I got this first one from Kim Priestap over at WizBangBlog. Thanks!
| Tony Blair formally declared Britain’s multicultural experiment over yesterday as he told immigrants they had ”a duty” to integrate with the mainstream of society.
Tony Blair yesterday: ‘We don’t want the hate-mongers’ In a speech that overturned more than three decades of Labour support for the idea, he set out a series of requirements that were now expected from ethnic minority groups if they wished to call themselves British. These included “equality of respect” – especially better treatment of women by Muslim men – allegiance to the rule of law and a command of English. |
Sounds good to me, Mr. Blair.
| Zalmay Khalilzad, who was announced this week as leaving as U.S. ambassador to Iraq, is the leading prospect to replace John Bolton as envoy to the United Nations.
President Bush was reported by aides as looking for someone who approximates Bolton’s combination of toughness and diplomatic skill and has tentatively decided on Khalilzad. A native of Afghanistan, he has served in government posts dating back to 1985 and is the highest-ranking Muslim in the Bush administration. |
Mr. Bush, this one sounds otherwise to me, but now I sound anti-Muslim or Islamophobic or something. 🙁