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Issues of Global Import |
22 September 2003
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Syrians Outfox Yanks at UN
The United States vetoed a UN resolution drafted by Syria and other Arab states demanding that "
Israel
, the occupying power, desist from any act of deportation and cease any threat to the safety of the elected president of the Palestinian Authority." Setting aside for a moment the fact that Mr. Arafat's term has expired, the US had nothing to lose by voting for this resolution. Instead, the Bush administration decided to give its tattered credibility another rip.
Click here to read Kensington's Opinion.
Brent East Goes to Liberal Dems
Depending on which paper one reads or to which commentator one listens, either Tony Blair personally lost a parliamentary seat in the Brent East (in
London
) by-election or Labour as a party lost it, or the Tories lost it by coming third. What is certain is that Liberal Democrat Sarah Teather will be sitting in the House of Commons. What is also certain is that this protest vote will not turn into a tidal wave against Labour until the parties outside of government get their separate agendas clear. Click here for more.