The emperor gets the boot

Asia Times by Pepe Escobar | Dec. 18, 2008 (Opinion)

These shoes also metaphorically hit the huge Bush administration army
of advisers, analysts, sycophants, politicians, diplomats, generals, UN bureaucrats, businessmen, "human-rights" wags, media hacks and assorted profiteers that made the Iraqi tragedy possible. These shoes put to immense shame US public opinion, which overwhelmingly condoned the 2003 invasion and occupation and only turned against it when facts on the ground and horrific non-stop ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business, Media
Topics: Bush Administration, War in Iraq
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Dec 18, 2008 - 3:51 AM PST
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), James Canning (review), Kenneth Sibbett (review), Glenn LaBauve (review), Fabrice Florin (review)
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Dwight Rousu
3.9
 by Dwight Rousu - Dec. 18, 2008

Escobar captures some nuances here that add flavor. He addresses the collective guilt of the many who should get a size 10 in the face.

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Jan. 12, 2009
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Glenn LaBauve
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 by Glenn LaBauve - Dec. 18, 2008
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James Canning
4.9
 by James Canning - Dec. 18, 2008

Excellent summary of the reasons G W Bush and the US are reviled not only in Iraq, but throughout the Muslim world. Bush crows about victory in Iraq where hundreds of thousands of Iraqis died violent deaths in an unnecessary war caused by the imbecility of the president and the stupidity of the American public. The US continues to demonize Iran and aid and abet Israeli oppression of the Palestinians.

G W Bush is an arrogant ignoramus and well-deserving the loathing of the entire world for his idiotic Middle East wars and supremely stupid handling of the Israel/Palestine problem.

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Kenneth Sibbett
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 by Kenneth Sibbett - Dec. 18, 2008

Now I know everything I always wanted to know about Munthather al-Zaidi.

If it's illegal for American's to cross into Pakistan to kill the Taliban, is it legal for the Taliban to cross into afghanistan to kill American's. Just a thought.

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