ffs..how predictable
they have only said they are pulling out of iraq by the June 30 deadline..
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Lies, Damned Lies and Politicans
Zapatero raps Bush and Blair: "You can't wage a war with lies"
The 90% of Spaniards who were opposed to the invasion of Iraq have finally found an official voice. Europeans who thought they were increasingly surrounded by mendacious politicans have also been offered a breath of fresh air. The invasion of Iraq in many developed countries put official lies at the top of the agenda. In fact lies were no longer being used to justify official policy as has always been customary in advanced western democracies but the lies themselves had become the policy.
The Zapatero victory has sparked a sense of euphoria in some quarters of Europe merely because he represents a government that is neither scheming nor underhand not thinking twice about insulting the intelligence of the electorate or making political capital out of victims of terrorism.
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is after all a professional politician and will no doubt make compromises that will diminish him in the eyes of his electors but for the moment a man who has the courage to say what is merely common sense flying in the face of US interests and the "international community" which is much the same thing is offered what is practically a heroic status. It is all the sadder that merely taking the side of the patently logical one becomes a revolutionary hero fighting off the forces of mendacity and mammon.
Zapatero yesterday gave both Messrs Bush and Blair a mild brushing down saying that the Iraq invasion was "a political error and that Bush and Blair must do some self-criticism as you can't just go bombing people on the off chance". He continued saying that "you can't organise a war with lies".
Zapatero has reiterated that he intends to withdraw the 1,300 Spanish troops currently stationed in Iraq if there is still no UN mandate on 30 June of this year. This has led some to say that the terrorists have successfully hijacked the Spanish elections and have been successful in their aim on undermining the occupation forces of Iraq. The counter claim is that the will of the Spanish electorate was itself highjacked by Aznar and Zapatero had already stated that he intended to withdraw Spanish troops by June 30. The Madrid bombings do not magically make the Iraq invasion any less illegal or ill-advised. If you are a victim of terrorism this does not automatically make you a supine ally of the US/British coalition.
Zapatero has stated that his priorities are still: fighting terrorism, a better working relationship with Europe and Spain's Mediterranean neighbours and a commitment to getting the EU train back on the tracks particularly with the reaching of an agreement about the European Constitution. from
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