That's kind of how I'm feeling today. My main objection to all this bullshit is manifold: how the "war" will be forgotten and hour upon hour of analysis, how the 8,000 + Iraqi civilians and godknows how many soldiers and 400 + allied troops, how the war is costing an estimated 7,000 dollars a minute, which I believe - and this be a controversial point - might, might, might be spent on something that gives life, rather than destroys it, and the daily continuation of murder for oil and influence and freedom and blah blah blah. But there is no real need to worry: the gap in our TV schedules will be replaced by The Trial, a long and protracted demonstration of American justice and how Yankie good will always defeat foreign evil. I was thinking earlier today how funny it would be if after all this they found Saddam not guilty. It would be like, "has the jury reached a verdict"... and the guy delivering the verdict would start to sweat and loosen his tie a little. And Bush and Blair would have to apologise for the war, and Sadam could sue.... And the entirety of Western Media would be bankrupted by lawsuits.. Something else you might not know about because it hasn't been reported on the BBC or CNN or where ever, is the fact that every time it is estimated that a bombing raid is likely to inflict more than 25 civilian deaths the action has to be cleared by the Secretary of defence, Donald Rumsfeld... Because 24 people is Something We Can Live With, of course. So far 50 of these special orders have been requested and 50 have been cleared. As they say around here: YOU DO THE MATH.
So. Yeah. Happy Fucking Christmas. I mean in this in the best possible way of course, with love in my heart. I originally wrote a long, rambling, hilarious (to me) email about New Year's Resolutions, but I've realised that what we actually need right now isn't Resolution but REVOLUTION. Yeah, Jean: it seems you were right... Get the guns, and I'll meet you at the docks... Anyway. That's all for this year. I'm off to the local "Sports Bar" to ask inane questions using incorrect baseball terminology to lifelong fans of the sport just to make their eyes twitch, and flick peanuts at the war heroes.
More later. With Love.
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poor little saddam ...
14.12.2003 23:41
oh, and the kurds. oh, and the shias. oh, and the marsh arabs. oh, and the kuwaitis.
no, let the jury find him innocent - and happy fucking christmas to you too.
sceptic