August 2004Why the invasion of Iraq is a failure“As it stands, none of the major rationales for the war stand up. There are no weapons of mass destruction, the country, the region and the world are not safer places, the lives of the Iraqi people are not safer and it remains an open question whether they are or will be much better.” – Editorial in ‘Renewal’, quarterly journal of the UK Labour Party. August 2004.
His faith in his rhetoric“Tragically, Blair still appears to believe that if he can only explain it one more time, we will get it. But Tony, we get the message—we just don't accept it.” – Editorial in ‘Renewal’, quarterly journal of the UK Labour Party. August 2004.
Another rabbit, sir?“[Pakistani President Musharraf has a remarkable knack of ] producing suspects out of a hat whenever he has reasons to do so.” – British observer of Pakistani affairs. On the arrest of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani on July 25, a few days before the Democratic convention. 4 August 2004.
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