BBC NEWS | Politics | Ministers reject Iraq terror link
BBC NEWS | Politics | Ministers reject Iraq terror link
Mr Straw told reporters ahead of a meeting of European Foreign Ministers in Brussels that “the time for excuses for terrorism are over”.
“The terrorists have struck across the world, in countries allied with the United States, backing the war in Iraq, and in countries which had nothing whatever to do with the war in Iraq.
“They struck in Kenya, in Tanzania, in Indonesia, in the Yemen, they struck this weekend in Turkey which was not supporting our action in Iraq.
“It is the terrorists who will seek any excuse whatsoever for their action and it is the responsibility of people in the civilised world to stand up to that terrorism and not provide them with any excuse whatsoever.”
A rather pointless denial Mr Straw, the bombings in those other countries had different triggers than Iraq, but triggers nontheless. A very New Labour denial though.