> What did you think of Rawnsley's argument, Andreas? Rawnsley isn't offering an argument. He's just summarizing what is obvious. Blair's deep worry that "this might be the day" is silly because Bush's office also puts out the same story. It's just propaganda, political spin. Is it possible to negotiate with al Qaeda? But of course. Bush has very close ties, both personal and business, to the bin Laden clan. His first major oil partner was Osama's brother. Bush's father, a previous president of the USA, works for the Carlyle Group, of which the bin Ladens are major investors and business partners. No doubt when Blair is thrown out of office, he too will go to work for the bin Ladens. Impossible? John Major, the previous British PM, works for the bin Ladens. It's awful to say this: Al Qaeda will attack the UK. They just showed they can organize can carry out large-scale coordinated attacks across international borders despite the massive efforts of US intelligence services. It's going to be a long summer. yrs, andreas www.andreas.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html