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[Gubernatorial threepwood]

i got it from a news cutting

 

We are at war, says Blair

 

 

Tony Blair has declared war with terrorism.

 

The Prime Minister promises Britain will play its full part in strikes against those responsible for the American outrages.

 

Mr Blair was speaking in the Cabinet Room at Downing Street.

 

He said: "Yes. Whatever the technical or legal issues about a declaration of war, the fact is we are at war with terrorism."

 

In an interview to be shown around the globe for US television network CNN, Mr Blair added: "What happened on Tuesday was an attack not just on the United States, but an attack on the civilised world."

 

And he confirmed the British death toll will be the highest in any terrorist attack, warning grimly: "Probably 200-300 people from Britain will have died in that terrorist attack.

 

"That makes it the worst terrorist attack there has been on British citizens since the Second World War."

 

Mr Blair has praised US President George W Bush's handling of the crisis and predicted a widespread worldwide coalition to hunt down those responsible for the attacks and further action to dismantle the whole operation of international terrorism, including its finances.

 

He refused to speculate on how domestic security measures may be tightened, including the possibility of the introduction of compulsory identity cards.

 

On the question of building widespread support for possible military strikes, Mr Blair added: "This is something obviously we discussed with the American president.

 

"I am very pleased at the way the American administration has gone out of its way to consult its allies, to keep us informed. There has to be a response to bring those terrorists who committed this attack to account and we will play our full part in that."

 

 

 

 

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R.i.p all the brave people who died in the hijacking

[raVen_image]

Since Bush cannot declare "war" by himself without a support from Congress, he has changed his language today to say, "This is a 'CRUSADE' against terrorism".

 

But I am unfamiliar with the Parliament's rules ... Is the UK really at "WAR"?, or is this just more inflamitory language?

[Faith]

Originally posted by raVen_image:

Is the UK really at "WAR"?, or is this just more inflamitory language?

 

 

Inflamitory language