July 2005Judges, read public mood, not law books!“We have tried to get rid of [radical Islamic activists] and been blocked…I think there has been too great a caution in saying, ‘Sorry, this is unacceptable’. Go back to the court records and read them. People recognize there is a different mood today.” – Tony Blair, British PM. After a second attempt to bomb London's Underground failed, but raised serious questions about security. 26 July 2005.
Be independent, take guidance from us!“The independence of the judiciary is a principle of our democracy and we have to uphold it but…it is important that we do protect ourselves.” – Tony Blair, British PM. After a second attempt to bomb London's Underground failed, but raised serious questions about security. 26 July 2005.
Drive a car bomb, drop a cluster bomb“Let us expose the obscenity of these people saying it is concern for Iraq that drives them to terrorism. If it is concern for Iraq then why are they driving a car bomb into a group of children and killing them?” – Tony Blair, British PM. Commenting on the surge in global terrorist attacks. 26 July 2005.
Up since 11 September 2001“September 11 for me was a wake-up call. A lot of people woke up for a short time, rolled over, and went back to sleep again.” – Tony Blair, British PM. Commenting on the surge in global terrorist attacks. 26 July 2005.
You're against evil or you're not“[The London bombings were] not a product of particular local circumstances in west Yorkshire. What we are confronting here is an evil ideology.” – Tony Blair, British PM. After terrorist bombs exploded in London. 16 July 2005.
The Iraqi resistance might have said that“Our determination to defend our values and ways of life is greater than their desire to create death and destruction and impose extremism on the world. Whatever they do it is our determination that they shall not succeed.” – Tony Blair, British PM. After terrorist bombs exploded in London. 7 July 2005.
Fighting on“The war on terror goes on.” – George Bush, US president. Speaking after the London bombings. 7 July 2005.
Too busy doing good to keep accounts“At liberation, the Iraqi economy was dead in the water. So CPA's top priority was to get the economy going.” – Paul Bremer, former US proconsul of Iraq. Replying to auditors' charges that Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) accounts were not properly kept, and that US$8.8bn was not accounted for. Reported in July 2005.
How to attack pride: blow a hole in a wall“This is an attack on Hindu pride, and we shall not tolerate it.” – Nritya Gopal Das, Hindu religious leader. After a militant attack on a shrine in the Indian city of Ayodhya that both Hindus and Muslims claim as holy ground. 6 July 2005.
Taking a principled stand shielding a criminal“Judy Miller made a commitment to her source and she's standing by it… [she has made a] brave and principled choice.” – Bill Keller, editor of the ‘New York Times’. After journalist Judith Miller refused in court to name the person who leaked the information that Valerie Plame was a CIA agent, doing which is a crime in the US. 6 July 2005.
No contradiction here“If the G8 raises its game, the leaders of the industrial world can show that the free market actually has a heart at its core: this can be a summit that brings hope to millions who have nothing—and life to millions who otherwise will lose it.” – John Major, British PM from 1970 to 1977. In an article in ‘The Guardian’ at the start of the G8 summit. 6 July 2005.
Confusing law with ethics“Jailing reporters is a crime.” – Poster held by demonstrator outside the ‘New York Times’ office. After ‘New York Time’ journalist Judith Miller was remanded to custody for failing to reveal the source of a leak that amounted to a crime. 6 July 2005.
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