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Tutu: You should be sorry the Iraqis are free!
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George W. Bush ought to say sorry for waging "an immoral war" against Saddam Husseinâs Iraq, according to excerpts of a speech Archbishop Desmond Tutu was to deliver.Are you a bishop or a pawn, Desmond? In an evening lecture to be delivered at Church House, Westminster, in central London, the Nobel laureate was to say that Bush and Blair would reap a revival in credibility if they apologise for waging a war that left the world "a great deal less safe". *twang* "My harp!" "How wonderful if politicians could bring themselves to admit they are only fallible human creatures, and not God, and thus by definition can make mistakes," according to excerpts of the speech published in Mondayâs Independent newspaper, which is sponsoring the event. Bush and Blair DO know this. "Unfortunately, they seem to think that such an admission is a sign of weakness," Tutu said. "Weak and insecure people hardly ever say âsorryâ. It is large-hearted and courageous people who are not diminished by saying, âI made a mistake.â President Bush and Prime Minister Blair would recover considerable credibility and respect if they were able to say, âYes, we made a mistakeâ." Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his non-violent struggle against apartheid in his native South Africa. In December, Tutu said Saddam should be put on trial before the International Criminal Court in The Hague on the understanding that he is innocent until proven guilty. In his speech Monday, Tutu was to draw a link between Bushâs doctrine of pre-emptive attack on rogue regimes and the presidentâs support of capital punishment when he was governor of Texas. Posted by: Steve from Relto 2004-02-16 |
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