Vexed Bermoothes

Dr. Brown has created a real mess by cutting out the Governor on his “Stay one night at the Fairmont and get 4 Uighurs free” tourism promotion.

In Bermuda, we are used to murky controversy going wherever our operatic Premier goes.  Sounds like the State Department, in their rush to seal the deal, didn’t check all the facts about our man.

They claim that Dr. Brown told them that he was talking with the FCO and arrything was cool:

Speaking on condition of anonymity a State Department official said Washington negotiated the release of the four Uighurs directly with Bermuda’s government on the understanding it was consulting Bermuda’s British-appointed governor.

Oops.  No-one told them that the Premier doesn’t play nice with Authority Figures?

And now everyone is embarrassed.

“They’re pissed,” admitted a senior State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The idea for the US was to let the Guantanamo controversy settle down – not to amplify it.

Meanwhile, the Premier brags to CNN that he approached the US Government with the deal, pretty much admitting that it was done to cause constitutional problems with the UK:

Brown said he read an article on the issue of the Guantanamo Bay detainees’ fates in The Washington Post while he was in Washington for a White House meeting in May, and decided to put an offer to the U.S. government “on the table.”

He said Bermuda, a British colony, told London of its intentions, but not until late in the process. Britain must approve the transfer for it to be permanent, Brown said, adding that he believes the issue may raise tension between Bermuda and Britain.

Way to go Doc.  Are you finished playing diplomat now?  Please.  You are a trainwreck for Bermuda.

Here’s the thing about suspected Uighur terrorists:  they’re on your territory, they’re yours.  100 other countries have already turned ‘em down.

Bermuda’s inertia allows Dr. Brown to continue his destructive misrule.  How long can that continue?