Bush on Monday...

[p_p_man]

"Iraq is lying about it's weapons capability"...

UN Secretary General on Tuesday "Iraq is complying with the UN Resolution"

Bush on Wesdnesday "What I meant was that Iraq has been lying for eleven years about it's weapons capabilities"

France, Germany and Russia on Wednesday start turning cool towards an invasion. As does Turkey, Jordan and India...

Poor George he just can't make himself understood can he?...

What's he going to say today?...

ppman

 

[Weevil]

"Iraq is lying about it's weapons capability"...

UN Secretary General on Tuesday "Iraq is complying with the UN Resolution"

Bush on Wesdnesday "What I meant was that Iraq has been lying for eleven years about it's weapons capabilities"

France, Germany and Russia on Wednesday start turning cool towards an invasion. As does Turkey, Jordan and India...

France?!?!?! Ducking out of Military Action? What bizarre alternate universe is this?

 

[p_p_man]

Re: Re: Bush on Monday...

France?!?!?! Ducking out of Military Action? What bizarre alternate universe is this?

ppman

 

[HeavyStick]

What's he going to say today?...

ppman

If it's Thursday in Britain, why is ppman posting this ground breaking news now?

I bet Bush would call you an ar-tard right now.

 

[p_p_man]

Re: Re: Bush on Monday...

If it's Thursday in Britain, why is ppman posting this ground breaking news now?

I bet Bush would call you an ar-tard right now.

Probably if he knew what it meant...

Oh no, sorry, that's never stopped him in the past...



ppman

 

[Lost Cause]

Policeman sues George......

I thought this was relevant to this thread as Michaels hates "Bush" too!

*****
The Californian undercover policeman who four years ago arrested George Michael for exposing himself has been given the go-ahead to sue the singer for $10m (£7m) for alleged slander.
The policeman claims that he suffered emotional distress as a result of Michael's claims on television that the officer exposed himself and made masturbatory gestures during their encounter in a public lavatory in a Beverly Hills park in 1998.

Officer Marcelo Rodriguez arrested Michael and charged him with disorderly conduct, for which he was fined $810.

After his conviction Michael spoke of the arrest on the Late Show with David Letterman.

"He played a game called 'you show me yours, I'll show you mine'," said Michael. "It was called 'I show you mine, you show me yours, and I'll take you down to the police station'." On another programme, Michael said: "I responded to a handsome American cop. They don't send Colombo in to do this. And I can't be ashamed by the fact that it was there in front of me."

Rodriguez denied Michael's claims and began a civil claim for damages. Initially the courts ruled against him - in the US, the libel and slander laws are not as strict as in Britain, and criticism against public servants is normally not actionable.

This week an appeals court in San Francisco reversed earlier rulings.

"It is doubtful that the police conduct alleged ... is an accepted practice of the Beverly Hills police department in the conduct of undercover operations," wrote judge Walter Tashima in a majority ruling. Judge Stephen Reinhardt disagreed, saying that the action could have a chilling effect on legitimate criticism of the police.

 

[REDWAVE]

Will Blix nix Drubya's tricks?

Bush is determined to attack Iraq, probably late this month. Dec. 26 is the date I've heard. But politically he's got a problem, which can be summed up in three words: world public opinion.

Even here (beast belly), the anti-war movement is already large and growing every day. Amazingly, there is an established peace group even here in Lost Wages, the very epitome and essence of capitalism at its finest and most nakedly predatory. I've established contacts with a whole network of radical, militant youth, who give me great hope for the future.

 

[HeavyStick]

Re: Will Blix nix Drubya's tricks?

I've established contacts with a whole network of radical, militant youth, who give me great hope for the future.

In other words: I got the shit beat out of me in front of Starbucks.

 

[teddybear4play]

Re: Re: Will Blix nix Drubya's tricks?

In other words: I got the shit beat out of me in front of Starbucks.

I don't even want to know where they stuck his hazelnut latte.

TB4p

 

[Coolville]

....
France, Germany and Russia on Wednesday start turning cool towards an invasion. As does Turkey, Jordan and India...

George he just can't make himself understood can he?...

What's he going to say today?...

ppman

He'll probably say that he'll try to rally the Spaniolers (Spanish to you and me) and the Eye-talians (Italians) to support his crusade against the A-rabs.

This just in:
Bush fails to win over sceptical Europeans

The transatlantic divide over a war with Iraq is wider than ever, despite US attempts to rally world support for a potential military campaign, according to a survey of global attitudes published yesterday.

The Pew Research Centre, a non-partisan Washington polling group, found that while a substantial majority of Americans still favour the use of force to remove Saddam Hussein, France, Germany and Russia overwhelmingly oppose it. Britons, meanwhile are split down the middle on the issue.

In a particularly worrying sign for the Turkish government, which on Tuesday gave the US a cautious green light for the use of its bases for an attack on Iraq, the survey found that 83% of Turks objected to their country being used as a launching pad for an invasion.

The Pew global attitudes project, which interviewed more than 38,000 people in 44 countries, found America's image slipping over the past two years in most countries where comparative data was available, a decline which appears to have outweighed the international wave of sympathy for the US that followed September 11.

Sizeable majorities in Britain, France, Germany and Russia thought that Iraq represented a great or moderate threat. In Britain, 75% of those asked said that Saddam Hussein "must be removed", compared with 75% of the Germans 63% of the French, and 42% of the Russians.

However, when asked if President Saddam should be removed by force, 71% said no in Germany, 64% in France and 79% in Russia. In Britain 47% said no, and 47% yes - more proof, if any were needed, that the country is deeply split on the prospect of war.

 

[Coolville]

Re: Re: Will Blix nix Drubya's tricks?

In other words: I got the shit beat out of me in front of Starbucks.

The above post was actually quite amusing.

 

[teddybear4play]

Re: Re: Bush on Monday...

Sizeable majorities in Britain, France, Germany and Russia thought that Iraq represented a great or moderate threat. In Britain, 75% of those asked said that Saddam Hussein "must be removed", compared with 75% of the Germans 63% of the French, and 42% of the Russians.

However, when asked if President Saddam should be removed by force, 71% said no in Germany, 64% in France and 79% in Russia. In Britain 47% said no, and 47% yes - more proof, if any were needed, that the country is deeply split on the prospect of war.

Okay, I really don't want to appear that I'm acting smug and arrogant, but how the hell do these people expect Saddam to be removed if not by force? What, should we make spooky noises, hoping Saddam thinks that all of his palaces are haunted and leaves on his own?

This is proof that the attitude behind this is simply anti-Americanism. It's the right thing to do, but they don't want us to do it. We can debate all night on whether such belief is justified; I for one think George W. Bush should be visiting every one of our European allies to reassure them of our rules of engagement and that we're not on a mad power-hungry quest to control the world.

But it doesn't change the fact that this poll makes them look really silly and juvenile.

TB4p

 

[Coolville]

Re: Re: Re: Bush on Monday...

What, should we make spooky noises, hoping Saddam thinks that all of his palaces are haunted and leaves on his own?

That was about the extent of your quest to find Osama. Didn't work so I would reccomend a new tactic.

This is proof that the attitude behind this is simply anti-Americanism.

Oh, my. That old chesnut is getting boring.

I for one think George W. Bush should be visiting every one of our European allies to reassure them of our rules of engagement and that we're not on a mad power-hungry quest to control the world.

That's what he and his envoys have been doing for the past year. Non-stop visits to every capital. That's the point. It hasn't worked.
Even calling them your "allies" is rather outdated terminology. wouldn't be suprised if Bush started calling us "unlawful opponents" or some damned thing.

But it doesn't change the fact that this poll makes them look really silly and juvenile.

Not unlike your post.

 

[p_p_man]

Re: Re: Re: Bush on Monday...

Okay, I really don't want to appear that I'm acting smug and arrogant, but how the hell do these people expect Saddam to be removed if not by force?

The US is renowned for getting rid of Governments by covert operations...

Can't see why the same tactic can't be used with Saddam...

Oh yes of course, it doesn't give Bush much opportunity for any major grandstanding...

ppman

 

[teddybear4play]

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That was about the extent of your quest to find Osama. Didn't work so I would reccomend a new tactic.

Yeah, that and some high explosives. He's not in Afghanistan anymore. It's debatable that he's even on this earthly plane anymore.

That's what he and his envoys have been doing for the past year. Non-stop visits to every capital. That's the point. It hasn't worked.

I know he's been to London and Moscow in the last year, but that's just what I remember off the top of my head. When he addressed the international community at the U.N. in September, he basically called them all chickenshits. While they did unanimously agree on the resolution, you still catch more flies with honey than vinegar. He brought to life all the cowboy stereotypes, and this is the proof.

Not unlike your post.

Fine. I'm an American; you're European; you're supposed to dislike me. Wouldn't want to defy expectations now, would we?

TB4p

 

[Coolville]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Bush on Monday...

Fine. I'm an American; you're European; you're supposed to dislike me. Wouldn't want to defy expectations now, would we?

sorry to burst your bubble, but I can honestly say that I don't dislike you. I've never met you. I can't like or dislike someone based on message board posting.
I enjoy the banter, I like a good wind-up like the rest of us, the polarised stances are amusing on this board (beats the dull diplomacy of politicians) but I am not THAT judgemental.