And, messianic references aside, the Prime Minister did create some distance between his position and that of ForeignMinister Elrington yesterday. As you may have heard, Elrington said that if Belizeans vote no to the ICJ, Guatemala could invade. That's a very dire predictions and, today, without directly addressing or rebuking Elrington - the Prime Minister said he rejects "fear-mongering":...
Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister
"What I will tell you is this: you know that I feel very strongly about a yes vote, but there is no way anybody should resort to any kind of fearmongering. I don't think it's justified and in any case it will backfire. I think Belizeans have the kind of backbone where if you tell them you need to do this or else. They will say oh yeah, we absolutely will not do it. So you bring on or else."
"Both as a matter of my conviction and for what I think are sound strategic and policy reasons, I would advise everybody else who like me wishes a yes vote to be very careful in terms of the way you go about trying to procure that yes vote."
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