UK Bush attacks

Whew, got it back. I converted to the beta blogger and discovered the bugs :) So on with the posts -

Once the tiles begin to tumble there is no stopping them.

While the Daily Telegraph is on a straight Blair hunt, chortling with Embattled Blair prepares for his swan-song, other papers have Bush in their sites.

Bush is fair game after the Prescott attacks which have been blostered by: A report from the Royal Institute of International Affairs. This is a PDF version of the report attacking US policy in the Middle East.

Iran's influence in the Middle East has been bolstered by America's so-called war on terror, according to a new report.

The report, by researchers at think-tank the Royal Institute for International Studies in London - also known as Chatham House - says: "There is little doubt that Iran has been the chief beneficiary of the war on terror in the Middle East. Independent

Or as the Times puts it: Strategic errors by the Bush Administration have left Iran in the strongest position in the Middle East, a respected UK think-tank said today.

The Guardian: US interventions have boosted Iran, says report. The US-led "war on terror" has bolstered Iran's power and influence in the Middle East, especially over its neighbour and former enemy Iraq, a thinktank said today.

I guess this is the sort of split Bush and Blair would rather keep hidden. It does suggest a certain strategic win for the terror states, and adds to the successful destruction of liberties and lifestyle values in the West. None of it new, simply out in the public arena now.