Wednesday, 17 February 2010

Truth in Dubai-Fisk lifts the lid

The Independent's Robert Fisk rises above all the conspiracy headlines in this morning's papers over the Dubai affair.

Besides pointing out that Far too many police forces are now sending their minions to Israel to learn about "terror" he also says that

According to a Dubai "source" of The Independent – readers will have to judge what this means – the security forces of the aforesaid emirate informed a "British diplomat" in Dubai (presumably the consul, since the embassy is in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi) of the UK passport details almost six days ago and "did not receive an appropriate reply". If this is true – the Foreign Office will be wrathful in its denials – then why didn't the British immediately express their outrage at the use of forged British passports and cough up details of the equally outrageous frauds a week ago? This misuse puts every British citizen at risk.

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