Brown sets out his vision for a new world order
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A strong need is being felt for a “new world order”. Ironically, this view came from Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer and prime minister-in-waiting, Gordon Brown.
ON TUESDAY, a news item on the BBC World News confirmed what most people already knew: the United States has lost influence in world affairs since the Iraq war, according to opinion polls in Europe.
The United States is also losing its credibility as far as the issue of human rights is concerned in its pursuit of the war on terror. The US detention centre in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, remains a blot on America’s ideals. It is time to close it down.
The so-called “enemy combatants”, who are still only suspects, have been languishing in the cells for about five years, without being in a position even to have access to the due process of law or hint of a trial. On a recent visit, British members of Parliament were not allowed to see them.
No case has been established against these men, and though it is said all is fair in love and war, it seems inconsistent with the American concept of freedom that these men could be kept “incommunicado” without access to attorneys, families or friends.
If, however, there is a silver lining on the dark cloud hovering over the last five years of controversial international politics, it is that a strong need is being felt for a “new world order”. Ironically, this view came from Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer and prime minister-in-waiting, Gordon Brown, during his much publicised tour of India. Though he is not yet his own man, he is considered the front-runner to succeed Tony Blair when the prime minister steps down in May.
UK “Prime-Minister-in-Waiting” sets forth vision for New World Order
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