I notice this article kindly and diplomatically avoids the huge white elephant sitting in the corner of the room: that TB lied and faked up the intelligence to take the UK into the war in Iraq and that he is widely (and rightly) regarded by muslims throughout the Middle East as nothing more than Bush's poodle.

Scarcely surprising that that the Bush administration and the Israeli government are so keen to have TB on board, though, given his refusal to find fault with anything Israel has done, ever, and his spineless acquiescence to the non-existent War on Terror.

Doubtless he'll find it easy to explain to the Lebanese his unstinting support for the killings of Lebanese civilians in the last little unpleasantness between Israel and Hizbullah - after all, Tony is a man of conscience, as we all know, so he must have done it for the right reasons, mustn't he?

And I am sure the “Special Poodle” Copito, “given his/her refusal to find fault with anything the Palestinians has done, ever,” could offer us proof that s/he is a balanced and fair commentator. “After all, Copito is a person of conscience, as we all know, so s/he must have done it for the right reasons, mustn't s/he?”