Tuesday, May 20, 2008

The Mote in the Boston Globe's Editorial Eye

Of course, they never see it. They think we have forgotten everything they have ever written.

Sorry, no such luck here.


"The mote in Bush's eye"

"May 20, 2008

AT THE END of what may be his farewell sojourn in the Middle East, President Bush delivered an obtuse speech to the World Economic Forum in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt. Bush seemed oblivious to the loss of respect for the United States that his Mideast misadventures have caused in the region.

Honestly, so does the Globe!

Much of what Bush had to say about the political, economic, and social policies holding back progress in the Arab world is valid.

So despite the criticism, the Globe agrees with him!

"America is deeply concerned about the plight of political prisoners in this region, as well as democratic activists who are intimidated or repressed, newspapers and civil society organizations that are shut down and dissidents whose voices are stifled," he said.

I guess he's not concerned about the prisoners in Gitmo or the secret torture chambers this monster authorized, or the police state beatings Americans are taking for no reasons.

As far as the newspapers in AmeriKa, 'nuff said, and the dissidents in America are the ones supporting Bush!! 82% WRONG TRACK #s!!!!!

"I call on all nations in this region to release their prisoners of conscience, open up their political debate and trust their people to chart their future."

Then HOW COME you DON'T TRUST US, asshole?

But coming from him, these comments could hardly be taken at face value. His audience was all too aware of the contradiction between the president's words and his actions in the region.

But the audience here?

That audience perceives hypocrisy in the Bush administration's unbalanced treatment of Israelis and Palestinians, its erratic efforts to channel the many-sided internecine conflicts in Iraq, and its mishandling of the recent political upheaval in Pakistan.

Yes, that ARAB audience perceives that problem -- not THIS AUDIENCE here in AmeriKa!!

We are fed so full of Zionist shit it makes you dizzy.

In each case, Bush praised the therapeutic value of elections but tried to annul or undercut electoral results that created complications for his policies. This happened after the electoral victory of Hamas in January 2006; when American policy makers encouraged Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of Iraq to replace his original coalition partners, the faction of anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, with the more friendly (but more pro-Iranian) Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council;

HUH?!?!

and recently in Pakistan, where Washington is maneuvering to preserve the power of President Pervez Musharraf despite the humiliating defeat his party suffered in February's parliamentary elections.

You read this stuff, and then remember that the Globe supported the asshole the whole way.

But of course, you've forgotten that in the stinky haze of shit0eating, haven't you, Americans?

Yet despite these displays of blatant disregard for democratic legitimacy, Bush took it upon himself in Sharm El-Sheik to preach the necessity of democratic reform.

Americans need to be as cognizant of Bush's hypocrisy as the political and business leaders who greeted his rhetorical paean to democracy with tellingly tepid applause.

Pfffffftt!

Well, we HAVEN'T EXACTLY BEEN HELPED BY YOU and your mother paper, Globe!!

Un-flipping-believable!!!!

Those elites may recognize the need of their societies for reform, but they also have learned that America - at least under Bush - does not trust Palestinian, Iraqi, or Pakistani voters to chart their countries' future if those voters elect the wrong leaders. Bush is not the first president to subordinate democracy to interests of state."

Or to ISRAEL, for that matter!!!!