the curious appointment to the committee of the historian Sir Martin Gilbert and the professor of war studies Sir Lawrence Freedman. Miles states: Both Gilbert and Freedman are Jewish, and Gilbert at least has a record of active support for Zionism. Such facts are not usually mentioned in the mainstream British and American media, but The Jewish Chronicle and the Israeli media have no such inhibitions, and the Arabic media both in London and in the region are usually not far behind. Sir...
Thursday, 26th November 2009
Not enough hours in the day
12:43am
Apologies for erratic postings at present, but I am particularly busy with one thing and another. A propos, readers might be interested to know that this evening I am due to appear on BBC One’s Question Time from Edinburgh. I hope to be back to normal postings in a few days.Miles of prejudice
12:32am
A Times leader yesterday referred disparagingly to, but did not properly deal with, the disgraceful attack by Oliver Miles, Britain’s former ambassador to Libya, on two members of the Chilcot inquiry into Britain’s involvement in the war in Iraq. Writing in the Independent on Sunday, Miles drew attention to
Thursday, 26 November 2009
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