July 18, 2004
TALKING PAST EACH OTHER:
'How can Blair live with Iraq deaths?' (YAKUB QURESHI, 7/18/04, The Scotsman)
THE church minister who condemned Tony Blair and George Bush at the funeral of a Scots soldier killed in Iraq has fanned the flames of controversy by asking how the Prime Minister can live with himself following the Butler report.
It's strange how differently the two sides see things, but we wonder how he can live with himself having supported the continued murderous reign of Saddam Hussein. Posted by Orrin Judd at July 18, 2004 9:53 AM
These guys don't miss a beat.
Posted by: Barry Meislin at July 18, 2004 9:56 AMEasy, for the same reason the story about Allawi personally executing prisoners isn't getting much play. Human rights, international law, legal rights for prisoners and wailing persoanl accusations about each and every death only applies to the U.S. and Britain as far as the left is concerned. They don't worry about the darker peoples because...hey, that's what they do.
Posted by: Peter B at July 18, 2004 9:59 AMI think the Allawi story is an urban myth. I would expect the press to be all over that story in order to discredit the "hand-picked" new Iraqi government.
Posted by: NKR at July 18, 2004 11:13 AMBecause he was a Scotsman you know; not one of those filthy AArrrhabs. Whot's wrong with you mon?
Posted by: Genecis at July 18, 2004 12:12 PMHe's from Minneapolis, the story says.
The Kirk is on record against the war. Strange.