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nadine · 17 februari 2005, 20:55

Misschien een update over deze zaak?
Doctor Livingstone, I assume?

Blair to Nazi row mayor: Say sorry
Wednesday, February 16, 2005 Posted: 1300 GMT (2100 HKT)

LONDON, England -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair has called on London
Mayor Ken Livingstone to apologize for a tirade in which he accused a
Jewish reporter of behaving like a Nazi concentration camp guard.

"A lot of us in politics get angry with journalists from time to time but
in the circumstances, and to the journalist because he was a Jewish
journalist, yes he should apologize," Blair said Wednesday.

"Let's just apologize and move on -- that's the sensible thing," Blair said
while answering public questions during an appearance on Britain's Channel
Five television.

Blair later said he did not believe Livingstone's job was on the line over
the issue or that the remarks were meant to be anti-Semitic.

"I am quite sure he did not mean anything remotely anti-Jewish or
anti-Semitic about it at all," he told Channel Five's Lunchtime News program.

Blair's call for an apology came as an inspection team from the
International Olympic Committee was conducting a four-day tour to assess
London's bid for the 2012 Summer Games. There are fears the row could
damage Britain's chances to host the Olympics.

Livingstone has repeatedly refused to say sorry for his remarks, despite
demands for an apology by Jewish community leaders, Holocaust survivors,
the Greater London Assembly and British Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell.

"You may think my remarks to that reporter -- and many over the years --
are offensive," the Labour Party mayor said Tuesday. "That is purely a
matter of judgment. If you think they are racist I think you are wrong.

"You can make the case my remarks were offensive and that they may be
actionable and may have recourse in law, but you can't make the case they
were racist," he told a City Hall news conference.

"I am not going to apologize if I do not believe that I have done something
wrong. It would be very easy for me to buy off media pressure by lying but
I am not going to do it."

On Tuesday, Livingstone said any demands for an apology from Blair would
fall on deaf ears, adding: "(When) I went back to the Labour Party he made
it absolutely clear it was my job to do my job.

"He has no intention of making me foreign secretary, and we have our
respective roles. He is not there to manage me. He is not answerable to my
mistakes or successes. We are judged separately and independently."

Livingstone was banished from Blair's Labour Party for five years after it
refused to back him as its candidate for London mayor in the 2000 election.

At the time, Blair said he would be a "disaster" for London. Livingstone
was readmitted to the party ahead of his 2004 re-election as mayor.

Livingstone's outburst came last week as London Evening Standard reporter
Oliver Finegold asked him for a comment as he left a party for Labour MP
Chris Smith.

Livingtone's comment also came as a new report was released showing that
the number of anti-Semitic attacks in Britain had risen sharply and reached
record levels in 2004, including physical attacks, name calling, hate mail
and the desecration of property, such as the vandalism of synagogues with
swastikas.

The mayor, an outspoken left-winger nicknamed Red Ken, has no love of the
Evening Standard and its conservative sister paper, the Daily Mail. The
Daily Mail had a pro-Nazi editorial line in the 1930s, and Livingstone
asked Finegold if he had been a "German war criminal."

When the reporter replied he was Jewish, Livingstone said: "Actually you
are just like a concentration camp guard. You're just doing it because
you're paid to, aren't you?"

A tape recording of the conversation was played Monday at a meeting of the
Greater London Assembly, which passed a unanimous motion calling on the
mayor to withdraw his remarks.

It said that, despite Livingstone's record in fighting racism, his remarks
damaged his credibility, offended the Jewish community and probably hurt
London's chances of hosting the 2012 Olympics.

An official complaint has been made to local government watchdogs by the
Board of Deputies of British Jews, demanding an investigation by the
Standards Board of England. The board has the power to suspend or ban
Livingstone from holding public office.

However, Livingstone said: "There must have been 20 instances like this
over the last 24 years. I have never in response to any of that modified a
policy I believed to be right or modified a position I believed to be right
and I don't intend to now.

"Because if I do that effectively you hand power over your policies and
position to the editors of papers."

Livingstone also defended his actions Monday, saying he had been the victim
of a hate campaign lasting almost 25 years at the hands of the Evening
Standard and the Daily Mail.

"I have spent my entire life fighting against racism -- whether against
Jewish people, black people, Asians or anyone else," he said.

Later this week, Livingstone and Blair are to meet with the 13-member
International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission, which arrived in
London on Tuesday for a four-day inspection.

Their visit marks a critical phase in London's bid, which faces stiff
competition from Paris, Moscow, Madrid and New York.

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groene flamingant · 18 februari 2005, 17:24

Citaat:

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door nadine

Wat meer respect aub

Niet "iemand", het gaat hier over "his highness" groene flamingant

't Is dat ge 't maar weet. Ga maar al op uw blote knieën zitten om om vergiffenis te smeken.

nadine · 18 februari 2005, 17:34

Citaat:

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door groene flamingant

't Is dat ge 't maar weet. Ga maar al op uw blote knieën zitten om om vergiffenis te smeken.

Denkt ge nu al dat ge ook Bill Clinton zijt?

groene flamingant · 18 februari 2005, 18:44

Citaat:

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door nadine

Denkt ge nu al dat ge ook Bill Clinton zijt?

17 februari 2005, 20:55	#21
nadine Parlementslid Geregistreerd: 25 mei 2004 Locatie: mechelen Berichten: 1.902	Misschien een update over deze zaak? Doctor Livingstone, I assume? Blair to Nazi row mayor: Say sorry Wednesday, February 16, 2005 Posted: 1300 GMT (2100 HKT) LONDON, England -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair has called on London Mayor Ken Livingstone to apologize for a tirade in which he accused a Jewish reporter of behaving like a Nazi concentration camp guard. "A lot of us in politics get angry with journalists from time to time but in the circumstances, and to the journalist because he was a Jewish journalist, yes he should apologize," Blair said Wednesday. "Let's just apologize and move on -- that's the sensible thing," Blair said while answering public questions during an appearance on Britain's Channel Five television. Blair later said he did not believe Livingstone's job was on the line over the issue or that the remarks were meant to be anti-Semitic. "I am quite sure he did not mean anything remotely anti-Jewish or anti-Semitic about it at all," he told Channel Five's Lunchtime News program. Blair's call for an apology came as an inspection team from the International Olympic Committee was conducting a four-day tour to assess London's bid for the 2012 Summer Games. There are fears the row could damage Britain's chances to host the Olympics. Livingstone has repeatedly refused to say sorry for his remarks, despite demands for an apology by Jewish community leaders, Holocaust survivors, the Greater London Assembly and British Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell. "You may think my remarks to that reporter -- and many over the years -- are offensive," the Labour Party mayor said Tuesday. "That is purely a matter of judgment. If you think they are racist I think you are wrong. "You can make the case my remarks were offensive and that they may be actionable and may have recourse in law, but you can't make the case they were racist," he told a City Hall news conference. "I am not going to apologize if I do not believe that I have done something wrong. It would be very easy for me to buy off media pressure by lying but I am not going to do it." On Tuesday, Livingstone said any demands for an apology from Blair would fall on deaf ears, adding: "(When) I went back to the Labour Party he made it absolutely clear it was my job to do my job. "He has no intention of making me foreign secretary, and we have our respective roles. He is not there to manage me. He is not answerable to my mistakes or successes. We are judged separately and independently." Livingstone was banished from Blair's Labour Party for five years after it refused to back him as its candidate for London mayor in the 2000 election. At the time, Blair said he would be a "disaster" for London. Livingstone was readmitted to the party ahead of his 2004 re-election as mayor. Livingstone's outburst came last week as London Evening Standard reporter Oliver Finegold asked him for a comment as he left a party for Labour MP Chris Smith. Livingtone's comment also came as a new report was released showing that the number of anti-Semitic attacks in Britain had risen sharply and reached record levels in 2004, including physical attacks, name calling, hate mail and the desecration of property, such as the vandalism of synagogues with swastikas. The mayor, an outspoken left-winger nicknamed Red Ken, has no love of the Evening Standard and its conservative sister paper, the Daily Mail. The Daily Mail had a pro-Nazi editorial line in the 1930s, and Livingstone asked Finegold if he had been a "German war criminal." When the reporter replied he was Jewish, Livingstone said: "Actually you are just like a concentration camp guard. You're just doing it because you're paid to, aren't you?" A tape recording of the conversation was played Monday at a meeting of the Greater London Assembly, which passed a unanimous motion calling on the mayor to withdraw his remarks. It said that, despite Livingstone's record in fighting racism, his remarks damaged his credibility, offended the Jewish community and probably hurt London's chances of hosting the 2012 Olympics. An official complaint has been made to local government watchdogs by the Board of Deputies of British Jews, demanding an investigation by the Standards Board of England. The board has the power to suspend or ban Livingstone from holding public office. However, Livingstone said: "There must have been 20 instances like this over the last 24 years. I have never in response to any of that modified a policy I believed to be right or modified a position I believed to be right and I don't intend to now. "Because if I do that effectively you hand power over your policies and position to the editors of papers." Livingstone also defended his actions Monday, saying he had been the victim of a hate campaign lasting almost 25 years at the hands of the Evening Standard and the Daily Mail. "I have spent my entire life fighting against racism -- whether against Jewish people, black people, Asians or anyone else," he said. Later this week, Livingstone and Blair are to meet with the 13-member International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission, which arrived in London on Tuesday for a four-day inspection. Their visit marks a critical phase in London's bid, which faces stiff competition from Paris, Moscow, Madrid and New York. http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/eu...one/index.html __________________ [size=1][size=3]Het Al Dura fabeltje[/size][/size]