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– EuroArmy...For Peace or
War?
The EU reveals its contempt for voters
By Daily Mail Comment
Slowly but surely, the hidden agenda of the European Union's foreign
policy elite, led by France, becomes clear. They want an EU 'army',
'hard power' and a grand new military headquarters.
Yes, reference was made to the Army in the Lisbon Treaty - which, of
course, was opposed by the great mass of British public opinion - but
only now is the scale of Nicolas Sarkozy's plan becoming clear.
The French President wants a direct rival to Nato, the body which has
kept peace in Europe and the rest of the world for the past 60 years.
Not only would this threaten our special relationship with the US, but
also arguably world security.
We have had ample examples from the past of those EU countries who
prefer restricting their troops to peace keeping or reconstruction, and
eschew standing and fighting.
Nicolas Sarkozy is leading calls for an EU 'army'
Take Afghanistan: Why is it Britain has more troops than any other
country in Europe supporting the Americans?
What is truly depressing is that the British public will not even have
the opportunity to object to this exercise in self-aggrandisement. It
will be progressed through an obscure clause buried in the Lisbon Treaty
(otherwise known as the EU constitution).
However, it is just possible that Lisbon itself could be scuppered next
week when the Irish public are given a chance to vote. Latest opinion
polls suggest a 'No' vote and - if one nation refuses to ratify the
treaty - it falls.
France is plotting to create a Euro Army
Don't hold your breath. If the verdict does go against the Irish
Government, they are likely to simply try again until they get the
desired result, as they did when voters initially rejected the Treaty of
Nice in 2003.
At least the Irish have a semblance of decency in these matters. Not so
Britain. Since Labour decided - in defiance of its manifesto pledge -
there would be no referendum on the Lisbon Treaty here, it has been an
exercise in Parliamentary rubber-stamping, to be completed by Peers next
week.
Meanwhile, a second British MEP is revealed to have paid his wife and
daughter a reported £758,000 for 'secretarial and support services',
following the revelation earlier this week that Giles Chichester had
channelled £445,000 in allowances through a family firm.
The insidious way a European Army is being imposed, along with the greed
of MEPs, have one thing in common: both reveal the contempt the EU has
for ordinary voters.
But then what do you expect from an institution that is undemocratic,
unaccountable. . . and corrupt.
A tale of two chiefs
Today, the Mail tells the story of two very different Chief Constables.
In London, where the discredited Met chief Sir Ian Blair blunders into a
typically ill-judged row with the country's top prosecutor over
celebrity cocaine abuse, a disturbing police cover-up emerges.
As our chilling investigation on page 11 reveals, a murdered special
constable working for the Met was involved in running a vice ring.
Worse, officers knew. Yet no action was taken against Nisha Patel
because, in the words of one detective, she was both Asian and a woman.
If the ultra politically-correct Ian Blair had an ounce of credibility
left - which, of course following the Stockwell shooting he has not - he
would instigate an immediate investigation.
Meanwhile, in Cambridgeshire, a remarkably brave police officer warns of
the terrible strains mass immigration is placing on her force. Julie
Spence is no reactionary, and speaks passionately of the positive
contribution migrants make.
But, despite knowing it could land her in trouble with her Labour
paymasters, she is also unafraid to confront uncomfortable truths. For
that, we salute her.
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