Hindering

[poliphilo]

John Reid, the thuggish Minister for Defence (meaning Minister for War) has said that the Geneva Convention needs to be revised because it "hinders" British troops.

Yes, indeed; that's what the Geneva Convention is for, John; it's specifically designed to "hinder" the military.

I was thinking the Barbarian was at the gates. I was wrong. The Barbarian is through the gates and sitting in an office in Whitehall.

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[sorenr.livejournal.com]

And the third or fourth largest party in Denmark (varies from poll to poll) wants to disregard the human rights convention so that Denmark can toughen our imigration policy. there's something rotten not only in the state of Denmark, but in Europe.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

We have been corrupted by Bush and his gang.

[sorenr.livejournal.com]

I actually don't think that's true. In Denmark, at least, this trend has been going on since the mid-90's; I remember Le Nouvel Observateur ran a spread on rising Danish nationalism in 1997 while i lived in Paris, and while both the Danish and British governments are a touch too friendly with Bush et al, I hardly think that can be entirely blamed on Bush or the US. We, the British and Danish electorates, have voted these governments in power. The problem with Danish politics lies with the Danish population and the Danish politicians, rather than with some Texan git.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I think we have been bamboozled and frightened into adopting the post-911 mindset and co-opted into fighting a series of American wars as America's satraps.

We elected Blair in 97 because he seemed like an exciting alternative to the weariness and seediness of the Major administration. We liked his apparent idealism and hadn't realised just how dangerous it would be.

We have gone on returning him to power because the Tories fell apart and there hasn't really been an alternative.