[IP] The silence of Labour's lambs is astonishing
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Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 16:13:29 +0100
From: Brian Randell <Brian.Randell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: The silence of Labour's lambs is astonishing
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Dave:
You might also wish to circulate this opinion piece from The (London) Times
- in contrast to the Financial Times piece that you just sent out, this
concentrates on the ever-growing political impact here in the UK of the
Iraq situation.
cheers
Brian Randell
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The silence of Labour's lambs is astonishing
Simon Jenkins
LEAVE. Exit. Depart. Evacuate. Cut all losses. Come home. There is no
victory to be had in Iraq. Things will only get worse for everyone the
longer Britain remains.
I cannot believe there is a single British minister who disagrees with this
view, with the possible exception of Tony Blair. Yesterday's performances
by the Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon, and his deputy, Adam Ingram, over
reports of torture by coalition troops show only that the Cabinet has no
policy in Iraq. It is clinging for dear life to Washington's coat tails.
Never in modern history has Britain been so humiliatingly in thrall to an
overseas power as London now is to Washington. Ministers live in daily
terror of news from the front. They squirm, prevaricate, lie and pray for
release. The Cabinet could as well be hooded and piled in a naked heap
while a jeering GI looks on.
...
Full piece at: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,482-1106927,00.html
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