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Corbyn responded to the appalling Manchester terrorist attack by hosting a high profile press conference at which he linked the spread of terrorism with “wars our government has supported or fought in other countries and terrorism here at home”. https://www.stopwar.org.uk/article/breaking-ranks-the-crimes-and-punishment-of-jeremy-corbyn/
As Corbyn said this was the private view of most in the security services. Corbyn was so transgressive because he was prepared to speak openly about such matters. By doing so he threatened to shine a light on the dark heart of the British foreign policy establishment;
its collusion in regime change, torture, illegal arms sales and the enormous suffering caused by the wars in the Middle East and beyond.
He was also prepared to draw policy conclusions. As he said at the press conference:
“We must be brave enough to admit the ‘war on terror’
He was also prepared to draw policy conclusions. As he said at the press conference:
“We must be brave enough to admit the ‘war on terror’
is simply not working. We need a smarter way to reduce the threat from countries that nurture terrorists and generate terrorism.”
After the press conference, the media predicted a massive public backlash. That didn’t happen.
After the press conference, the media predicted a massive public backlash. That didn’t happen.
Instead, polls awkwardly showed that 75% of the British public backed Corbyn’s stand.
