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2004-03-02 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by Steve White 2004-03-02 02:36|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I like Jack Straw. For a nominally left wing politican he normally says sensible things.

But this statement is clearly to mollify Arabs and Leftists. He is the foreign minister (secretary) of a country that has 4,000 soldiers in certain country in 'the region' who are unquestionably 'imposing democracy' on what was previously a dictatorship.

Posted by phil_b 2004-3-2 2:59:23 AM|| 2004-3-2 2:59:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Phil_B,

It would be actually unusual to hear sensible things from Jack Straw. His blunders far outweight any tendencioes to say sensible things. No surprises here... move along.

Posted by rsd 2004-3-2 6:24:34 AM|| 2004-3-2 6:24:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Phil_b, I agree with you. Do you notice how naked Straw's statement appears - almost as if it has been sanitized of all context. The journalist must think we are stupid.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-3-2 9:13:27 AM|| 2004-3-2 9:13:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 In a session with reporters, Cowen said the Europeans had not changed their position on Arafat, which recognizes him as the rightful leader of the Palestinian people.

But of course! Who else to lead a society well-versed in the practice of terrorism but the master terrorist himself?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-3-2 10:42:20 AM|| 2004-3-2 10:42:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Brian Cowen, March 2, 2004: "Obviously, we don't have a completely agreed position between the United States and the European Union in respect to that particular aspect of the matter,"

Emperor Hirohito, August 14, 1945: "The war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage."

Posted by Matt 2004-3-2 11:47:29 AM|| 2004-3-2 11:47:29 AM|| Front Page Top

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