversial amid allegations that a British firm had supplied weapons to the supporters of the deposed president
She later wrote a book recounting his many affairs and accusing him of having a drinking problem.
Obviously feel for his family. But as a Politician I cant feel anything sentimental like some can.
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06 August 2005, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by rr_ww
Sorry we are talking about Robin Cook here? Just that someone mentioned integrity
Source Skynews.com
Obviously feel for his family. But as a Politician I cant feel anything sentimental like some can.
Source Skynews.com
Obviously feel for his family. But as a Politician I cant feel anything sentimental like some can.
maybe she was a nagging cow and spent all his money and treated him like a lapdog
but still im anti adultery, u dont know why he done it, maybe the silly wife got to his brain
06 August 2005, 07:38 PM
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Maybe he couldnt keep his dick in his trousers. Doesnt matter about that. Like you Im anti-adultery. If you dont want to be with someone leave/divorce/murder* them. Dont go sneaking around selling weapons to Sierra Leone.
* Maybe not but you get the picture
* Maybe not but you get the picture
06 August 2005, 07:49 PM
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I didn't really like Robin Cook, apart from being a ginger he was an adulteror so IMO he's not someone i'd choose to be making policy in any capacity.
However, he did stand up to Blair before we went to war (rather than the bandwagon jumpers who started slagging Blair off afterwards); presumably on the strength of the intelligence reports the public weren't allowed to see - so he can't have been a complete **** I guess.
However, he did stand up to Blair before we went to war (rather than the bandwagon jumpers who started slagging Blair off afterwards); presumably on the strength of the intelligence reports the public weren't allowed to see - so he can't have been a complete **** I guess.
06 August 2005, 08:39 PM
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I expect phoney Tony will be making one of his "Princess Diana" type speeches soon saying how much he respected him etc. You know, the type with the long pauses and the puppy eyes.
Never liked him much myself but admired him for sticking to his principles over the Iraq war.
Chip
Never liked him much myself but admired him for sticking to his principles over the Iraq war.
Chip
06 August 2005, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by unclebuck
One of the very few at the heart of New Labour that seemed to have some genuine integrity and conscience.
RIP.
RIP.
RIP Robin
06 August 2005, 09:18 PM
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Considering his continuing opposition to the Iraq war, Tony B will probably be cracking open the bubbly tonight.
Fair comments about his philandering and slightly dodgy weapons deals (nothing that Jack Straw couldn't match, I'm sure).
Fair comments about his philandering and slightly dodgy weapons deals (nothing that Jack Straw couldn't match, I'm sure).
06 August 2005, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by rr_ww
Maybe he couldnt keep his dick in his trousers. Doesnt matter about that. Like you Im anti-adultery. If you dont want to be with someone leave/divorce/murder* them. Dont go sneaking around selling weapons to Sierra Leone.
* Maybe not but you get the picture
* Maybe not but you get the picture
yes i do he didnt sell weapons to sierra leone, he was just a pawn to sell arms from the goverment
and i do agree rather divorce before sticking your dick in someone elses hole but he just died earlier on at least give it a rest for a day dont u think.
cheers
06 August 2005, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by **************
He might have been a complete ar$ehole but that doesn't mean you can't find it sad the man is dead at the age of 59, nothing two faced about that.
well said bravo
and brendan when i heard he died first thought that came to my mind was he got killed just like dr kelly did by blair
but then i thought maybe not, robin had knew alot of secrets about the government so maybe they wanted him dead or maybe not only God knows
06 August 2005, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Suresh
I too admired him for taking a stand, but on balance the Ginger, Scottish, Adulterer won't be missed here for those 3 reasons.
leave the ginger out of here and the scottish part u ******** c;unt
06 August 2005, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip
I expect phoney Tony will be making one of his "Princess Diana" type speeches soon saying how much he respected him etc. You know, the type with the long pauses and the puppy eyes.
Never liked him much myself but admired him for sticking to his principles over the Iraq war.
Chip
Never liked him much myself but admired him for sticking to his principles over the Iraq war.
Chip
What's worse is you 'know' that behind the closed doors they're going to be muttering something like 'thank heaven he's gone, oh bu-ger now we've got a by election we're not sure we can win' (or words to that effect).
Considering most of new labour weren't very nice about him since he stood up about the war (dont mention the war) it's a bit hypocritical to be nice about him now....but that's politics.
06 August 2005, 11:01 PM
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Well said F
Bravo it is very sad he died all of a sudden at the age of 59.
The guy stuck up for his views over Iraq war and resigned-it was very impressive.
My thoughts with his children and rest of the family
Bravo it is very sad he died all of a sudden at the age of 59.
The guy stuck up for his views over Iraq war and resigned-it was very impressive.
My thoughts with his children and rest of the family
06 August 2005, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Suresh
Erm. Thanks for that.
Are you ginger??
Are you ginger??
im scottish as u know, ginger comment i can take as lighthearted but not the scottish comment
07 August 2005, 12:00 AM
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Oh, flippin eck, here we go, genetically it is very unlikely Moses is Ginger based on what I know about him and its not really worth getting into an argument about Scotland, I mean if you think about it, what we know as Scotland is the bit at the top of the island we live on that broke of the bigger bit we call Europe several Billion years ago, we decided this was to be known as Scotland a couple of thousand years ago, the other bits were given names as well and ever since we have been making a point of falling out for no particular good reason.
When somebody makes a disrespectful comment like that, they are not having a go at the piece of land at the top of the island we now call Scotland, they are having a dig at you trying to get a rise and you fell for it. I reckon when Scotland split from Europe along with the rest of the island, some people got stuck one side and some the other, even though they probably got along, as soon as it split they decided to go to war seeing as humans cant cope with borders of any kind.
I live in the bit at the bottom, nowadays called England, feel free to slag it off all you want.
When somebody makes a disrespectful comment like that, they are not having a go at the piece of land at the top of the island we now call Scotland, they are having a dig at you trying to get a rise and you fell for it. I reckon when Scotland split from Europe along with the rest of the island, some people got stuck one side and some the other, even though they probably got along, as soon as it split they decided to go to war seeing as humans cant cope with borders of any kind.
I live in the bit at the bottom, nowadays called England, feel free to slag it off all you want.