Wednesday, November 19, 2003

Prince Charles, terrorist sympathizer

No, not really...although I'm sure some folks would jump to that conclusion because of this article:

Prince Charles, who welcomed George Bush to Britain last night, has not been to the US for the last six years on the advice of the Foreign Office, according to a source familiar with the negotiations.

It emerged last night that the Prince of Wales has strong pro-Palestinian views and is privately critical of US policy in the Middle East conflict.

British diplomats, acting in conjunction with Downing Street, fear that Prince Charles's views might have created embarrassment on a visit to Washington.

The source, who is familiar with the discussions over possible visits by the Prince of Wales to the US, said: "It [concern over Charles travelling to the US] revolves around the perception that the Prince of Wales is fairly Arabist. He has, in American terms and international terms, fairly dodgy views on Israel.

"He thinks American policy on the Middle East is complete madness and he used to express that quite loudly to a lot of people, including ministers and various ambassadors."