Robin Cook Occupation Quotations

We are looking for a strong declaration that there must be a return to the rule of law and an end to the illegal occupation of the farms,

I made it crystal clear there would be no further talks until the end of occupations, ... An end to the violence and the occupation of the farms is the essential next step.

The longer we remain in Iraq the more our occupation becomes part of the problem... rather than the solution.

Bin Laden was, though, a product of a monumental miscalculation by western security agencies. Throughout the 80s he was armed by the CIA and funded by the Saudis to wage jihad against the Russian occupation of Afghanistan. Al-Qaida, literally "the database", was originally the computer file of the thousands of mujahideen who were recruited and trained with help from the CIA to defeat the Russians.