Protesters of all kinds are turning out in Great Britain to greet President Bush with jeers, demonstrations, and perhaps more violent acts. British PM Tony Blair isn't giving an inch to the peaceniks and Euro-deadenders.
Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday dismissed antiwar protesters' criticism of the state visit this week by President Bush as peace demonstrations got under way and the police tightened security around London."I just want to say how strongly I believe that it is indeed the right time for the president of the United States to come here to this country," Mr. Blair told the annual convention of the Confederation of British Industry in Birmingham.
Citing recent bomb attacks in Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, Mr. Blair said, "This is the right moment for us to stand firm with the United States of America in defeating terrorism, wherever it is, and delivering us safely from what I genuinely believe to be the security threat of the 21st century."
In comments that drew loud applause from the business audience, he said, "Now is not the time to waver, now is the time to see it through."
Author Oliver Kamm and others in the UK have already exposed the protest organizers, the so-called "Stop the War Coalition," for what they really are: "a front organisation for a totalitarian and antisemitic party of the Fascist Left," pursuing a Stalinist, pro-tryanny agenda. Somehow, NPR never seems to bring that up.
Posted by Alan at November 18, 2003 12:15 PM