The Burden of Power: Countdown to Iraq - The Alastair Campbell Diaries (137 page)

Reid, Peter 72, 78, 79, 80, 152, 323, 441

Reid, Richard 122
and n

Reiss, Charles 320, 555

Reith, General Sir John 66, 522

Rentoul, John 27–8

Rice, Condoleezza: communications with David Manning 12, 14, 40, 46, 52; and
TB’s Washington visit 23; suspects Russians of playing games 30; worried about TB’s security 52; the key to better US/UK communication 55; excited that Manning and AC are going to US 56; ‘on board’ 64; impressive 65–6; and OBL interview 74; slaps JS down 158; tries to get GWB more engaged 199; and TB’s US trip 201, 203; tries to get Powell to Middle East 202; at G8 summit 259; too optimistic about MEPP 285; and Iraq 290, 292, 294, 295, 296, 318, 397, 430; and second resolution 441, 443, 461, 477, 482; further conversations with Manning 464, 475; and resolution 1441 464–5, 491; at Azores summit 503; ‘glib’ 511; and start of action 513; gives French a hard time 519; and aftermath issues 525; video conferences 532, 534; in NI 537, 538, 539, 540; at Manning’s farewell dinner 619; subdued 648; mentioned 41, 288, 427, 442

Rich, Marc 640

Richards, Ed 13, 153, 189

Richards, Francis 11, 13, 278

ricin scare (2003) 407, 410, 411

Ricketts, Peter 172

Riddell, Mary 172

Riddell, Peter 210, 368

Ridge, Tom 25

Rimmer, Catherine 86, 458; helps AC prepare for FAC 616, 617, 624; prepares file for BBC governors 630; and Dr Kelly 645; and AC’s ISC appearance 646; and AC and Hutton Inquiry 653, 654, 657, 662, 666, 667, 668, 680, 681, 682, 683, 685, 687; mentioned 658, 663

Rix, Mick 363

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: bombings (2003) 571

RMT
see
Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers’ Union

Robertson, George 68, 72, 76, 87, 370

Robinson, Anne 401

Robinson, Geoffrey 116

Robinson, Nick 354, 693

Robinson, Tony 659

Roche, Barbara 605, 606

Roddick, Andy 620

Ronson, Gail 104

Ronson, Gerald 104

Ross, Lt Colonel Malcolm 250

Rothermere, Viscount 322

Rouffiac, Christylle 237

Routledge, Paul 368, 571

Rove, Karl 63, 81, 201, 313, 431

Rowson, Martin 230

Royal College of Nursing 174

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) 106

Rubin, Jamie 11–12, 305, 669

Rumsfeld, Donald xvi; and Iraq 13, 14, 16, 72; and GWB 24; and Colin Powell 53, 190, 199, 316, 417; ‘erratic’ 56; worries AC 65; and daily briefings 66, 81; likes AC’s communications paper 66; OBL comments cause problems 68; criticises Boyce 69; a ‘character’ 90; and hunt for OBL 93; visits Kabul 114; on Guantanamo Bay 140, 144, 146; DB critical of 179; at No. 10 241; and invasion of Iraq 284, 285, 288, 300, 301, 306, 316, 438, 464; and humanitarian issues 449; a press conference gaffe 490, 491–2, 494, 497; and Iraqi oil 516; and UN/aftermath issues 519, 523; ‘heavy’ 526; warns Syria not to aid Iraq 527, 528; clashes with the military 529; visits Baghdad 560; visits TB 562; WMD comments 585, 586; loathed by US top brass 586; AC and D. Manning critical of 588; ‘out of control’ 594

Rusbridger, Alan 401

Russell, Gerard 55, 152, 362, 414, 462, 626, 645

Rwanda 501, 567

Rycroft, Matthew 205, 294, 411, 437, 493, 501, 535, 658

S Club 7 122

al-Sabah, sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed 585

al-Sa’id, Sultan Qaboos bin Sa’id 48, 49

Sainsbury, David 425–6, 444

St John, Ian
see
Westlake, Martin

St Petersburg: summit (2003) 589, 590–91

Sambrook, Richard 55, 84, 86, 512, 618, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 628, 631, 633, 636, 684

Sandis, Alexandros 568

Sangatte refugee camp, France 232, 255, 355, 380

Sarkozy, Nicolas 355, 380

Saudi Arabia 46, 49–50, 51, 52, 60, 151, 294, 370, 430, 439, 501, 571

Sawers, John 18
and n
, 567, 569, 571, 574, 582, 586, 604, 644

Scardino, Albert and Marjorie 249

Scarlett, John: post 9/11 5, 6, 8, 13–14, 18; presents evidence of OBL’s involvement 27; and TB’s visit to Musharraf 35; reports on progress of Afghan war 42, 45, 57, 58, 61, 62; and Al Jazeera’s OBL video 68, 83–4; and Taliban 80; ‘superb’ in presenting information 89, 103; on US hunt for OBL 91, 93; and BC 108; and Iraq 198, 199; works on WMD dossier 215, 293, 297, 299, 301, 302, 303, 304, 309; keen to do another dossier 415; and war strategy 435, 449; and CIC (‘dodgy’) dossier 452, 455, 456; on regime change 467; in Mexico and Chile 473; on Blix 479; reports on Iraq 500, 514, 520, 526, 528, 532, 535, 544; and CS 526; and WMD 554; supports AC 589, 592–3, 595, 596; amazed at press 603; and AC’s FAC appearance 616–20
passim
, 622, 624, 625, 629, 632, 633; at D. Manning’s farewell dinner 619; against AC going on
Channel 4 News
624; and ISC inquiry 634, 644, 645, 646; and Dr Kelly’s death 649; and Hutton Inquiry 682, 689, 690

Scholes, Paul 323

schools
see
education

Schroeder, Gerhard: post 9/11 5, 14, 15, 19–20; speaks at Labour Conference 33;
on Putin 33; meeting with TB and Chirac 57, 58, 59–60, 71; discusses Middle East with TB 226; at G8 summit 260; wins election 233, 290, 305–6; comes to see TB 309, 340, 341; upstages TB at Brussels 339, 340; and TB/Chirac clash 341; and Iraq 343, 346, 415, 426
n
; disappoints TB 346, 355, 439; and GWB 487, 500, 539, 540; offers condolences for military deaths 515; tries to get back ‘onside’ 543, 550; and Chirac 585; and Condi Rice 591; mentioned 88

Scotland, Baroness Patricia 606

Scotsman 393, 394, 644

Scott, Lloyd 213
and n

Scowcroft, Brent 285

Seaman, David 224

Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) 8, 55, 61, 136, 278, 293
n
, 297, 300, 364, 367, 425, 435, 437, 456, 466, 496

Seddon, Mark 308–9, 659

Sergeant, John 564, 646

Sharif, Nawaz 38
n

Sharif, Omar Khan 559
and n

Sharon, Ariel 16, 24, 29, 50, 60, 66, 76–7, 202, 204, 224, 226, 259

Shea, Jamie 72

Sheehan, Martin 170, 177, 200, 252, 630, 632, 683

Sheinwald, Sir Nigel 25, 254

Shevas, Anne 69, 123, 168, 174, 175, 200, 404, 530, 669

Shields, John 121

Short, Clare (CS): post 9/11 10; hints at government split 15; CC’s view on 26; and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan 31, 43–4, 58, 89, 348; ghastly to deal with 89; on US aid 92, 93, 103; critique of Labour 109–10, 185, 430; and Iraq 191, 193, 280, 289; ‘whacks’ Hoon 193; and the media 232, 233, 244, 256; and TB 234, 236, 280, 288, 440, 457–8, 499, 548, 549, 552; ridiculous in Cabinet 256; in Maputo and Johannesburg 288, 289; irritates TB 305, 306; criticised by JP 306–7; spills tea over new Cabinet Secretary 307; and BC’s speech 318; rude to TB 331; ‘totally ridiculous’ 331; interruptions worse than usual 348; and ASB 358; and CB/Caplin affair 389, 393; on Zimbabwe 402–3, 427; on need for more discussions on Iraq 400, 412–13; press interview 415, 416; clashes with J. Reid 438; on Dome 438; at Cabinet 449–50, 470; anti-American 476; Rawnsley interview 480–82, 483, 484–5; and invasion of Iraq 495, 507, 508, 509, 511; and RC’s resignation 507; GB on 510, 549; in US 511, 516; at War Cabinets 523, 526, 529, 535, 541; on
Dimbleby
530; and GWB 537; exacerbates problems 544, 548, 550; rows with JS 554; on Baghdad Museum 561
and n
; and foundation hospitals 567; resignation 570, 571; leaks Attorney General’s advice 581; says TB should go 644; mentioned 45, 224, 228, 420, 429

Shrum, Bob 120, 209

Sieghart, Mary Ann 217, 320

Simitis, Costas 436, 444, 515

Simpson, John 87, 136, 512

Simpsons, The
545

Singh, Jaswant 40, 131

Sinn Fein (SF) 319–20, 321, 325, 332, 474, 560;
see also
Adams, Gerry; McGuinness, Martin

Sir Galahad
, RFA 527

SIS
see
Secret Intelligence Service

Sissons, Peter 199

Sixsmith, Martin 96–7, 167–71, 172–3, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 180, 220, 223, 236, 239–40, 244

Skinner, Dennis 146, 600, 601, 623, 659

Smith, Andrew 412, 429–30, 439, 578, 597, 636, 637

Smith, Chris 274, 468, 482

Smith, Godric 3, 26, 48, 60, 61, 93, 99; at Brussels summit 112; and Byers/Sixsmith affair 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 176, 177, 235, 239, 244; and PCC Complaint 215; and lobby changes 221, 222, 246; ‘jaded’ and worn out 226, 244; briefings 250, 258, 269; plan on asylum ‘holed’ by CS 256; and Irvine’s son 282; and FBU 333, 371; on Chirac 341; and CB/Caplin/Foster affair 380, 381, 393, 394; does honours briefing 404; and AC’s FA post offer 407; has hard time over Zimbabwe 427; words twisted over Heathrow security 456; meets GWB 504; on FM 513; announces that he’s moving on 578; suspects bugging 612; and BBC allegations 628, 629; and release of source’s name 633, 634; on Dr Kelly’s FAC appearance 645; and AC’s departure 652, 654, 658; and Hutton Inquiry 672–3, 685, 687, 688; mentioned 87, 238, 255, 594, 632

Smith, Iain Duncan (IDS): and 9/11 11; supports TB 28, 103; on OBL 28, 36; wears medals at Cenotaph 86; PMQs (2001–2) 102, 108, 141, 147, 153, 167, 211, 227, 231
and n
, 246, 330, 337, 346, 369; and public services; and hospital ill-treatment case 147, 148, 149; well received at Lib Dem event 159; attacks TB on trust 180–81; accuses him of exploiting his children 194; educates his boys at Eton 230; attacks government 243; moves to the right 268; does OK speech at press gallery lunch 272; and reshuffle 280; and dossier 300–1, 303; on the way out as Tory leader 319, 321, 324, 325, 330, 331, 346, 348, 353–4, 355, 409; and gay adoption 352, 354; and Dacre 394; tells TB to take a lead over Zimbabwe/cricket controversy 403; PMQs (2003) 411, 493, 566, 610, 611, 626, 635, 645; criticises TB re Iraq 415; ‘on the rampage’ 458; AC can’t imagine as prime minister 494; and Iraq vote 510; says AC should appear before ISC and FAC 601–2; and AC’s departure 692

Smith, Jon 168

Smith, Paul 181
n

Snow, Jon 620, 621

Soames, Nicholas 73, 159, 621–2, 626–7, 629

Social Democratic Party (Germany) 233

Solana, Javier 78

Soley, Clive 618, 619

Sopel, Jon 214

Southgate, Gareth 224

Spacey, Kevin xvi, 315

Spears, Britney 404

special advisers (SpAds) 32, 44, 46, 77, 80, 100, 142, 161, 170, 179, 182, 303, 338, 347, 349, 356, 369, 599, 620

Spectator
206, 209, 212
n
, 247, 264, 265, 274

Spiegel, Der
456

Squire, Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter 522

SRA
see
Strategic Rail Authority

Stagg, Dickie 323, 532, 616, 617

Stanley, Sir John 617, 625, 627, 632, 647, 667

Starr, Ken 642

Stelzer, Irwin 689

Stephanopoulos, George 443

Stephens, Phil 46, 396, 552;
Tony Blair . . .
580

Steven, Stewart 95

Stevens, Sir John 8, 9, 45, 174, 192, 457

Stevens, Rachel 122

Stevens, Simon 310, 324, 563, 604

Stewart, Jackie 256, 260–61, 426, 444

Stinchcombe, Paul 384

Stockton, Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl 218–19

Stoiber, Edmund 233, 290, 305

Stothard, Peter 180, 485, 563

Stott, Richard 42, 650

Strang, Gavin 646

Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) 191

Straw, Jack (JS): post 9/11 4, 6, 7, 8, 10; and US belligerence towards Iraq 12, 13; on
Today
15; sent to Iran 25, 28; in diplomatic row with Israel 28, 29; thinks he’s being briefed against 29; and Musharraf 35; questions Lander re British suspects 45; agrees with AC on Arab opinion 53, 59, 63; on TB 62, 173, 182, 471; on GB 62–3; shines AC’s shoes 63; on Washington trip with AC 62–3, 64, 66, 67;
Frost
interview 71; visits Iran and Pakistan 92–3; worried about cynicism in politics 109, 110; on euro 111; and bugging scandal 113; worried about TB overreaching himself 125; and Byers 137; on people’s rising expectations 142; and Guantanamo Bay 144; and Mittal affair 165, 166, 167; on sanctions on Iraq 183; and Monks’ attack on TB 190; worried about WMD 191; thinks TB looks ghastly 210; on French elections 216; in ‘wind-up mode’ 217; on Gibraltar 229; happy to defend AC 251–2; and sale of HUDs to US 266; on Iraq 278, 279, 284; and dossier 293, 297, 304–5; with Michael Martin in New York 299; and RC 302, 307; and UNSCR 306, 316, 331, 355, 420, 435, 437; does clips on WMD 308, 309; conversations with Colin Powell 317; and Bali bombings 327, 328; spat with CS at Cabinet 331; AC helps with statement 333; agrees to CC being Education minister 338–9; and CAP 340, 348; horrified by GB’s behaviour 360; a key communicator 374; FPA speech 374; conflicts with TB over dossier 399; on chances of war 408, 409, 412; angry with CS 403; does deal with French over Zimbabwe 427, 428; on Labour popularity 429; on Blix report 438; and Olympic bid 438, 574; spat with Geoff Hoon over DIS leak 449; ‘on form’ 456; blames AC for dossier 458; and second UNSCR 458, 461–2, 463, 469, 475, 506; worried by Colin Powell 464; and parliamentary debate 463–4, 468, 469; impresses AC 476; UNSC speech 478; annoys AC 479; wants a day off 479; and CS 481, 483, 537, 543, 554; on Rumsfeld’s comments 491, 492; talks with the French 498; irritates TB and JP 505–6; on Chirac 514, 515; on Powell 523; worried about TB 523; defends UN to GWB 525; on US ‘loonies’ 527; and ORHA 531, 554; in NI 537, 538, 539; works on the Americans 539; and the euro 597; on Rumsfeld 597; on Prodi 612; and FAC 614–20
passim
, 625, 628, 629, 631, 632–3; has food poisoning 633; tells Marr WMD will never be found 635, 636; being ‘tricksy’ 637; mentioned 18, 26, 31, 42, 54, 232, 318, 387, 499

Straw, Will 381

Strozzi, Prince Girolamo 257

Strozzi, Princess Irina 257

Stuart, Gisela 632, 660

Stubbs, Sir William (Bill) 310, 311

Sugar, Sir Alan 394

Sumner, Clare: and Queen Mother’s lying-in-state controversy 208, 212, 213, 215, 239, 240, 242, 250, 254; and AC’s FAC appearance 616, 617, 620, 624, 625, 632; and AC’s ISC appearance 644, 645, 646; and Hutton Inquiry 651, 653, 680, 682, 683, 685; mentioned 596, 652, 654

Sumption, Jonathan, QC 671, 673–6, 677, 678, 679, 681, 686–7, 691;
The Hundred Years War . . .
675
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