Clare Short

Most of us women like men, you know; it's just that we find them a constant disappointment. ↗

— Clare Short

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But then Iraq happened after September 2001 and America claimed that Al Qaeda was there, and we all know that was a lie and we now know that our own Prime Minister deceived the country terribly. ↗

— Clare Short

#al #america #claimed #country #deceived

But they were going to war anyway and they were going to bully and pressure countries to vote for it. ↗

— Clare Short

#bully #countries #going #pressure #vote

I have set out to change the language of the international system. ↗

— Clare Short

#i #international #language #national system #out

I think the good old British democracy should keep scrutinising and pressing to get the truth out. ↗

— Clare Short

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I think the suffering, violence and cruelty and Guantanamo and the rest is going to go on and on in Iraq. ↗

— Clare Short

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Obviously this is the world descending into worse and worse standards of targeting civilians both in state violence in Iraq, Gaza and so on and the terrorist retaliation. ↗

— Clare Short

#civilians #descending #gaza #into #iraq

Of course we need action, but it should be Just action. ↗

— Clare Short

#course #just #need #should

One must strike the right balance between speed and quality. ↗

— Clare Short

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People have accused me of being in favor of globalization. This is equivalent to accusing me of being in favor of the sun rising in the morning. ↗

— Clare Short

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