Comments on: Iraq

By: square peg

square peg — Mon, 31 Jan 2005 14:37:02 +0000

Tinker Belle;

If you want to read the unannotated version bookmark this page:

http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page746.asp

The whole point of this site is the comments function. There is an awful lot of dissembling, prevaricating, and equivocating by the PMOS. Even those of us who support the government recognise that - so people are going to post critical messages. No one’s forcing you to scroll down to the comments.

By: Chuck Unsworth

Chuck Unsworth — Mon, 31 Jan 2005 13:34:47 +0000

It may be, of course, that some believe Blair’s hands to be immaculately clean. Equally there are those who believe that Blair would make a fine model for a modern Pontius Pilate.

What is really objectionable is the notion that either opinion should not be heard. Those who do not like others’ views do not have a right to stifle comment. And let us note that censorship is the weapon of choice for most despots.

Some of us could probably do with getting out a bit more….

By: PapaLazzzaru

PapaLazzzaru — Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:58:13 +0000

Tell you what Tinker, while the web designers are re-writing this website so it’s more to your taste, perhaps we can also persuade the writers of sites like the BBC to re-work their sites so we can post our comments on there and save you having to read them here. You pillock!

By: Tinker Belle

Tinker Belle — Mon, 31 Jan 2005 11:56:52 +0000

Can we please turn the comments function off? The lobby note is a great resource, but I’m a bit tired of hearing nutters rage on about how Blair HAS BLOOD ON HIS HANDS AND IS THE MOST EVIL MAN WHO HAS EVER LIVED. Surely there’s a Usenet group they could find for that?

By: Chuck Unsworth

Chuck Unsworth — Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:43:01 +0000

Agreed. And as to any concept of a ‘plan’ for withdrawal of troops or ‘exit strategy’ as they like to call it, well forget it.

These guys are just making it up as they go along. But they will grasp the first opportunity to get out from under before the next election - even if that requires the customary declarations of success, democracy, justice, peace in our times etc - together with the right photo-opportunities, sound bites and so on.

Image is all, action irrelevant.

By: PapaLazzzaru

PapaLazzzaru — Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:12:32 +0000

"Check the history books".

Says it all, really, doesn’t it? That’s the only thing Tony is bothered about - his place in the history books. Well if there was any true natural justice in the world, he’d go down as a mass-murderer who aided and abetted the slaughter of the Serbs, the Iraqis, the Kosovans & others that I can’t recall right now who were the victims of our (and our Organ Grinders the USA) "foreign policy" since 97; of course, there are lots of people you could list in the same way for time immemorial, but I’m talking purely about Tony B.Liar here. You could also accuse him of turning a blind eye to the slaughter in Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Burma et al while selectively and wrongly choosing the Iraqis to pick on. Oh I do hope your entry in the history books does you the justice you deserve, Tony…