Comments on: Clare Short

By: Tom Rawlinson

Tom Rawlinson — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 18:28:56 +0000

The whole business of spys and the UN urgently needs clearing up.

The Iraqis under Saddam believed that they were being spied on by UN inspectors - and they were.

Richard Butler (although an Australian) turns out to have worked for the US security services, and some of the inspectors under him have admitted that they were spying. Location of oil reserves is prized information and well worth stealing - a rogue nation might even go out there and seize it all!

By: Zippy

Zippy — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 13:59:51 +0000

Hello Papa, It’s Dave! Can I be your wife now?

I have been led to believe that many of the weapons inspectors in Iraq were working for two masters anyway, and it sometimes got a bit hairy, allegedly, especially when the chief weapons inspector fancied a ride in a different UN jeep than designated!!!

As for Claire Short,whatever she says will have the smack of sour grapes, but a little bit of evidence would satisfy my curious mind…

By: Ronan

Ronan — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 13:43:51 +0000

I don’t really understand why people are
surprised that the UK and the US are bugging the
UN - it’s meant to be the most bugged place on earth.

What surprises me is that people are not looking at the legal basis for the war in Iraq - did the uk and us act illegaly and if so, whos going to do the time for the crime?

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 13:11:33 +0000

Ah, Maureen, unthinking and unquestioning obedience, just what your country really needs…

By: Maureen

Maureen — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 12:30:36 +0000

I think it’s about time that Clare start cleaning her own kitchen before she starts blabbing her mouth. I have lived in Birmingham for for 29 years, I use to live not far from her, and even then she could no keep her mouth shut. She cannot be trusted to keep secrets, and all those British and American soldiers lives could be lost because of her. She calls her self British? I am sure there are more foreigners who would class themselves more of being British than she could. I always say, if you cannot support your country, then find somewhere else to go.

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 12:22:40 +0000

Even if in this case there may be some justification for Short’s infringement of the Official Secrets Act, it sets a dangerous precedent. How long until a British agent gets killed or imprisoned because some fool thought that it would be "in the public interest" to disclose some sensitive information?

That’s quite apart from the fact that **everybody** spies on the UN. The rest of the world’s intelligence agencies must be laughing there heads off.

By: ADH

ADH — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 11:44:43 +0000

Am I right in thinking the general public can nominate people for royal honours (OBE, MBE, etc)?

If so, how do we go about nominating Clare Short for an OBE for Services To The Public Interest?

By: pid

pid — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 11:40:14 +0000

Short and to the point, if only it was always so.

(Short… gettit? Oh, what’s the use.)

By: PapaLazzzaru

PapaLazzzaru — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 11:00:21 +0000

Now THERE’S a surprise… I wonder if the Government is hoping this will all go away if they refuse to comment for long enough…