Thatcher Rides Again

Maggie Thatcher, well known for her bulldog approach to government affairs, has been caught up in the DeLay imbroglio. A ‘secret’ and highly ‘sensitive’ request to the British authorities, from DeLay’s prosecutors has been leaked to the London press.

"There would be considerable interest in this case if it were to become public knowledge," it noted.
"We have been asked by the US to keep this request `sealed', which we take to mean as confidential as possible. This has been relayed to the Metropolitan Police.
"The Metropolitan Police have been asked to handle these inquiries sensitively given the nature of the individual concerned and the background to the request."

While it might be embarrassing for the ‘Iron Lady’, there is no suggestion of impropriety on her part. Her spokesman suggested that DeLay and his party just dropped in for a friendly cuppa with the former ‘strongwoman’ of the UK.
It’s almost touching that these power suits would care to make time to visit an elderly has been.
The fact that Maggies little boy, Mark Thatcher, was placed under house arrest by South African police for his involvement in a plot to overthrow the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea in a coup d'etat obviously had nothing to do with the visit.
Mark wasn’t even arrested until 2004, when the plot was eventually revealed in all its gory detail. It is difficult to believe that a coup involving oil interests would be something Bush’s crew would get involved in.
This is a timely warning of course. If you have any sensitive documents, you would be best not to entrust them the British authorities. It seems like they might have a leak in their system…