<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> Perhaps this is what is meant by "following in Churchills' footsteps"?  No sooner do the Bushies shluff it off on their "good buddies" - it seems 'American' and 'friend' are two mutually exclusive concepts) then this guy shows up dead! A real shocka! <p><a href="http://channels.netscape.com/ns/news/story.jsp?floc=NW_1-T&oldflok=FF-RTO-rontz&idq=/ff/story/0002%2F20030718%2F135422748.htm&sc=rontz&photoid=20030715LON22D">WMD Scientist's Death Rocks British Government</a> <p>"The political fallout was immediate. Prime Minister Tony Blair, who learned about the discovery of the body while flying from Washington to Tokyo, promised an independent judicial inquiry into the death if the body was confirmed to be Kelly's."  Off to measure who is the greater fool no doubt, Koizumi-sori or PM Blair. <p>"News of Kelly's death completely overshadowed Blair's rapturous reception by the U.S. Congress Thursday, although there was no indication the prime minister would turn back from a scheduled week-long trip to Asia."  Aww, reality bites, don't it? <br> </html>