I don't think the appointment was British Government led, the job wasn't in its distributional remit. But it does seem extremely insensitive. I can't think of an analogy....perhaps Loki in the Norse Mythological cycle has the same sort of qualities, but that might be giving Blair rather too much credit. Blair succeeded in Northern Ireland on the back of work by the previous administration (John Major) and by dint of him being outside the struggle/debate/conflict....a new broom, if you like. Alas, when it comes to the Middle East, he is a known quantity. Now the present fuck-up on our hands is somewhat of his responsibility: if he's going to HONESTLY try and put things right, including trying to broker a real peace between Israel and Palestine, I might just refrain from trying to kick the seat of his pants should I chance across him. But it does rather show the total fucking insensitivity in our dealings with the Islamic nations
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Alas, when it comes to the Middle East, he is a known quantity.
Now the present fuck-up on our hands is somewhat of his responsibility: if he's going to HONESTLY try and put things right, including trying to broker a real peace between Israel and Palestine, I might just refrain from trying to kick the seat of his pants should I chance across him. But it does rather show the total fucking insensitivity in our dealings with the Islamic nations ( ... )
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