Robin Cook 'taken seriously ill'

[jhain]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4127654.stm

Former Cabinet minister Robin Cook is seriously ill after he collapsed while out hill walking, reports say.

It is believed that he was taken ill near the summit of Ben Stack mountain, near an area known as Laxford Bridge in north-western Scotland.

He was flown by helicopter to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, and is understood to have received 40 minutes of resuscitation en route.

Mr Cook quit as Commons leader in March 2003, in protest over the war in Iraq.

Mr Cook was said to be with a companion at the time he was taken ill.

[Bumblebee]

1. On, no, not Cook, please!!!

Hope he fully recovers. ;(

[Bumblebee]

2. From the Guardian:

Mr Cook's former parliamentary private secretary Ken Purchase said that he had heard conflicting stories from media sources, that the ex-foreign secretary was in hospital either because he had collapsed while out walking, or had been involved in an accident.

[neuvocat]

3. He's passed away.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050806/ap_on_re_eu/obit_cook

Sorry.

[bikebloke]

4. Pieces in the Guardian

He's been writing pieces fairly regularly in the Guardian criticizing the Poodle and the Iraq War(crime). One of our voices in gone. So we'll just replace him with two more.

[jarab]

5. Locking

Please see this thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1681767&mesg_id=1681767