Campbell's most recent diary releases reveal that:
• Margaret Thatcher told Blair during the Nato bombing mission against Serbia in 1999 that she was "appalled" that the civilian side of Nato – ambassadors based in Brussels – discussed bombing targets.
• Downing Street became so alarmed by the criticism of the Kosovo action by the right that Campbell successfully lobbied two key Thatcher allies – her former foreign affairs adviser Charles Powell and David Hart, her adviser during the miners' strike – for help.
• General Wesley Clark, Nato's supreme allied commander, said the alliance was on the "brink of a disaster" when Campbell was dispatched to Brussels to advise Nato on its communications strategy.
• Excited by the international praise which greeted his landslide victory in 1997, Blair joked with Campbell that it was a pity he was prime minister of such a small country. "It's just a shame Britain is so small, physically," Campbell quotes Blair as saying.
Given that's it's Campbell and Blair you have to add a large dose of skepticism into your reaction as well as have a paper bag handy.
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ReplyDelete" Britain is so small, physically"
Maybe Britain should have taken a dose of Viagra?:-)
The U.S. is not physically strong.
Look where that got us.