#pa

War and preparations for war have acquired a kind of legitimacy. ↗

— Alva Myrdal

#kind #legitimacy #preparations #war

War is murder. And the military preparations now being made for a potential major confrontation are aimed at collective murder. In a nuclear age the victims would be numbered by the millions. This naked truth must be faced. ↗

— Alva Myrdal

#aimed #being #collective #confrontation #faced

I plan to eliminate regulations that hinder domestic companies, particularly large conglomerates from investing in other companies. ↗

— Lee Myung-bak

#domestic #eliminate #hinder #i #investing

I think within Japan there is talk about how there is the need to reassess the future of the U.S.-Japan alliance. ↗

— Lee Myung-bak

#alliance #future #how #i #i think

What we have is North Korea still pursuing path to a nuclear weapon state. So the majority of people's trust in North Korea has gone down considerably. ↗

— Lee Myung-bak

#down #gone #korea #majority #north

When the Korean economy was just trying to get back on its feet after the war, having parks was a luxury. ↗

— Lee Myung-bak

#back #economy #feet #get #having

I am sorry to be leaving the BBC. I have enjoyed a fascinating seven years at the corporation and am particularly proud to have played a small part in the development of the BBC's Global News services, BBC World Service and BBC World. ↗

— Pauline Neville-Jones

#bbc #corporation #development #enjoyed #fascinating

One of the marked characteristics of the U.K. security industry as compared with defence is the lack of company scale. This can put our firms at a competitive disadvantage when it comes to big contracts. ↗

— Pauline Neville-Jones

#characteristics #comes #company #compared #competitive

The British security industry has the capacity to be a world leader and it should be our shared objective to achieve this. ↗

— Pauline Neville-Jones

#british #capacity #industry #leader #objective

To a considerable extent we are faced by a technology arms race with terrorists. The communications revolution has made it easier for terrorist groups to reach out to vulnerable individuals with their violent extremist ideology and propaganda. It has also facilitated fundraising, recruitment and training. ↗

— Pauline Neville-Jones

#arms #arms race #communications #considerable #easier