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Iraq Panel: Gradual Pullback of Troops
The bipartisan Iraq Study Group reached a consensus on Wednesday on a final report that will call for a gradual pullback of the 15 American combat brigades now in Iraq but stop short of setting a firm timetable for their withdrawal, according to people familiar with the panel’s deliberations. <more>
In like a lion, out like a turtle.
Iraq Panel: Gradual Pullback of Troops
The bipartisan Iraq Study Group reached a consensus on Wednesday on a final report that will call for a gradual pullback of the 15 American combat brigades now in Iraq but stop short of setting a firm timetable for their withdrawal, according to people familiar with the panel’s deliberations. <more>
In like a lion, out like a turtle.
posted by Patrick J. Fitzgerald at 11/30/2006
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Law lord attacks 'totalitarian' Bush regime
Joshua Rozenberg
London Telegraph
Thursday, November 30, 2006
A former law lord last night accused the Government of prosecuting a "lawless and outrageous" war in Iraq and condemned the Bush administration for behaving like a "totalitarian police state". Calling for troops to be pulled out of Iraq, Lord Steyn, in a lecture to the Bar Council's law reform committee, said it was "a black day for the rule of law" when Lord Goldsmith, the Attorney General, advised Tony Blair in 2003 that an invasion would be lawful.
Lord Steyn, 74, said last night that Mr Blair was an "ever compliant ally" of the Bush administration, a view he has aired several times in the past.
"Our prime minister backed the Bush administration in regard to its so-called war on terrorism, however lawless and outrageous the means adopted," he said. The war "was an invasion by the US and Britain, without Security Council approval, of a sovereign country in a region of high social, religious and political tensions. It always was a reckless adventure against which the Foreign Office warned."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=RBCE4PGW5RNXZQFIQMFCFFWAVCBQYIV0?xml=/news/2006/11/30/wusuk230.xml
The Gerbil + the Pharoah = unwilling to change
Despite the Democratic congressional victory and James Baker's independent commission, President Bush seems unwilling to make major policy changes on Iraq.
Tony Blair is not Hitler: official
ASA rules on No2ID advert
John Oates
The Register
Thursday, November 30, 2006
An advert showing a close-up picture of Tony Blair with a barcode on his top lip was not offensive, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled.
The advert appeared in The Guardian newspaper with the strapline: "ID cards have worked well in Europe before." Eight people complained that they thought the barcode made Blair resemble Hitler.
The ASA said although the ad may be offensive to some "it was unlikely to be seen as making a serious comparison between Tony Blair and Hitler but instead as highlighting a lobbying group's opinion that ID cards should not be introduced because of the threat to civil liberty they posed".
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/november2006/301106Blair.htm
May I Quote You, Mr. President?
by Prof. Rodrigue Tremblay – Global Research November 19, 2006
•A man lost in his geography:
1-"We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe."
George W. Bush
2-"It's time for the human race to enter the solar system."
George W. Bush
3-"The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country."
George W. Bush
•A man lost in his logic:
4-" It isn't pollution that's harming the environment.
It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it. "
George W. Bush
5-"Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream."
George W. Bush
6-"These people are trying to shake the will of the Iraqi citizens, and they want us to leave...I think the world would be better off if we did leave..."
George W. Bush
7-"I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family."
George W. Bush
8-"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."
George W. Bush
9-"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
George W. Bush
10-Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do it, that's trustworthiness.
George W. Bush
•A man lost in space:
11-"For NASA, space is still a high priority."
George W. Bush
•A MAN WITH HEAVEN ON HIS SIDE:
12-"I believe God wants me to be president."
George W. Bush
13- [I was] "chosen by the grace of God to lead at that moment."
George W. Bush
14-"God told me to strike at al-Qaeda and I struck them, and then he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did, and now I am determined to solve the problem in the Middle East."
George W. Bush
15-"I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn't do my job."
George W. Bush
•The man lost in his vocabulary:
16-" Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children."
George W. Bush
17-"The problem with the French is that they don't have a word for 'entrepreneur'."
George W. Bush
18-"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and that one word is, 'to be prepared'."
George W. Bush
19-'There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.'
George W. Bush
• Thoughts coming straight from George Orwell's '1984':
20-"Iraq and Afghanistan ...are now democracies and they are allies in the cause of freedom and peace."
George W. Bush
21-"Ariel Sharon ... is a man of courage and a man of peace."
George W. Bush
22-"See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda."
George W. Bush
•THE DECEIVING PACIFIST:
23-"I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace."
George W. Bush
24-"This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. And having said that, all options are on the table."
George W. Bush
25-"Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction."
George W. Bush
26- “Governments accountable to the voters focus on building roads and schools—not weapons of mass destruction.” (N.B.: The U.S. has 10,000 nuclear weapons)
George W. Bush
•The Theologian:
27-"Islam, as practiced by the vast majority of people, is a peaceful religion."
George W. Bush
28-"The Islam that we know is a faith devoted to the worship of one God, as revealed through The Holy Qur'an. It teaches the value and the importance of charity, mercy, and peace."
George W. Bush
•THE Flip-Flopper:
29-"I favor leaving up to a woman and her doctor the abortion question."
George W. Bush
30-"I am pro-life."
George W. Bush
31- "The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him."
George W. Bush
32- "I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority."
George W. Bush
33-"We found the weapons of mass destruction. We found biological laboratories...for those who say we haven't found the banned manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they're wrong, we found them."
George W. Bush
•The forecaster of things to come:
34-"Oh, no, we're not going to have any casualties [in Iraq]."
George W. Bush
35-"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur. "
George W. Bush
36-"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future."
George W. Bush
37-"Many Iraqis can hear me tonight in a translated radio broadcast, and I have a message for them: If we must begin a military campaign, it will be directed against the lawless men who rule your country and not against you."
George W. Bush, (speech of March 17, 2003)
38-"To the C students, I say you too can be president of the United States."
George W. Bush
•The astute observer:
39-"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls."
George W. Bush
40-"Brownie (Michael Brown of FEMA), you're doing a heck of a job."
George W. Bush
•A man and his environment:
41-"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."
George W. Bush
•The double-talker:
42-"There's a lot of suffering in the Palestinian territory, because militant Hamas is trying to stop the advance of democracy." (N.B.: The Hamas government was elected)
George W. Bush
43-"We look forward to analyzing and working with legislation that will make—it would hope—put a free press's mind at ease that you're not being denied information you shouldn't see."
George W. Bush
•THE WOULD-BE DICTATOR:
44-"In a time of war, the president must have the power he needs to make the tough decisions, including, if need be, the decision to grant himself even more power."
George W. Bush
45-"I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things."
George W. Bush
46-"If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator."
George W. Bush
47-"I'm the commander — see, I don't need to explain — I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president."
George W. Bush
48- "I will not withdraw [from Iraq], even if Laura and Barney are the only ones supporting me."
George W. Bush
49- "I'm the decider, and I decide what's best."
George W. Bush
•And, last but not least, CONSIDERING THE MESS IN IRAQ:
50-“I don’t have the foggiest idea about what I think about international, foreign policy.”
George W. Bush
Rodrigue Tremblay is professor emeritus of economics at the University of Montreal and a frequent contributor to Global Research. He is the author of 'The New American Empire'
The above article was first published on Professor Tremblay's blog site at: www.thenewamericanempire.com/blog
"May I Quote You, Mr. President?"
There are no many Gerbilspeak from the incompetant one from the past six years that it is equivalent to the pages in a Webster Dictionary.
*lol*
Yes, like a turtle isnt that something for Mr Bring it On
I think troops are packing up fast in spite of how dubya thinks they should be doing it.
I let the soldiers I know say they can thank Cindy Sheehan when the troops finally come home-cause dubya never had any intention of ending it.
Fitz I bet you will be glad when the leak stuff is done. You know inquiring minds will want all the details
Anthony:
Yep, we have a sharp one in our WH alright! LOLMAO!
I think troops are packing up fast in spite of how dubya thinks they should be doing it.
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T:
I can't wait for this 'war' to be over and seeing our troops getting out of there!! God Bless Our Troops!
S-Q said...
Anthony:
Yep, we have a sharp one in our WH alright! LOLMAO!
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Thanks for that one, s-q. It made me laugh for the second time in one day, which is quite a record for me.
The first time was when my line manager, head of modern foreign languages at the school where I teach, had a go at some girls who were refusing to go into his lesson.
"Don't get you knickers in a twist!" said one.
"I wish you'd get your tongue in a twist," he replied, making me laugh out loud.
It kind of defused (diffused?) the situation, and they went willingly into his lesson.
Thanks for that one, s-q. It made me laugh for the second time in one day, which is quite a record for me.
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Anthony:
Heck, even the Trunk Monkey has more sense that the Chimp..
The Trunk Monkey knows how to get out of the trunk all by himself...and doesn't need anyone to tell him what to do!
ROFLMAO!
Forgive my naivete s-q, but who or what is the Trunk Monkey?
anthony,
This is a Trunk Monkey
here...
The Truck Edition
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/
Scalia_on_global_warming_I_
mean..._1130.html
Another ass that should have all his dirty secrets exposed to the world.
Iraq/Iran/Syria will kick the US troops out of Iraq. No need to have Bush do anything. Watch the new leaders crush Bush/Cheney team.
There are 150,000 troops in Iraq, and the entire 5th fleet with four aircraft carriers sitting in the Persian Gulf. We may pull back some troops, but I doubt if we are leaving. This flagrant show of power is an accident waiting to happen...
11/29/06
No time for Complacency
http://www.payvand.com/news/06/nov/1354.html
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