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What's even worse is the money he recieves for this; I believe it's
in the area of 60 or 80 thousand per speech.
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From: Nancy Hey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: (Please, telephone Saint Peter) BBC: 'Call Saddam's
bluff' urges
Clinton
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> Clinton's racist ravings are certainly exacerbating an already bad situation.
> Why the people in Blackpool gave him a standing ovation for this trite speech
> predictably extolling the "virtues" of New World Order imperialism I'll never
> know.
>
> I really wish he'd just fade away.
>
> peacefully yours,
> Nancy Hey
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> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_politics/2290730.stm
> > Wednesday, 2 October, 2002, 15:58 GMT 16:58 UK
> > 'Call Saddam's bluff' urges Clinton
> >
> > Bill Clinton talking at the Labour conference in Blackpool
> > Former US President Bill Clinton has stressed the need to strengthen the
> > United Nations and to "call Saddam Hussein's bluff" with tough new
> > inspections demands.
> > In a speech lavishing praise on Tony Blair's stance on Iraq he told Labour
> > members in Blackpool that although the Iraqi leader posed a real threat to
> > the world, using force against him should be a last resort.
> > Saddam Hussein as usual is bobbing and weaving - we should call his bluff
> > Bill Clinton
> > His call came after UK foreign secretary Jack Straw told BBC News Online
> > that the UK would press for "much tougher" weapons inspections regulations
> > for Iraq than the "defective" ones agreed by the UN inspectors and Baghdad.
> > Both the UK and the US have said they will oppose the resumption of
> > inspection until the UN Security Council lays down some tougher rules -
> > including the threat of military action if the inspectors are unable to do
> > their jobs.
> > Russia on the other hand has welcomed the deal, which it says paves the way
> > for the inspectors' return.
> > Iraq's deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz responded to the US reaction by
> > saying they were afraid of letting inspectors in because they knew they
> > would find no illegal weapons.
> > Ovation for Clinton
> > The excitement surrounding Mr Clinton's visit to Blackpool was shown by a
> > huge standing ovation from delegates before Tony Blair even had the chance
> > to introduce his close political and personal friend.
> > As well as calling for a more integrated world and urging support for Mr
> > Blair's Iraq policies, Mr Clinton extolled the virtues of the Blairite
> > "Third Way" philosophy.
> > And he said Northern Ireland's peace moves had brought peace to people
> > across the world.
> > But it was the passages he devoted to the Iraq crisis that attracted the
> > most attention.
> > Tony Blair's wife Cherie with actor Kevin Spacey
> > The UN had to insist on unrestricted access for weapons inspectors, argued
> > Mr Clinton on the day the US and UK rejected Iraq's latest inspections
> > offer.
> > "Saddam Hussein as usual is bobbing and weaving," he said. "We should call
> > his bluff.
> > "The UN should call for a complete and unrestricted set of inspections with
> > a new resolution.
> > "If the inspections go forward, and I hope they will, perhaps we can avoid a
> > conflict."
> > Inspections had done more to tackle the build-up of weapons of mass
> > destruction in Iraq than the Gulf War, he said.
> > "I believe we have to stay at this business until we get all those
> > biological and chemical weapons out of there."
> > 'Becoming institutions'
> > The west was not blameless in the problems affecting the Iraqi people, he
> > argued, saying there had been "hardly a peep" over the gassing of the Kurds.
> > In a speech dominated by an internationalist message, Mr Clinton argued for
> > action to be taken through the UN.
> > The UN, however, was still "becoming", he said.
> > Blair praised Clinton's political skills
> > "We've only had 10 years to make it work" and there were still people in the
> > UN who voted according to the sort of narrow national self-interests seen in
> > the Cold War.
> > The UK and US had acted over Kosovo despite Russia vetoeing a UN resolution
> > because of its historic links with the Serbs, he recalled.
> > Mr Clinton said that the European Union was also a "becoming" institution,
> > saying that both the UN and the EU would be different in nature in five to
> > ten years.
> > He told delegates about his recent visit to Africa, using it to illustrate
> > the interdependent nature of the world.
> > The number one test for people of all nations was to move from an
> > interdependent world to global community with shared values, he argued.
> > Burger bar
> > Like Mr Blair, a disciple of the Third Way, the ex-president said the best
> > thing going for the philosophy was that it worked.
> > The former president had arrived in Blackpool on Tuesday along with film
> > star Kevin Spacey.
> > At a reception hosted by Mr Blair the Oscar winner did a series of
> > impersonations of political figures for guests at the party.
> > Together with Downing Street communications director Alastair Campbell, the
> > pair paid a visit to a McDonalds restaurant where they ate burgers and
> > gladhanded surprised diners.
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