Direland: Straw fired over Iran?
New from DIRELAND, May 5 DID TONY BLAIR FIRE JACK STRAW OVER IRAN? In the wake of this week’s disastrous British local elections — which saw “New Labour” get creamed and the extreme right on the rise — Tony Blair reshuffled his cabinet. But was Foreign Minister Jack Straw made to walk the plank for his public opposition to a military attack on Iran, which he called “completely nuts? Smart Brits think so. And a new report by a prominent Blairite think-tank refutes Blair’s position and says military threats and a military attack on Iran will “backfire.’ For all the details, click on: http://direland.typepad.com/direland/2006/05/did_tony_blair_.htmlhttp://direland.typepad.com/direland/2006/05/didtonyblair_.html