thanks to Moby for this one (from last week, but still, this was the first time i read about it, so bear with me). back in 2001 Paul Bremer had this to say:
"The new administration seems to be paying no attention to the problem of terrorism. What they will do is stagger along until there's a major incident and then suddenly say, 'Oh, my God, shouldn't we be organized to deal with this?' That's too bad. They've been given a window of opportunity with very little terrorism now, and they're not taking advantage of it. Maybe the folks in the press ought to be pushing a little bit."
okay. let me get this straight -- so the U.S.-appointed Iraqi governing council designed a new flag for Iraq??? wtf? (i know the U.S. is not the governing council, but it's still handling things over there. how the hell did this get through to U.S. media??) how the hell are you supposed to ::gain:: credibility if you're going to go and still stupid idiotic stuff like this?? first, stabilize the country. then hand over power. then, let them have democratic elections where every single adult can vote. then let that new government and the citizens of Iraq do whatever the hell they want in terms of a new flag. sheesh. we always gotta tell 'em what to do.
something else i wanted to rant about a little: is there really a controversy about Brahimi's comments that Israel's policy is like poison in the region? really? the way i've been seeing it, from reading about it for the past couple of years, is that U.S. has been supporting Israel in their fight against Palestine for decades now. so now someone makes a comment that those policies might be a bit harsh against the Palestinians and now Brahimi's a controversial figure, especially because he's overseeing the handover of power in Iraq? gee, Israel, don't make it look like you have something to gain from the Iraq invasion. please. maybe the U.S. is just on the wrong side?
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