"Britain must heal the wounds with Europe, particularly France and Germany," says Robin Cook in his first major interview since resigning from Tony Blair's Cabinet in protest over the British Iraq policy.
In an interview published on Sunday by the Observer, Mr Cook said, "the Bush administration does not share the values of Britain or Europe".
"If Britain does not find a way to say no to the US then the concept of international solidarity is dead".
Mr Cook knows the world is...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.