The odds on war
ON BBC radio's Today programme on Monday morning Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the probability of war had moved to 6040 against from 6040 in favour a week or two ago. It is not unreasonable to ask, therefore, why Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon yesterday announced that an amphibious task force with 3'000 Royal Marine commandos and the aircraft carriers HMS Ark Royal and HMS Ocean would be deployed in the Gulf very soon. In all, this task force will consist of 15 surface vessels, a nuclear powered submarine and a total of 15'000 Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel. The justification for this deployment according to Mr Hoon is that, It is clearly necessary that we demonstrate to Saddam Hussein and his regime that we mean business. He will not disarm voluntarily unless we continue to present him with a clear and credible threat of force. This is the same argument being used by the United States administration to justify its much bigger military deployment in the Gulf area.
Also in Holiday
- UK entry visa comes into force on Wednesday
- Curtain comes down on Son Amar, the popular Mallorca nightspot
- New train service will have 10 kilometre underground section, linked with Palma airport
- Mallorca beaches at Soller and Andratx covered by thousands of 'little sails'
- The Mallorca weather forecast (April 1). Enjoy the good weather while it lasts!
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