Sunday, February 19, 2006
PART IV OF IV - SUMMATION
The objections Mr Fraser raises to me mentioning any evidence given or available on the Serb side of the current "trials" raises another important point as to whether Mr Fraser's position here is consistent with Scottish party membership.
A few years ago a motion was passed, unanimously, by the Scottish Conference, which is the sovereign body of the party, calling for war crimes trials in Yugoslavia to be conducted on an impartial & non-racial basis (indeed as an example we called for the indictment of the leaders of the countries which supplied the KLA with weapons while they were recognised as terrorists - this certainly includes Messrs. Clinton & Kohl). A fair trial inherently requires that the media styled "trial of the century" be reported without fear or favour & for Mr Fraser to deliberately flout this by attempting to purge me for doing so is inherently not only in total opposition to liberal principles but in violation of Scottish party policy. Mr Fraser cannot even claim ignorance since he & I were co-sponsors of this motion.
To accuse me of being "illiberal" is totally untruthful. I dispute that supporting freedom, seeking to end poverty, seeking to prevent the unnecessary killing of 24,000 pensioners a year from fuel poverty or opposing genocide can be described as "illiberal" by anybody with a trace of honesty. I believe that it would be in the interests of the party, as well as the country, to commit itself to traditional liberal policies & particularly to achieving economic success - time after time it is shown that the electorate want wealth, whereas Ludditism, bicycling, windmills & banning things are not popular Even if it is decided that such matters are "incompatible with membership of the party" this would only prove that liberalism & membership of the Lib Dems are incompatible. I must leave that decision in your hands & those of the Appeals Tribunal.
I have said that nuclear power is more cost effective & reliable than windmills, that strong economic growth is preferable to the UK's current comparative decline & Scotland's steep decline & that illegal war, ethnic cleansing, genocide & child sex slavery are wrong. If the "Lib Dems" decide that these opinions are "incompatible with party membership" then you are neither honest, competent or liberal.
Neil Craig
A few years ago a motion was passed, unanimously, by the Scottish Conference, which is the sovereign body of the party, calling for war crimes trials in Yugoslavia to be conducted on an impartial & non-racial basis (indeed as an example we called for the indictment of the leaders of the countries which supplied the KLA with weapons while they were recognised as terrorists - this certainly includes Messrs. Clinton & Kohl). A fair trial inherently requires that the media styled "trial of the century" be reported without fear or favour & for Mr Fraser to deliberately flout this by attempting to purge me for doing so is inherently not only in total opposition to liberal principles but in violation of Scottish party policy. Mr Fraser cannot even claim ignorance since he & I were co-sponsors of this motion.
To accuse me of being "illiberal" is totally untruthful. I dispute that supporting freedom, seeking to end poverty, seeking to prevent the unnecessary killing of 24,000 pensioners a year from fuel poverty or opposing genocide can be described as "illiberal" by anybody with a trace of honesty. I believe that it would be in the interests of the party, as well as the country, to commit itself to traditional liberal policies & particularly to achieving economic success - time after time it is shown that the electorate want wealth, whereas Ludditism, bicycling, windmills & banning things are not popular Even if it is decided that such matters are "incompatible with membership of the party" this would only prove that liberalism & membership of the Lib Dems are incompatible. I must leave that decision in your hands & those of the Appeals Tribunal.
I have said that nuclear power is more cost effective & reliable than windmills, that strong economic growth is preferable to the UK's current comparative decline & Scotland's steep decline & that illegal war, ethnic cleansing, genocide & child sex slavery are wrong. If the "Lib Dems" decide that these opinions are "incompatible with party membership" then you are neither honest, competent or liberal.
Neil Craig
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It is London's major who calls Jews Nazis (and Stipe Mesic who intervened in an internal conflict in Jewish community in Zagreb and said for one of the parties in conflict that they "behaved as Nazis" - insulting them in the same way as today's "Nazis" among Islamic fundamentalists). It is from Britain that are launched the campaigns for boycott Israeli universities. Britain is not qualified to judge the General whose father faught in anti-fascist force; the son fought against Milisevic's Nazi forces. Finally, wasn't it Britain that told to those who do not respect their laws can leave the country. Croatia was under foreign aggression and what General Gotovina was supposed to do. He only defended his country, while the Serbs were invited to stay in the country (contrary to the calls by the Serbian leadership) and respect fundamental laws of the country (that is, stop agression) and their safety would be warranted. Why are you so anti-Croatian - if you have some objections to the Croatian politics please attach them to Stipe Mesic and PM Ivo Sanader and not to a falsely accused general whose ethics remained the highest example of military professionalism? Get some facts straight. ANd also, take a good look at Britain and your own party as for anti-semitism and extremist labels. Thank you. Ivana (Montreal)
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