British double standards on WMD and terrorists


	British double standards on WMD and terrorists

hayesstw

2-22-2008 2:33 AM

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israel, iraq, wmd, terrorist, terrorism, kosovo, udi hamas, british politics

hayesstw says:

The recebnt revelations about British double standards on the question of WMD in the Middle East also highlights other double standards as well -- denouncing Hamas as "terrorists", but recognising the UDI by the UCK (Kosovo Liberation Army).

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