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The Daily Telegraph’s war support in question
The American Thinker ^
| April 10th 2004
| Michael Morris
Posted on 04/10/2004 6:53:20 AM PDT by coldcall
You heard it here first folks: the last bastion of British Conservatism appears to have thrown in the proverbial towel on their support for the war in Iraq. The Daily Telegraph, part of Conrad Black’s troubled Hollinger Group, is starting to back-track on their once unshakeable belief that the war was justified.
Even more distasteful is that they have used the BBC 24 News channel to do it. This feels a lot like being stabbed in the back by an old friend who is using your enemy’s dagger for the murderous task.
At 8:35 GMT on Saturday morning, the BBC 24 anchor was reviewing the British newspapers with George Jones, political editor for the Daily Telegraph, and the sour faced Abdul Bari Atwan, the editor of Al-Quds, the London based Arabic newspaper.
Al-Quds is the daily for you, if you hate Jews and the West, or if you want a platform for announcing terrorist statements and threats. In practice, you aren’t a real terrorist, and you certainly won’t be taken seriously, unless you speak through Mr. Atwan at Al-Quds. That’s today’s tip for any evolving jihadis out there.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: handwringers; wobbly
British Conservatism becoming mucky
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posted on
04/10/2004 6:53:20 AM PDT
by
coldcall
To: coldcall
One assumes that because of Conrad Black's legal problems folks with a more appeasement-oriented agenda are directing editorial matters at The Telegraph.
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posted on
04/10/2004 6:57:33 AM PDT
by
veronica
("Kicking butt is mandatory - taking names is optional." - US Navy)
To: veronica
Support for the war in Iraq is minimal except for the soldier firing the weapon in Iraq. He is the one that supports the war entirely with his life and actions. All the rest of the support is fiction or fantasy weighing against reality.
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posted on
04/10/2004 7:08:52 AM PDT
by
meenie
To: veronica
Veronica,
Looks like it. The Telegraph has steadily been getting wobbly on a number of issues such as the war and Bush.
It very well may be in order to attract a wider range of bidders for the Hollinger group, which is of course for sale.
Regards,
Coldcall
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posted on
04/10/2004 7:28:19 AM PDT
by
coldcall
To: coldcall
The Telegraph was never that supportive of the war and all during its coverage of the war was its coverage was anti-American to a considerable degree.
Even the best of the Euros are not worth a bucket of warm spit.
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