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The Dossier of Faustus

L.A. | 22.09.2002 15:23

Last night I watched some corny old film about a rock star who signed his soul to Satan, a sort of Rocky Horror Faustus, titled "Phantom of the Paradise"

When it ended, up popped the equally old "Ceefax" teletext (we're talking very late night here), calmly stating that Blair was about to present to the Commons his "Dossier" on Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction, (a term applied to no other country, incidentally).
The co-incidence struck me; here was another corny old, failed-would-be rock star about to presnt a document of treachery to the good, honest but simple parliamentary folk of the Labour party.
Will they be taken in by the Ugly Rumours ? Will the MPs join the constituency of Beyelzebub ?

L.A.

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TV = BS

22.09.2002 15:45

I was watching 'The Plague of the Zombies' (what choice is there?) and saw that tele-text too. It said the dossier will present "CONCLUSIVE PROOF" that Iraq has WMD, which will be launched on the back of a purple flying pig.

insomniac


Addressing the UN

22.09.2002 16:19

Ladies and Gentlemen of the International Community:

I speak to you today of a grave threat to the international order and peace. There is a nation among us that is an immediate danger to us all, requiring immediate action by all peace-loving countries that believe in the rule of law.

We are dealing with a nation that routinely thwarts the will of the international community; it has both possession of and continues to seek further weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons despite international laws and treaties prohibiting it.

This country has shown itself to be a belligerent force, invading sovereign nations it does not approve of with impunity and in violation of international laws and consensus. It uses its military solely to further its power over oil.

It has shown complete disregard for the safety of the international community by overthrowing legitimate governments, supporting and arming dictators, and murdering civilians by the millions.

Thousands of dissidents have disappeared in its jails without legal recourse, in contradiction to the words and spirit of its own Constitution and Bill of Rights.

It destroys its own natural resources and contributes to massive environmental destruction worldwide, while using its military force to squelch opposition to its policies.

This country has a long history of brutality and disrespect of civil rights and international law. The list of UN resolutions that it has ignored or sabotaged is nearly endless. It uses its power in the UN to aid its allies and punish its ideological adversaries with no regard for what is right, true, ethical, or in the best interests of the greater good. Even now it threatens to act with unilateral violence if the UN fails to take action it wants.

A government like this has no place in the international community.

It is for all these reasons that I call on you today to foment regime change in the United States by any means necessary. In the years to come, your actions will go down in history as a courageous people acting the interest of the world to ensure peace.

If you fail to act, the consequences are enormous, and will lead to an ever-increasing cycle of violence, and the end of peace on this planet as we know it, making the 3037 who died on September 11th appear a small tragedy in comparison.

Act now, act decisively, and act effectively.

W.M.D.


This sums up the nature of it

23.09.2002 13:50

I expect you know the version of "Mephisto" by K. Mann, filmed starring Karl Brandauer. A radical politician- actor becomes ensnared in his evil compromises with the NSDAP>

G Gee


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12.03.2005 18:33

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