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  • Blair to take on unions over Iraq (IN THE LINE OF FIRE ALERT)

    09/10/2002 2:01:28 AM PDT · by MadIvan · 17 replies · 193+ views
    BBC News ^ | September 10, 2002 | BBC News
    Tony Blair will face down union hostility over war with Iraq with a TUC speech calling Saddam Hussein an "international outlaw." The unions haven't had anyone with brains dictating their ideas on foreign policy since Ernest Bevin, who was a ferocious anti-Communist - Ivan Mr Blair will repeat his insistence that doing nothing about the Iraqi leader is no longer an option. Mr Blair will, in effect, challenge the United Nations to agree decisive action against Iraq. It is set to be his most difficult appearance at the union conference since he became prime minister. If the unions are giving...