Britian imposes BubbaLogic in the European Union

FT.com: Path clear for Turkey to discuss joining EU

Mr Straw had warned his counterparts that they were on the edge of a “precipice”. Other ministers said that, by pulling back from past promises to begin the talks with Turkey on October 3, the EU would be jeopardising its strategic interests, breaking its word and plunging into a fresh crisis.

The final proposals remained a closely held secret; British officials would not even allow Cyril Svoboda, the Czech foreign minister, to see the text sent to Ankara.

Selling a political agenda by fear has been the hallmark of the Bubba Administration in the United States. While fear didn't work to force the French and Dutch to vote for the ridiculous Constitutional Treaty, fear has been adopted on the European level by the Brits to force in the Turkey agenda.

This sort of action will ultimately work to destroy the European Union. Treaties that are voted "in secret" can only be bad treaties. Democracies with secret agendae are bad democracies.