The silence of Labour's lambs is astonishing

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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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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