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QUOTE OF THE DAY – TOM SPENCER ON THE LIBERATION OF IRAQ AND DOWNFALL OF SADDAM

“As a demonstration of both America’s military might and his own itchy trigger finger, Bush had decided to make Iraq his Alderaan, the hapless planet in the original Star Wars movie that was picked to show off the power of the Death Star.”

I once wrote to Tom that if Bush healed the blind, the lame and the halt of speech Tom would regard it purely as a clever Republican gambit to avoid national health care. He was amused but Bush-hatred really has gotten the better of him. Tom, you can be happy for 20 million human beings being liberated from a monstrous tyranny while still hating the President who achieved it – trust me, you won’t have to turn in your Paul Krugman Fan Club membership ;o)

WAS THERE AN IRAQI INTELLIGENCE CONNECTION TO FARC ? THE ELN ? HUGO CHAVEZ ?

The Iraqi embassy in Brazil is in a sudden hurry to destroy documentation. Traditionally, this action is only taken by embassies expecting to be siezed in a time of war by an enemy state.

IRAQ AND THE MIDWEST a thoughtful article by Regions of Mind blogger and newspaper editor Geitner Simmons in National Interest. A good retrospective of Senator Chuck Hagel’s position on Iraq.

THE LEFT: GETTING IT AS WRONG ABOUT IRAQ AS THEY DID ABOUT THE SOVIETS

Consistency must be a virtue.From the Associated Press:

“BAGHDAD, Iraq – Their hour of freedom at hand, jubilant Iraqis celebrated the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s murderous regime on Wednesday, beheading a toppled statue of their longtime ruler in downtown Baghdad and embracing American troops as liberators.

“He killed millions of us,” said a young Iraqi, spitting on one of countless portraits of Saddam scattered throughout the capital. Men hugged Americans in full combat gear and women held up babies so soldiers riding on tanks could kiss them

CALLING JIMMY CARTER

Cuban dissident and poet Diego Rivera, along with 77 others associated with the pro-freedom Varela Project endorsed by former President Jimmy Carter have been arrested by Cuban secret police. Rivera has received a 20 year sentence from one of Castro’s kangaroo courts. If you want to email the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asking Cuba to release the Rivera and the Varela 78 go here You will have to scroll to the bottom of the page.

Gee…how long before Ed Asner, Barbra Streisand, Sean Penn, Representative McDermott, Mike Farrell, Micheal Moore stick up for the human rights of oppressed Cubans ?

A long time I’m betting.

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