salon.com/The Guardian
"Whom would al-Qaida vote for?"
terça-feira, setembro 21, 2004

In a private meeting, the British ambassador to Rome tells other diplomats that Bush has been the "best recruiting sergeant ever" for the group.

Sept. 21, 2004 | The British Foreign Office was thrown into turmoil yesterday after the British ambassador to Rome, Sir Ivor Roberts, described President Bush as "the best recruiting sergeant ever for al-Qaida." His comment, made at a closed conference of about 100 British and Italian diplomats, politicians and journalists in the Tuscany region of Italy, was leaked to an Italian newspaper, provoking embarrassment in London. According to one of those present, Sir Ivor had been taking part in a discussion on which candidate Europeans would back if they had a vote in the U.S. election. The ambassador said they would vote for Kerry but some people would want Bush, not least al-Qaida.

"If anyone is ready to celebrate the eventual reelection of Bush, it's al-Qaida -- whereas it is clear that the Palestinians hope that a Kerry victory will unblock the situation," he said.

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