ブレア首相は09年とみられている次期総選挙前の退陣を表明してい るが、党内では具体的な時期を明確にするよう求める声が出ていた。 首相が1日付の英紙タイムズとのインタビューで、今月末の労働党大 会で退陣のタイミングに言及することを否定したため、反ブレア陣営 が反発していた。 2006年9月6日 (C) 2006 Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. All rights reserved.
「Pressure on Blair Mounts as 8 Aides Resign」 By ALAN COWELL The aides resigned to protest Prime Minister Tony Blair’s refusal to set the date when he will leave office. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/07/world/europe/07blair.html
「Armitage Says He Was the Source in C.I.A. Leak」 By DAVID JOHNSTON The former deputy secretary of state said he held back at the request of Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the prosecutor. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/07/washington/07cnd-armitage.html
"Expressing regret for his actions and apologies to his administration colleagues, Richard L. Armitage, the former deputy secretary of state, confirmed today that he was the source who first told a columnist about the intelligence officer at the center of the C.I.A. leak case."
“It was a terrible error on my part,” Mr. Armitage said in an interview. He added, “ There wasn’t a day when I didn’t feel like I had let down the President, the Secretary of State, my colleagues, my family and the Wilsons. I value my ability to keep state secrets. This was bad and I really felt badly about this.”