A few days ago (on 17 June) I wrote to this list that: >>Today, per contra, MI5 is resolutely Blairite. So is the Guardian. Those circles are Tony's alma mater, after all. And now, under the tutelage of these same circles, the British social-democratic project has acquired an [anti-US] life of its own. This is not just because of the presence of the egregious Bush in the White House. This is only the *occasion* for the split. In fact, Bush is so opportune from the Euro POV that he might almost be an installation. The British have now split with the USA--the great Anglo-Saxon condominium is already over--and the great post-1940 trajectory which made the UK essentially a part of the Union, is a thing of the past. Britain is part of Europe, and Europe has sloughed off US tutelage where it counts, ie, the nuclear control codes. British nuclear submarines are all now out of service because of alleged technical problems. But its not technical problems, it's about who controls the missiles. There, almost nobody knows that publically but now Pen-L does. Why has Britain secretly ruptured its historical 'special relationship' with the US? That's the question here.<< Tonight the BBC is reporting that an article will appear in tomorrow's Spectator by NormanTebbit. Norman Tebbit is a former chairman of the Tory Party, close associate of Margaret Thatcher and former Cabinet Minister. According to the BBC, Tebbit is claiming that an MI5 dirty tricks campaign is helping to undermine the Conservatives and win the General Election for Tony Blair. The motive ascribed by Tebbit is to ensure the closer integration of Britain in the EU, at the expense of the Atlantic Alliance. http://www.spectator.co.uk/ Mark
