The Straw Man
Absolutely correct!
You missed serving on the Air Safety Group in the House of Commons, and teaching hundreds of senior airline and military captains in safe flight operations in Dallas, TX, when I left the dirty world of politics and went back to aviation for a while. You also missed being one of the very first Brits to be allowed to Join the US Intel Association.
That does not alter my absolute disgust at what we are doing with our Maritime Intelligence capability, as large amounts of nuclear material is on the market and our recce capability is being used to watch Pongos shooting at mud hut villages.
By the way I would have preferred "negotiating" instead of "entertaining" in that blurb but the more I find absolute ignorance at what is going on in the world I may take SH and my wife's suggestions and focus on bringing people together to discuss and negotiate through "Tea Parties", we do own "Chef's Studio" and LTN. Hmmmm... Earl Grey, and Gourmet sandwiches!
Just remember there is as much gossip and leaking in the UN, Congress and in Parliament as there is in the Crew Room. That's how you get through the "Iron Curtain of Secrecy."