Oxfam blasts 'hand-wringing' Bush-Blair Mideast talks

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LONDON (AFP) - The aid charity Oxfam blasted talks on the Middle East crisis between US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair as more "hand-wringing" in the face of a rising death toll.

The international development, relief, and campaigning organisation urged Britain to back calls for an immediate ceasefire, accusing the government of waiting for Israel "to achieve its military objective" against the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.

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"The prime minister's use of the language of urgency masks delay," said Phil Bloomer, Oxfam's director of campaigns and policy.

"The UK Government must now unequivocally back the international community's call for an immediate ceasefire to stop the killing and human suffering. The more the hand-wringing continues, the more lives are lost and the greater the difficulty will be to bring about a sustainable peace.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060728/wl_uk_afp/mideastconflictbritain

[Suich]

1. Three cheers for Oxfam!!!

They're a good group, imo, and I give them $$$ when I can.

:hi:

[tnlefty]

3. And so do I!

:thumbsup:

[AlamoDemoc]

2. the people of Great Britain have shown understanding of what is taking

..place in the Middle East. However, one wonders that we as a nation have also experienced an occupation by foreign power, and for many of us not to see the bigger picture, yet recognized by our former occupier is rather astonishing. I am glad our friends of Great Britain are focused the bigger picture, and not the lies they hear from our media.