by RAY FLEMING
GIVE the Israelis credit. When their government commisssions a report on subject of major public concern it doesn't try to prejudge the issue with dodgy terms of reference or by appointing placemen to make the judgements. The result can sometimes be as far removed from a typical Whitehall inquiry as it is possible to imagine. Try this, for instance: The Minister of Defence did not have knowledge or experience in military, political or governmental matters. He also did not have a good knowledge of the basic principles of using military force to achieve political goals. The unfortunate individual on the receiving end of that blast is Amir Peretz, the Labour party leader, who was put in charge of military matters to enable prime minister Ehud Olmert to form his Kadima coalition last year.
LEARNING THE TRUTH
02/05/2007 00:00
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- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Spanish pensioners stuck at Palma Airport for fourteen hours
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Watch those prices in Mallorca
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