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Britain
New British Foreign Minister Promises Hard Line on Assad
2014-07-16
[An Nahar] New British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Tuesday ruled out any possibility of working with Syrian leader Bashir al-Assad over the country's civil war.

Prime Minister David Cameron
... has stated that he is certainly a big Thatcher fan, but I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite, which means he's not. Since he is not deeply ideological he lacks core principles and is easily led. He has been described as certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger, but he does wear a nice suit so maybe he's Beau Brummel ...
 announced earlier Tuesday that Hammond was leaving his post as defense secretary and taking over from William Hague.
Posted by:Fred

#1  Oh dear. The foreign office is once again working for the benefit of those who hate the UK
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2014-07-16 04:55  

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