26/06/2007
It takes the
China Post to tell it how it is:
The long but relatively readable constitution was turned into a short but complex document amending two existing treaties, designed to be incomprehensible to citizens.
"We made a real effort to be opaque," one senior negotiator boasted. Several countries - notably Britain, France and the Netherlands - had insisted the result must look nothing like a constitution to avoid having to hold a referendum, he said.
Where were the British journalists, when this "senior negotiator" was holding forth? Well, the
Financial Times reported it as well (see end of piece).
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