Tony Blair will seek to use the diplomatic breakthrough with Libya to secure similar concessions on weapons of mass destruction from Iran and Syria. Ministers believe that his New Year offensive will restore his fortunes.Posted by Dr. Frank at December 22, 2003 05:27 PM | TrackBackSecret "back channel" talks, which have been going on for months with both countries, will be stepped up as London and Washington try to capitalise on the surprise U-turn by Col Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan dictator.
The capture of Saddam Hussein and Libya's announcement on Friday that it would dismantle its chemical, biological and nuclear weapons programmes were being seen in Downing Street as vindication of the Prime Minister's strategy for tackling the threat of WMD.
i, too, was surprised by the colonel's about-face. hey, if it's going to make folks safer, who am i to question?
Posted by: resident jason at December 22, 2003 05:49 PMi, too, was surprised by the colonel's about-face. hey, if it's going to make folks safer, who am i to question?
Posted by: resident jason at December 22, 2003 05:49 PMI love these British no source stories. Why bother quoting a source? It's so much easier to just assert!
Posted by: Gary Farber at December 27, 2003 05:24 AM