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2006-04-20 Britain
Straw softens tone, offers UK financial lifeline
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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-04-20 01:59|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Straw, what a putz
Posted by Captain America 2006-04-20 03:30||   2006-04-20 03:30|| Front Page Top

#2 I guess one 7/7 is not enough.
Posted by gromgoru 2006-04-20 06:30||   2006-04-20 06:30|| Front Page Top

#3 The Arabists in the Foreign Office strike again. Key question is whether Mr. Straw speaks for the Prime Minister in this matter.
Posted by trailing wife 2006-04-20 08:05||   2006-04-20 08:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Some of the time he does. Everyone's problem is to determine when that is.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-04-20 08:32||   2006-04-20 08:32|| Front Page Top

#5 Ken Livingstone and Jack Straw pray for arab mercy and forgiveness for 7/7.
Posted by SamAdamsky 2006-04-20 08:53||   2006-04-20 08:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Jack Straw, the new Jacques Chirac. They'll get along famously. I suppose Straw is setting himself up to follow Blair.
Posted by Perfesser 2006-04-20 09:30||   2006-04-20 09:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Straw what a complete tool.
Posted by SPoD 2006-04-20 09:36|| http://sockpuppetofdoom.blogspot.com/]">[http://sockpuppetofdoom.blogspot.com/]  2006-04-20 09:36|| Front Page Top

#8 Europe is lost.

Straw is an EUphile.
Posted by lotp 2006-04-20 09:52||   2006-04-20 09:52|| Front Page Top

#9 Straw is totally delusional. It is sick to have normal relations with an organization that has its publically stated aim the destruction of an independent state and its people, and to give them money. This is naked appeasement, above and beyond that of the late Neville Chamberlain.
Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul  2006-04-20 09:52||   2006-04-20 09:52|| Front Page Top

#10 notice that two of the three alleged softenings, mentioned in the last paragraphs, are "said" to be Straws opinions, by unnamed sources. Unnamed sources cited by the Telegraph, a Tory paper hostile to Labour, (old or New). If the NYT cited anon sources saying Bush was pursuing policy X, we wouldnt believe them. I see no good reason to do so here.
Posted by liberalhawk 2006-04-20 10:15||   2006-04-20 10:15|| Front Page Top

#11 DEBKA says that this was Straw's concession in order to win a big arms deal from the Saudis.

I knew the Saudis were dangling this deal -- the French were salivating over it a few months ago. Didn't realize how much the UK wanted to buy the business tho.
Posted by lotp 2006-04-20 11:13||   2006-04-20 11:13|| Front Page Top

#12 lotp-If this is true, we need to have it in plain language, then.

The UK is funding and supporting terrorists in order to get a business deal.

"I hope very much that Hamas realise that those who kill innocent people in this way, by this type of attack that happened in Tel Aviv, are wicked and irresponsible..."

I will not be alone in holding the UK government responsible for abetting terrorist attacks if Mr. Straw's misplaced "hope" and deluded policy shift of offering a "financial lifeline" to a Hamas-led Palestine result in terrorist attacks on anyone. Mr. Blair-your underling (and perhaps you?) have taken a lethally wrong turn-you are about to get innocents' blood on your hands-not by fighting terrorism, but by fostering it. That's a real shame, and not just for your reputation.
Posted by Jules 2006-04-20 12:54||   2006-04-20 12:54|| Front Page Top

#13 The real reason is that killing of jooos is back on track, so Straw man would like to provide reward and incentive.
Posted by zazz 2006-04-20 13:26||   2006-04-20 13:26|| Front Page Top

#14 There you have it, Straw plans to fund terrorist for the pagan moon goddess allah. frucking Dhimmy angle grabber.
Posted by Spaling Snilet3764 2006-04-20 13:48||   2006-04-20 13:48|| Front Page Top

#15 oh, debka took the Telegraph story, already questionable, and came up with a stretched rationale for it. Now THAT'S real confirmation, isnt it.

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-04-20 16:41||   2006-04-20 16:41|| Front Page Top

#16 Hawk, nice catch here. If I could figure out a way to type you a hi-five I would. Pinko-commie-liberal-bastard. Will that work instead? Take it easy big guy, just ribbing you a bit.
Posted by Mike N. 2006-04-20 17:26||   2006-04-20 17:26|| Front Page Top

#17 Yes, he's a bit of a jerk. But let's not get worked up too much until policy actually changes. Remember, Blair has a say about this as well. And according to the report :

"Hamas had to meet three international demands - renounce violence, recognise Israel and accept previous peace agreements signed by the Palestinian Authority".

That seems about right for now.
Posted by Alastair 2006-04-20 17:26||   2006-04-20 17:26|| Front Page Top

#18 Nevertheless, Alastair, Straw is a wanker.
Posted by RWV 2006-04-20 21:10||   2006-04-20 21:10|| Front Page Top

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