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British Prime Minister Tony Blair announces: "I say to the Taliban, surrender the terrorists or surrender power."

Speech

By: Tony Blair

Date: October 2, 2001

Source: Speech

About the Author: Tony Blair, as the head of the British Labor Party, assumed the role of English Prime Minister in 1997. Blair was reelected to the post in 2001 and again in 2005. From the early days of his premiership, Blair had proven himself committed to working closely alongside the United States on foreign affairs issues. Blair aligned himself with the United States-led offensive in Kosovo in the late 1990s, and enjoyed a positive working relationship with President Bill Clinton, which carried over to the Bush administration. Blair's foreign policy vision was...