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Tuesday, July 22, 2003
posted by gbarto at 1:11 AM:
Marcus wants to know why Israel, not Liberia, is the darling of US foreign aid, etc. Were this a question of sentiment, he might have a point. But before he gets too worked up, we'd suggest he notice the proximity of Israel to most of the world's major oil reserves outside the former USSR. If the US didn't have a compelling interest in having a halfway stable state and reliable ally in the region, the much ballyhooed Jewish lobby that so disturbs the Buchanans of the world would not have half the clout it does.But Marcus is right on target with this post on David Kelly, somebody who was all for making all secrets known until his secret was one of them. My condolences to the family, of course, but for David Kelly himself I've only a shake of the head and confusion as to why he thought he should be able to freely make accusations that could bring down a government without that government having the right to respond.
Update: Here's Natalie Solent on the matter, and welcome back to her after her time under the weather.
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