Former Malaysian PM calls Britain 'state terrorist'

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Former Malaysian PM calls Britain 'state terrorist'

Staff and agencies
Friday September 9, 2005


Britain's chief diplomat in Malaysia stormed out of a human rights' conference today after the UK and US were condemned as "state terrorists" by the country's retired prime minister.

Malaysia's former leader, Mahathir Mohamad, launched the scathing attack on both countries for invading Iraq, blaming them for thousands of Iraqi civilian deaths.

The British high commissioner, Bruce Cleghorn, and several British and European diplomats walked out in protest of Mr Mahathir's speech. The US embassy had not sent officers to the event.

"The British and American bomber pilots came, unopposed, safe and cosy in their state-of-the-art aircraft, pressing buttons to drop bombs, to kill and maim," Mr Mahathir said. "And these murderers, for that is what they are, would go back to celebrate 'Mission Accomplished'.

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[Missy M]

1. Some people just can't stand to hear the truth - they would rather

walk out then debate the issues regarding how wrong they were.