Straight To The Point

(From the BBC)

Even though they "put lives at risk", Blair has surprisingly decided to rejected a call for an independent inquiry into leaks of police anti-terrorism intelligence to the media, even though he apparently has no idea where the leaks are coming from.

When asked for assurances that no minister, civil servant or special advisor leaked the information, Mr Blair said: "The only guarantee that I can give is that, as far as I'm aware [a classic get-out clause for when the truth outs], they did not". But still he doesn't want an investigation! His motto is "if you don't want to see a problem, don't look for one".

And this is a classic line from Blair and his double-standards: "I don't think it's right to leave an allegation suggesting that may be a minister who has done this, unless he's got actual evidence that that is so." But it's alright to shoot people several times in the head of course, without actual evidence. Or imprison someone for months without charge. But heaven forbid someone suggests a minister is up to no good! Stop this madness!