Today’s Metro (and I really should stop reading this appalling rag; it just depresses me, frankly) has the following quote from Brigadier Jim Dutton during a visit to the men of the 42nd Commando at Camp Gibraltar on the Iraq-Kuwait border. I think this is supposed to be a pro-war statement [On the same page is a small piece about how France and Germany export more goods to Iraq than any other country, according to a “Government report”. Really? That’s awfully convient then isn’t it?] Anyway, I think there is little doubt where the paper’s loyalties lie. You or I, however, might be able to read between the lines of this quote. The Brigadier “told Iraq”:

“Surrender as quickly as you can and allow us the chance to bring aid to your people. If Saddam is overthrown we can work together so you can realise your potential as one of the world’s richest countries.”