British Envoy to Italy Stirs Waters with Bush Barb

[takumi]

ROME (Reuters) - Britain's ambassador to Italy has called President Bush (news - web sites) "the best recruiting sergeant" for al Qaeda, Italian media reported Monday.



The comment, made at a closed-door conference at the weekend, was denounced by one leading Italian newspaper editor, who issued an open letter snubbing the veteran ambassador, Sir Ivor Roberts.


Roberts was quoted as telling an annual Anglo-Italian gathering in Tuscany: "If anyone is ready to celebrate the eventual re-election of Bush, it's al Qaeda."


Corriere della Sera newspaper said Roberts also told the meeting of British and Italian policy-makers: "Bush is al Qaeda's best recruiting sergeant."



http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&e=8&u=/nm/iraq_britain_ambassador_dc

[NewYorkerfromMass]

1. Britain is reducing troop numbers in Iraq

very soon: http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1307980,00.html

[Ganja Ninja]

2. Everyone but the Bush-bots see it as plain as day.

This kind denial is going to have very tragic results for us one of these days.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. ah yes the alliance is thinning, ain' it

Why isn't this front page news o'ver here

Oh never mind give me more Kobe, that really will affect my life NOT

[Fridays Child]

4. No slip of the tongue...

...Great Britain is pulling back, not overtly but by small, symbolic words and deeds.

[MissMarple]

5. I wonder how many Italians agree.

I'm guessing they are not all in agreement with this Ferrara:

<Giuliano Ferrara, outspoken editor of the conservative Il Foglio broadsheet, wrote an open letter saying he would boycott a previously scheduled dinner with the ambassador Monday.>

[Moderator]

6. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=840375