Europe finds their cojones
Written by: Beck
Well I'll be damned (no comments from the peanut gallery, please). Europe has soundly
told Osama to get bent. Some highlights:
From Italy:
"It is completely unthinkable that we could start negotiations with bin Laden. Everyone understands that," Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini told reporters.
From the EU:
European Commission President Romano Prodi said there could be no negotiating under a "terrorist threat."
From Britain:
"One has to treat such claims by al Qaeda with contempt, which they deserve," Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said.
From
Spain:
"There is no sense to terrorism. There is no policy in terrorism. There is just terror, death, blackmail," said incoming Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.
I suppose there weren't any good public statements coming out of France or Germany, as this was all the CNN article had to say about them:
Leaders in France and Germany also rejected any such offer.
Which is still promising, considering the source. Hell, even
89% of CNN readers are opposed to negotiation. Does this qualify as "bipartisan" then? How about multilateral? Nuanced? Sorry, I went too far with that one.
