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Britain
Cherie Blair says war on terror must respect rights
2005-07-26
Cherie Blair, barrister wife of the British prime minister, lectured on the need to respect human rights in counter-terrorism on Tuesday, four days after UK police shot dead a man mistaken for a bomber. Blair, an expert in human rights law, said in a law lecture in Malaysia that she did not want to make light of this month's horrific bomb blasts in London, and the difficult and dangerous task carried out by British police and intelligence services.

But she added: "At the same time, it is all too easy for us to respond to such terror in a way which undermines commitment to our most deeply held values and convictions and which cheapens our right to call ourselves a civilised nation. "Were it otherwise, it would not have been necessary for the Islamic Human Rights Commission to have reportedly warned London Muslims after the attack to stay at home for fear of reprisals."
Posted by:Fred

#14  in a post-Frat-party-drunk-wake-up real-world-Coyote-Ugly sort of way, yeah, I agree...

I think you'll find that picture in the dictionary under Beer Goggles, aftermath - sincere regrets, cuz she knows where you live.
Posted by: .com   2005-07-26 23:35  

#13  does that look like a bobble-head doll or what?
Posted by: Frank G   2005-07-26 23:29  

#12  Don't forget she was the solicitor who represented the young lady in her quest to wear dilbab...the young lady's brother was Hizb-ut-Tahrir and was always glowering and threatening from the sidelines...
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-07-26 21:10  

#11  "...it is all too easy for us to respond to such terror in a way which undermines commitment to our most deeply held values..."
That much I can agree with, because if we don't start kicking some ass on the domestic front, we are going to sacrifice our values to Islam. Put Cherie in a burka for the duration.
Posted by: Neutron Tom   2005-07-26 20:02  

#10  Well said, JFM. Agree completely.
Posted by: phil_b   2005-07-26 19:43  

#9  Cherie Blair, barrister wife of the British prime minister, lectured on the need to respect human rights in counter-terrorism on Tuesday,..

I seriously doubt that terrorists are having similar thoughts....
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-07-26 19:22  

#8  "At the same time, it is all too easy for us to respond to such terror in a way which undermines commitment to our most deeply held values and convictions and which cheapens our right to call ourselves a civilised nation."

Acting like a craven suckup in response to mass murder by Muslims will do exactly that, Cherie.
Posted by: Dave D.   2005-07-26 17:30  

#7  TT: A favorite.:)
Posted by: Shipman   2005-07-26 16:40  

#6  She looks more like Sharon Osbourne before a rehab stint...
Posted by: Raj   2005-07-26 16:35  

#5  Nancy Astor to Churchill during one of their many arguments "If I were your wife I would put poison in your coffee.'

Churchill: Nancy, if you were my wife I would drink it.'
Posted by: too true   2005-07-26 16:22  

#4  There is a fine French tradition (even if Danielle Mitterrand and to a MUCH lesser degree Bernedette Chirac have vulnerated it) that teh British should imitate: the consort of the President, Minister or politician SHUTS UP: the person who has the right to speak is the one who has been elected by the people. Having f...d with the Chosen One doesn't give you special rights (and in the French protocol, in the absence of the official his/her consort is very low placed in matter of official honors).

BTW: After seeing the photo of Cherie Blair I am strongly impressed by Tony's courage. My blood curls just at the thought of finding myself alone in teh dark with that banshee vampiress ghoulish apparition
woman.
Posted by: JFM   2005-07-26 16:19  

#3  I think the British people should listen to her -

when they have the exact same level of protection from terrorists and other nutbags that she does.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2005-07-26 16:10  

#2  I'm surprised Tony doesn't drink like Churchill, coming home to face that and listen to her harping every day
Posted by: Frank G   2005-07-26 15:50  

#1  And they say John Roberts' wife's activities disqualifies him from being on the Supreme Court? Yeah. Right....
Posted by: BigEd   2005-07-26 15:32  

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