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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[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.