Willie the Kid takes on Uncle Sam - but is our hero shooting blanks?

THE image of our Defence Minister Willie O’Dea levelling his big guns against the CIA defies credulity.

Yet, during the week Willie thundered - as a man with an army at his back should - that CIA planes “may” be searched by Irish authorities to make sure they weren’t involved in torture operations.

I’m sure that those worried about human rights, never mind the reluctant guests of unsolicited American hospitality, will be relieved to know that Willie the Kid announced what may amount to a major policy U-turn by the Government.