Doublespeak
Have a look at this reply (to a written question) from Hilary Benn, which popped up in Hansard a few days ago.
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentages of households in Iraq have access to (a) clean water and (b) electricity.
Hilary Benn: The most recent reliable source of data on living standards in Iraq is the "Iraq living Conditions Survey 2004" conducted by the Iraqi Central Office for Statistics and Information Technology in April and May 2004. [...]
In rural areas 43 per cent of Iraqi households have reliable access to safe drinking water, 22 per cent have access to safe drinking water but the supply is unreliable and 34 per cent have access only to unsafe drinking water. [continues]
Does Hilary think it acceptable that one third of the people we have 'liberated' from oppression do not have a clean water supply TWO years after the 'war' ended? Saddam rebuilt Iraq's infrastructure in 3 months after Gulf 1. I know there are major problems out there, but had the invasion been at least delayed while some sort of game plan were worked out for managing the 'peace' we may not be in this sorry mess. Is it any wonder the occupying forces are so unpopular.
That this shining example of incompetence comes from Hilary Benn depresses me thoroughly. Hilary is the son of Tony Benn one of the finest, most honourable, decent, moral, intelligent and passionate men ever to sit in parliament, whereas Hilary is a stooge of 'new' Labour with as much integrity as Eden's serpent. Shame on you Hilary, shame.
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentages of households in Iraq have access to (a) clean water and (b) electricity.
Hilary Benn: The most recent reliable source of data on living standards in Iraq is the "Iraq living Conditions Survey 2004" conducted by the Iraqi Central Office for Statistics and Information Technology in April and May 2004. [...]
In rural areas 43 per cent of Iraqi households have reliable access to safe drinking water, 22 per cent have access to safe drinking water but the supply is unreliable and 34 per cent have access only to unsafe drinking water. [continues]
Does Hilary think it acceptable that one third of the people we have 'liberated' from oppression do not have a clean water supply TWO years after the 'war' ended? Saddam rebuilt Iraq's infrastructure in 3 months after Gulf 1. I know there are major problems out there, but had the invasion been at least delayed while some sort of game plan were worked out for managing the 'peace' we may not be in this sorry mess. Is it any wonder the occupying forces are so unpopular.
That this shining example of incompetence comes from Hilary Benn depresses me thoroughly. Hilary is the son of Tony Benn one of the finest, most honourable, decent, moral, intelligent and passionate men ever to sit in parliament, whereas Hilary is a stooge of 'new' Labour with as much integrity as Eden's serpent. Shame on you Hilary, shame.
posted by phylos @ 11:42
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