Another one for the Short Attention Span Theater
Sorry, I just couldn’t resist this one. I needed to share a laugh for the day - please delete, if you feel the need!
A former member of Prime Minister Tony Blair’s cabinet called Thursday for Britain and the United States to begin talks with Osama bin Laden and described the current war on terrorism "completely counter-productive". Mo Mowlam, who was Northern Ireland secretary from 1997 to 1999, said the current American and British policy in the Middle East was acting as a "recruitment officer for the terrorists". Mowlam said Britain and the United States had to open a dialogue with their enemies. Asked if she could imagine al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden arriving at the negotiating table, she responded: "You have to do that. If you do not, you condemn large parts of the world to war for ever. "If you go in with guns and bombs, you act as a recruitment officer for the terrorists," she said.
| This is the same as what Paul posted below. He left out the part about her being brain damaged... |
Mowlam, who made clear she enjoyed her job in the Northern Ireland post and resented being pushed out, has criticised Blair repeatedly. She left formal politics at the 2001 election, declining to stand again for parliament. She confirmed during the interview that she had completely recovered from a brain tumour. After she left the cabinet in 1999 following a brief period as "cabinet enforcer" she accused Blair’s officials of malicious leaks to the press regarding her psychological health. A year ago the maverick former minister, who was extremely popular within the party during her years in office, advocated legalizing all drugs, including ecstasy, heroin and cocaine.
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