「IRAの爆弾がイラクで英軍兵士８名を殺した」というインディペンデントの記事。

英国のウェブログLenin's Tomb経由，16日付けのインディペンデント・オン・サンデー記事。

悲しいことに，最近はたいがいのことに慣れっこになってしまって，心底「ハァ？」と思う機会は減ってきているのですが，この見出しに「ハァ？」とならないはずがありません。

Revealed: IRA bombs killed eight British soldiers in Iraq
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/ulster/article320004.ece

ＩＲＡの爆弾がイラクで？　（＠_＠）

続きを読む

弁護士。

British QC for Saddam
Duncan Campbell
Friday October 14, 2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1592109,00.html

Saddam Hussein's family have chosen one of Britain's best-known barristers to defend the former Iraqi dictator at his trial for mass murder which is due to start in Baghdad next week.
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Anthony Scrivener QC, a former chairman of the Bar Council, has been asked to go to Iraq to head the defence in what will be one of the most closely watched trials of recent times.
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The approach to Mr Scrivener, whose high-profile clients have included Dame Shirley Porter, Asil Nadir, Winston Silcott and Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four, was made on behalf of Saddam's daughter, Raghad Saddam Hussein.

ジェリー・コンロンの無罪判決を勝ち取った人ですね。

さらにチームには・・・続きを読む

「改革を止めるな」（UK編）

Blair attacks Labour's 'old left'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4345074.stm

Tony Blair has warned Labour activists against moving the party to the left to halt falling membership.
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The prime minister said his public service reforms had allowed Labour to keep in touch with the public mood.
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Speaking at the Progress conference in London, he warned that shifting to the leftist policies of the past would see the party lose power.

……ほんとにもう，パクってんじゃないの？（＾＾；）　と思うんですが……

"We know where that leads: to a right-wing Conservative government," he said. "Always has done, always will."

ブレアにはこういう大義名分があったわけで。続きを読む