kat, i never intended to dismiss the brits. sorry if i
come accross that way. my intentions in the remark was
to convey the idea that the BBC has a new reality to
get accustomed too just like ABC, CBS AND NBC AND OF
COURSE CNN. that reality is that no one can now just
broadcast things and as in the past have no one
challenge them. with the internet, fox news network
and all the other ways to get news, the american media
is being challenged. i think the bbc is going to find
that they too will be challenged and not be immune.
the BBC is a big part 0f THIS story. i watched a bbc
reporter interviewed last night and very stiffly
challenged in his remarks and bbc accused of "hounding
someone to death." that is exactly what i meant in the
statement that the bbc was implicated in this as much
as the blair government.
  the brits have been our allies thru think and thin.
i'd never dismiss them.
   i know blair has more challenges than bush right
now. i noticed that he said he still stands by british
intelligence.
history might be better to blair than the brit
population though. it was certainly like that with
churchhill.
   please no notes that he is no churchhill. only time
will tell on that.
--- Kat <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Now it's even more problematic. It's been confirmed
> that he committed
> suicide. A tragedy that will only make things more
> difficult for Blair
> and for Bush.
>
> Ken, you may dismiss the British all you want but
> Blair is our biggest
> ally in all this. If he goes down, Bush will be even
> more isolated in
> world affairs, and that's something he can't afford
> at this point.
>
> We are running into even more problems in Iraq as
> more of our troops die
> in guerrilla attacks, our National Guard units over
> there get homesick
> and our RA and Marine troops get stressed out. Even
> the DoD has issued a
> report saying that if we don't get the lead out and
> get basic services
> back up and running and the government established
> in the next three
> months things will get even more chaotic over there.
>
> Doesn't anyone remember Vietnam any more?
>
> Kat
>
> BG Greer, PhD wrote:
>
> >       The Brit situation looks more problematic
> with the death of Kelly. The
> >16 words
> >in that speech is a red herring as far as I'm
> concerned. They need to find
> >Hussein! Everyone seems to be ignoring the elephant
> in the living room.
> >
> >Bobby
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Blair will be extremely lucky if this doesn't cost
> him the next election as
> >>PM and Bush will be lucky if it doesn't affect his
> credibility.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >


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