Jonathan Freedland: Yes, they did lie to us
In Washington Iraq remains close to the centre of politics while in Britain it has all but vanished. So the big news on Capitol Hill is the Democrats’ refusal to confirm John Bolton, the man Bush wants to serve as US ambassador to the UN, in part because of suspicions arising from the lead-up to war. Meanwhile, RAF planes were involved last weekend in bombing raids in north-west Iraq – a marked escalation of their role – and British politics barely stirs. America has woken up; we are aslumber.
Posted on June 22nd, 2005 at 7:50am under Chicken Nuggets, Iraq, T.W.A.T., UK politics, US Politics
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