Mr Blair is risking the Special Relationship with the Americans, this nation's greatest global asset, which is why the French hate it 2ND Edition

When the terms were agreed, John Quincy Adams, a future U.S. President, said to Admiral Gambier, senior member of our delegation: 'I hope this will be the last treaty of peace between Great Britain and the United States.' It was. In their dotty, obsessive way, they believe that by cutting...

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Published inDaily mail (London, England)
Main Author Johnson, Paul
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Solo Syndication, a division of Associated Newspapers Ltd 24.11.2000
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Blair, Tony
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Summary:When the terms were agreed, John Quincy Adams, a future U.S. President, said to Admiral Gambier, senior member of our delegation: 'I hope this will be the last treaty of peace between Great Britain and the United States.' It was. In their dotty, obsessive way, they believe that by cutting Britain's umbilical cord to America, and keeping the U.S. out of Europe, they can restore French to its old paramountcy. Hitlerian extermination of entire races, Spanish and Roman inquisitions, Napoleonic militarism and plans of world conquest - such things revolt the Anglo-American sense of decency, and always have done.
ISSN:0307-7578