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[Roco]

One of Gordon Brown's new ministers has said the UK and the United States would no longer be "joined at the hip" on foreign policy.
Lord Malloch Brown told the Daily Telegraph it was time for a more "impartial" foreign policy and to build relationships with European leaders.

Some analysts may consider the Foreign Office minister's remarks evidence of Labour distancing itself from the US.
full report -
http://news.bbc.co.u...ics/6898587.stm

Hmmm , I could see this coming , Mr. Brown is an etirely different Prime minister from the outgoing Tony Blair   

[tommie gorman]

Things are definately going to get interesting in Iraq soon it sounds like. 

[resopalrabotnick]

roco, you need to become a news anchor.

[tommie gorman]

Yeah Roco. you'll get GOLD STARS that way.   

[Roco]

But nobody thinks that Gordon Brown is going to find a soulmate in George Bush as Tony Blair did. That relationship was forged in the heat of 9/11 and Iraq.

Iraq...

On the most immediate foreign policy issue to hand, Britain will not undertake a precipitous withdrawal from Iraq. However Mr Brown has spoken of a "new stage" and the signs are that he wants out as soon as possible, as long as that is *or can be presented as being compatible with the policy of handing over only when the Iraqis can do the job.

And Britain will stay in Afghanistan in a combat role. Indeed, it wants more Nato members to join the fray, as does the United States.

full story
http://news.bbc.co.u.../uk/6918997.stm

(* KEY WORDS ,you soon learn to read between the lines in the UK , my quote )


LOL I just heard that Mr brown has been advised the his meeting with Pres Bush , is casual wear , jeans and T would be OK,
His reply "I dont do casual,  I do not represent the Simpsons , be warned guys , this one will be a bars**d
He is playing down the remarks about "not being joined to the hip with America "
it was said , and now being played down , that is normal Brit .political spin ,  just giving  a hint of things to come, IMHO

and thanks on the News anchor , yeah that would be OK , but I will let Ca3le have some time after his server change ,that guy put some hours in on that , I just wish I undrestood the tech  bits 

[DJVageli]

Interesting read and all...but this wouldn't be appropriate in the news section since you all know that this is a tech site and we are pushing for tech related news...but non the less...good stuff Roco..its interesting to see foreign policies change so rapidly

[dn0]

Interesting read and all...but this wouldn't be appropriate in the news section since you all know that this is a tech site and we are pushing for tech related news...but non the less...good stuff Roco..its interesting to see foreign policies change so rapidly

HAHA, maybe CA3LE needs a new site: www.testmyPatience.net
At leat we have the off topic section when we feel like slugging it out on non tech items.

[Roco]

Interesting read and all...but this wouldn't be appropriate in the news section since you all know that this is a tech site and we are pushing for tech related news...but non the less...good stuff Roco..its interesting to see foreign policies change so rapidly

Thanks DjVaGGo , I cannot start a new topic in news,  and normaly I post in off topic , but I felt this was important enough to both our nations to post it into GD, as I do value the special relationship our two nations have held for so many years ,
please feel free to move it ,no probs from me ,

HAHA, maybe CA3LE needs a new site: www.testmyPatience.net
At leat we have the off topic section when we feel like slugging it out on non tech items.

yeah , good idea , but we do have great discussions without too much   
anyone got a link to a site that can claim that ?

Regards ..Roco.UK

[DJVageli]

Thanks DjVaGGo , I cannot start a new topic in news,  and normaly I post in off topic , but I felt this was important enough to both our nations to post it into GD, as I do value the special relationship our two nations have held for so many years ,
please feel free to move it ,no probs from me ,

Don't worry..Im not moving anything..what I was implying was you'd make a good anchor but that WE should ALL remember that we need to focus on tech news MORE...thats it

If they have a problem with that...that's what cnn and yahoo and bbc...etc are for, but theres only one testmy.net

[Roco]

Don't worry..Im not moving anything..what I was implying was you'd make a good anchor but that WE should ALL remember that we need to focus on tech news MORE...thats it

If they have a problem with that...that's what cnn and yahoo and bbc...etc are for, but theres only one testmy.net

Ok, as I said no problems this end ,  and I fully agree on "but theres only one testmy.net , .............
Hmmm, let me see Tech news , Duh ,I guess we dont do tech in the UK ,
but I will keep looking ,

[tdawnaz]

here ya go roco...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/default.stm

i also like these pages...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/default.stm

u find stories like this one

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6918687.stm

[resopalrabotnick]

i have said it before and i will say it again. put up an off topic news section then. i personally think that the news should not only contain tech items. any tech site has that. to me tmn is great because we don't loose sight of the big picture and think outside the box.

[Roco]

everyvbody loves the BBC   the same guys that hammer down my front door every year,  trying to find my invisiblle TV,  ,
While the news of the end of the special relationship between America and the UK starts to unravel ,
:lol:I gess it is time I said goodnight before I throw a fit  

Thanks Reso... off topic news , sounds good to me , yeah, I own a few boxes , but the world is a tad bigger ,but I guess if you feel more comfortable within your box , maybe that is the best place to be ,

[tdawnaz]

[quote author=resopalrabotnick link=topic=20417.msg232726#msg232726 date=1185728990]
i have said it before and i will say it again. put up an off topic news section then. i personally think that the news should not only contain tech items. any tech site has that. to me tmn is great because we don't loose sight of the big picture and think outside the box.
[/quote]

yep that's right resop...that's why we have a diverse selection right now in the news section...it doesn't have to be all tech news...just predominantly techish

[quote name='ca3le]Articles don't have to be any specific topic' date=' they can be anywhere from entertainment news to political news.  But we would really like most of the topics to be tech related.[/quote']

found here... http://www.testmy.net/t-15298 (u have to be a 'news anchor' to read that board...sorry)

[Conuck]

Roco, Just 168 more post and you will get another star. As a News Anchor you will get a title and only 1 or 2 stars. 

[tommie gorman]

1 star for sophist member.
2 stars for news anchor.
3 stars for mod.
4 stars for vice admin.
5 stars for CA3LE. (they say he still thinks he owns this place or something) 

Oh, and that will be your last yellow star when you get the 1800 posts Roco. So from there on, nothing left to target. 

[resopalrabotnick]

let's put this thing back on topic.

world owes US a dept says brown

http://news.bbc.co.u...ics/6920877.stm

[tdawnaz]

but roco has 7 stars...does that make him ca3le's daddy??

[Conuck]

but roco has 7 stars...does that make him ca3le's daddy??

Only if he is your Daddy too.

[tdawnaz]

i need a daddy