[MARKUSPRIME]

This is disgusting. Are the Brits scared of their muslim population? Or do they just hate Israel and the US that much. Some special relationship. Now you Limeys be good little Dhimmi's and try not to upset the primatives.

[goldstategop]

They should shut up unless they want to be ol' Zawa's b*tch.

(Go Israel, Go! Slap 'Em Down Hezbullies.)

[muawiyah]

That was the Lib Dems according to the story.

I'd thought that after WWII it was pretty clear the Brits were not generally in favor of killing Jews, but maybe we were wrong in that estimation.

[Niteranger68]

Can we assume these comments were made in English and not German?

[vimto]

I would have to be careful here - Scottish politics is a pretty strange beast with a big nationalist and strong socialist contingency. A lot of this is playing to the home gallery.

But on the broader question - yes - I do believe the UK is essentially anti-Israeli, anti-American, and pro Islam.

It's one good reason why I as a Brit come to FR for a bit of sanity.

[GOP_Party_Animal]

They didn't seem to mind the whole "aircraft carrier" thing when the 8th Air Force was there to protect them from a different group of fascists.

[Cali_Conservative03]

We should just use the Ramstein base in Germany to ship arms to Israel. I doubt anyone, let alone the German government, could prevent arms shipments to Israel if we use that base. It's basically our base. Why bother with this nagging?

[crazycat]

I'm ashamed of this behavior, it is beyond disgusting. We should be more than happy to help a loyal ally.

Blair should tell everyone to shut up and grow up.

[snowman_returns]

I can tell you for a fact that Magaret Beckett is an old Labour dinosaur who speaks for NONE of Britain.

All things considered this is her last ever term in a position of power till she gets consigned to the political dustbin.

I'm ashamed of her behaviour and comments, she should resign immediately, and while she's at it all her feminist bra burning freaks as well. We don't need the hairy toe brigade anymore!!

Believe me there are millions of Brits here who would sacrifce their own lives rather than let Islamism take a hold in this country and a majority of us would want Israel to win this war, no doubt about that.

[Know Thine Enemy]

Hey Beckett! Do you speak German? No? You're welcome! (Who is taking whom for granted??)

[tumblindice]

"Wake up Maggie, I think I got something to say to you,
The morning sun, when it's in your face really shows your age . . . "
`Maggie May', Rod Stewart

[Jameison]

"British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has protested to the US about its use of Prestwick Airport in western Scotland to transport bombs to Israel."

I know Prestwick Airport. Taken plenty of cheap flights from there on Easyjet. Its a nice , out of the way place for the US to do their flight stopovers at.
Is Margaret Beckett telling us the British military was not aware that this was going on?
I find that hard to believe.


"SNP leader Alex Salmond claimed the UK government must decide whether to "be an aircraft carrier" for the US"

I see good old Alex Salmond is still alive and spewing.
Sucker's been the leader of the Scottish Nationalist like forever, and taken them exactly nowhere.
Rabid anti-American crap is not going to solve his political problems.

[Paulus Invictus]

You are talking about the infamous, socialist, Labour gummint, not all Brits. The left wingers are in charge and will remain so until the real Brits stant up and take over. The country is now being flooded with more and more Arabs (and Poles, now that Poland is part of the EU), bent on our and their destruction. And yes, they are scared of the Arabs in the country.

[Bigh4u2]

Wasn't this just a layover and refueling flight?

[ZULU]

"British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has protested to the US about its use of Prestwick Airport in western Scotland to transport bombs to Israel.SNP leader Alex Salmond claimed the UK government must decide whether to "be an aircraft carrier" for the US."

I guess their "masters" in Londonistan are pulling their strings.