tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post1763588857418276013..comments2024-03-29T09:20:33.277+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Anthony Wedgewood-Benn's 1998 Speech on Iraq.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75671409842334487242022-03-31T04:22:45.181+01:002022-03-31T04:22:45.181+01:00Wedgie was his idol.Wedgie was his idol.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21451562687847126012022-03-30T20:05:56.318+01:002022-03-30T20:05:56.318+01:00Corbyn looks on.Corbyn looks on.Bureboybloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517207672662059349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-90251332084932649782022-03-30T13:59:16.900+01:002022-03-30T13:59:16.900+01:00Sadly such things can never be un-invented. We'...Sadly such things can never be un-invented. We're stuck with them now, and the posturing will continue until some loony presses the button.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18342588047914163542022-03-30T10:24:48.964+01:002022-03-30T10:24:48.964+01:00I wasn't a Benn fan particularly but his speec...I wasn't a Benn fan particularly but his speech was one of the most powerful I can recall and it is to our eternal shame that we went to war. One day we will regret it. One day we will be accused of having weapons of mass destruction. Of course we were one of the first and we are guardians of the world. So we are allowed.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62767430591274338272022-03-30T08:48:27.813+01:002022-03-30T08:48:27.813+01:00I'd completely forgotten that I'd posted t...I'd completely forgotten that I'd posted this before, but this present war brought it back.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89720288785057327462022-03-30T08:35:59.702+01:002022-03-30T08:35:59.702+01:00Maybe you have shown this before. I have certainly...Maybe you have shown this before. I have certainly seen it before. I agree with you about Blair but more strongly the US President, and our own Prime Minister of the time. We were fed absolute lies, soon proved and no one is answerable. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21387186659746919742022-03-30T07:55:23.114+01:002022-03-30T07:55:23.114+01:00You also once published his anti EU one. You also once published his anti EU one. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82037628218217932722022-03-30T07:48:10.499+01:002022-03-30T07:48:10.499+01:00I thought something had gone wrong with my blog fe...I thought something had gone wrong with my blog feed! Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2800034374767670712022-03-30T06:55:24.902+01:002022-03-30T06:55:24.902+01:00Ha ha. I've just had a look, and see that I st...Ha ha. I've just had a look, and see that I started my earlier piece with almost exactly the same words!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78189518325423216132022-03-30T06:51:36.075+01:002022-03-30T06:51:36.075+01:00There haven't been many notable speeches in pa...There haven't been many notable speeches in parliament in my time, but this was certainly one of the highlights. I also love Michael Gove's speech about Corbyn, but that's another matter.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76717234066879782332022-03-30T06:44:28.115+01:002022-03-30T06:44:28.115+01:00There was me wondering why I hadn't posted thi...There was me wondering why I hadn't posted this wonderful speech before. Old age!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30153978855664701262022-03-30T06:43:26.864+01:002022-03-30T06:43:26.864+01:00And, of course, he left the coffers EMPTY. And, of course, he left the coffers EMPTY. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20464808297609885272022-03-30T06:41:21.754+01:002022-03-30T06:41:21.754+01:00Good speech. I would always vote against war too. ...Good speech. I would always vote against war too. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65786482987497452142022-03-30T06:40:53.743+01:002022-03-30T06:40:53.743+01:00Your January post again. Yes a great speech and I...Your January post again. Yes a great speech and I will say the same as I said last time, as was his son's speech on war in Syria some years later.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2115421841562833712022-03-30T06:29:05.929+01:002022-03-30T06:29:05.929+01:00AHH, the Blair creature - a perfect example of the...AHH, the Blair creature - a perfect example of the adage that there is nothing in this world so bad that a politician cannot make it worse. We have seen over time how almost all that he touched has turned out disastrously - just think of devolution, botched House of Lords reforms, tens of billions wasted on NHS IT fiascos.....Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715674477635617592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2958271781851699092022-03-30T06:17:34.964+01:002022-03-30T06:17:34.964+01:00And wasn't he made some 'special envoy'...And wasn't he made some 'special envoy' to the middle east afterwards? Dreadful man.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12649620322789651912022-03-30T05:40:37.583+01:002022-03-30T05:40:37.583+01:00I applaud your open-mindedness in showcasing Tony ...I applaud your open-mindedness in showcasing Tony Benn's oratorical expertise - which was underpinned of course by authentic consideration and gut feeling. The other Tony was driven by his fervent desire to lubricate the transatlantic alliance with Bush the Younger. It appals me that Blair continues to bleat on about "doing the right thing" instead of hanging his head in shame. He was warned.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com