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Trinidad & Tobago: On Jack Straw

Categories: Caribbean, Western Europe, Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom, Ethnicity & Race, Governance, Politics

Trinidad blogger Jeremy Taylor weighs in on the Jack Straw affair: “Jack starts to sweat. He tries hard to be liberal and tolerant, poor fellow. On the other hand, he was the man who with Tony Blair helped to plan and execute Britain's role in the disastrous Iraqi war. And this figure in front of him, with only the eyes visible, could be anyone. A suicide bomber. A gunman. What if there's a grenade under the niqab? [1]