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   From: NOTsomeone@microsoft.com   
      
   >   
   > Betty Hunter, spokeswoman for the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, said   
   > yesterday the group would write to Mr Straw. "We are appalled that the   
   > Foreign Office is employing someone who has a very distinct bias."   
   >   
      
   On the whole in this country, civil servants are not barred because of their   
   political views, just as long as they leave them at home when they go to   
   work so to speak. Bethlehem seems a pretty bright cookie, and I guess the   
   foreign office were pleased to get his services. They must have been   
   satisfied that he is able to advise them independently, regardless of his   
   background. Why should the press (or Betty Hunter) think that they can do a   
   better job of recruitment than the Foreign Office did?   
      
   > Mr Bethlehem, a specialist in international law at Cambridge University,   
      
   > Philippe Sands QC, who knows Mr Bethlehem well, said: "He is a first-   
   > class international lawyer and an individual of impeccable integrity.   
   > Some may say he has a conservative disposition but he is independent and   
   > very much his own man."   
      
   Sounds perfect for the job. Well done the Foreign Office.   
      
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