David Cameron

This morning I happened to hear a Southern drawl coming out of the TV in my bedroom when I was washing up in the bathroom. The drawl was making a lot of good sense on Syria, which surprised me. It walked over to see who it was: Lloyd Doggett, a progressive from the Austin area. Figures! He talked about how his constituents are adamantly opposed to an attack on Syria, particularly if it's just the U.S. alone holding Assad accountable. Thank you, Ed Miliband!The UK's imperialist establishment has the knives out for Miliband, the leader of Britain's Labor Party-- even more than usual.

On Wednesday, Ken pointed out that more Louisiana Republicans blame Obama for the poor response to Hurricane Katrina than blame George W. Bush, 29-28%-- with another 44% "unsure." Perhaps most Louisiana Republicans didn't recall that they had never heard of Barack Obama in 2005 when Katrina struck. At the time he had been a U.S. senator for a few months. "Oh my God," I thought when I heard about this; "are these people voting?

Syria: Parliament and the British people tell Cameron and Hague to cool it  
DAVID Cameron was plunged into crisis last night after a devastating Commons defeat on Syria.

Al-Akhbar | August 30, 2013

British lawmakers have rejected their government’s call for military strikes against the Syrian government, leaving the US to look elsewhere for international partners while reserving the right to act alone against Damascus.

Al-Akhbar | August 28, 2013

Any US military action taken in response to suspected chemical weapons attacks in Syria would need to be approved by the UN Security Council, international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said on Wednesday.

Press TV – August 27, 2013

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has called on London and Washington to go to war in Syria to end what he claimed to be attacks on civilians “not seen since the dark days of Saddam”.

Thursday, The Guardian reported that David Cameron was pushing for fracking in the U.K. again, this time using shop-worn conservative talking points from the U.S. that "ruling out fracking on environmental grounds would cost Britain in jobs and cheaper energy bills." Environmentalists in Britain are warning that fracking will "pollute drinking water and scar the landscape."

Press TV – June 9, 2013

British Prime Minister David Cameron is facing criticism for breaking his promise to lead a transparent government, after he refused to reveal what had been discussed at the secretive Bilderberg meeting.

Press TV – May 2, 2013

UK charities have criticized British Prime Minister David Cameron for signaling that the foreign aid budget could be diverted to the country’s Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Leading British charity against global poverty Oxfam reacted angrily after Cameron hinted Britain’s foreign aid budget could be spent on the country’s military adventures.