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July 28, 2006
Taken for granted - reprise
As I pointed out yesterday, Margaret Beckett's protest at the use of Prestwick airport as a staging point for US weapons shipments to Israel was a matter of procedure rather than principle.
Now, not only is the British Government not objecting in principle to the use of British airports in this manner, but it seems likely that it will continue to allow such flights in the future.
The Scotsman - Bomb flights will go on as UK is accused of gesture politics
Amid reports that the US is planning two more arms deliveries via Britain in the coming weeks, a government source yesterday told The Scotsman that Britain will not attempt to halt such flights as long as the proper procedures are followed.
"Beckett was making a technical point about these two planes in particular," the source said. "When it comes to future flights, we expect the Americans will respect the rules from now on, so there won't be any problems."
Posted by Clive on July 28, 2006 1:40 PM in the category War