My brother Roy Noel Derbyshire, of Swindon, UK,

was visiting the USA recently & saw a gushing encomium to Tony Blair in USA Today. He was moved to write a letter to the editor. They did not print

it. I hope no-one will mind if I use my NRO privileges to run Noel’s letter

here.

Sir/Madam:
The frame you put Prime Minister T. Blair into may differ somewhat from the
view held here in the U.K. Blair and his cronies have bled this once great
country financially almost dry, while the whole pack of them fill their
pockets with salaries few can dream of, and fat pensions.
Illegal immigrants pour into the country, get paid and accommodated for
free, with millions of pounds spent on their “rights” to enable them to
remain. This money goes to the associates of Blair’s wife, who is at this
moment ripping off suckers in the U.S.A. on a so-called lecture tour at
$40,000 a throw! Further, Blair is hell bent on selling out this country
lock, stock and barrel to the E.U.
Many of your finest young servicemen fought to help save Europe from the
very situation Blair and his cohorts are driving us headlong into. You have
few friends in Europe, so do not kid yourselves. We here have no wish to be
governed by unelected individuals in Brussels.
You have an excellent news sheet in U.S.A. Today. I have noticed, though,
you choose to ignore the fact that our first class troops, both male and
female, are serving in Iraq. As our military have considerable experience
in the Middle East over the past hundred years, your service chiefs may
reflect, and take a few notes of advice. I served 1950-3 in the Suez Canal
Zone. One thing I took on board: “If you kick one Muslim, you kick them
all,” and there are a hell of a lot of them in the world!
Your country has a medal for Blair? Do us a favor: stick it in his mouth!
Yours sincerely,
R.N. Derbyshire