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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-05 07:49 PM
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What do we know about Robin Cook...and why is his death so terrible
for those of us who fought against Iraq Invasion. We are less for his loss. Our cause for truth will be much more difficult. Rest In Peace, Robin Cook. We won't forget you. :-(
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-05 07:52 PM
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1. A great man
Edited on Sat Aug-06-05 07:54 PM by malaise
with principle. RIP.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4127676.stm
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-05 08:00 PM
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4. Thanks for the link..
I'm wondering what he died from?
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-05 08:04 PM
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5. I too wondered but it looks
like a heart attack. Of course in these times our tin foil hats will not be satisfied with official reports. I'll watch for details next week.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-05 08:19 PM
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6. Thanks..he was so
young..younger than I and I still consider myself youngish:)
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-05 07:56 PM
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2. Speculation is
that he is the source of the leaked DSM.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-05 07:56 PM
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3. His resignation speech
Edited on Sat Aug-06-05 08:02 PM by malaise
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2859431.stm
Galloway's tribute
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4128180.stm

Respect MP George Galloway, who served in the Scottish Labour Party with Mr Cook during the 1970s, said he was "Labour to his fingertips".

He praised him for his valedictory speech over the Iraq war, saying "he was able to see far more clearly than the prime minister the hollowness of the claim for the war".
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-05 10:16 PM
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7. "he was able to see far more clearly than the prime minister the hollownes
Edited on Sat Aug-06-05 10:16 PM by KoKo01
s of the claim for war."

Your quote from the BBC Link.
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clement Donating Member (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 06:13 AM
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8. I was hoping he would be Deputy PM
Once Tony Blair resigned and Gordon Brown took over as PM.

Would be a fery good new beginning for the Labour Party.
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