[HPFGU-OTChatter] Pardon my French

[Kathryn Cawte]

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From: HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com
Date: 08 January 2003 14:37:01
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Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Pardon my French

Highlight of my day yesterday.

On the Ten O'clock News, the BBC's chief political correspondent, 
Andrew Marr, said, in the context of an apparent disagreement over 
Iraq between our Foreign and Defence ministers:

"It's a bit like the situation in the US, where you have the State 
Department (that's like our Foreign Office here) wanting to put 
together alliances and build political consensus, and the Department 
of Defense, who just want to get out there and kick some ass - 
that's an American expression, of course"

David


I love Andrew marr he's great fun to listen to. Although I have noticed
recently he and the English language don't always have a close relationship,
but he's better than a lot of others. The BBC's guy in Iraq (no idea who, I
wasn't paying that much attention) was asked if the people of Iraq felt war
was inevitable and he said no they think it's unavoidable .... *blink* Do
you think we could send the guy a copy of Roget? 

K