President Musharraf, John Bolton and Shit Eating Fuck Monkeys

Like a dingbat, I didn't pick up on this first time, but luckily the letters page in today's Guardian was gave me a handy pointer. As a result of the emergency powers invoked by Musharraf in Pakistan, Bush is reported to have told him:

“you can’t be the president and the head of the military at the same time.”

Now, you are all intelligent people and you don't need me to explain the irony behind that remark.

While we are on the subject of Pakistan, there seems to be a split in the neo-conservatives. Just last night, Douglas 'ladies and gentlemen' Murray spoke of the need for Musharraf to stand down and allow a democratic process to proceed (a rare nod of agreement from yours truly). John 'I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob, goo goo goo g'joob, goo goo g'joob, goo goo goo g'joob, goo goo' Bolton is reported as saying the following:

"I think for the moment the answer to that is support for Musharraf. And I think in fact the United States has contributed to some of the instability by implying less than robust support of Musharraf."

Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't these neo-cons claim that democracy is always preferable to dictatorship in the run-up to the war in Iraq? D'you think they are a bit confused?? Or are they just simply opportunistic, murdering, intellectually bankrupt, morally deficient, humourless, fascist, soul destroying, shit eating fuck monkeys?? Just a thought.

Iraq Facing Collapse

In their latest report on Iraq, entitled 'Accepting Realities in Iraq', Chatham House has claimed that Iraq is on the verge of collapse. According to the report, written by Gareth Stansfield, there is:

....not 'one' civil war, but many civil wars and insurgencies in the country and current realities have to be accepted if new strategies for solutions are to be found.

The report also adds that:

Iraq has fractured into regional power bases. Political, security and economic power has devolved to local sectarian, ethnic or tribal political groupings. The Iraqi government is only one of several ‘state-like’ actors. The regionalization of Iraqi political life needs to be recognized as a defining feature of Iraq’s political structure.

So, what do we get from our belove leaders? Speeches about mistakes? Apologies? Commitment to withdrawal from Iraq? No, the same old platitudes. According to the BBC:

Mr Blair insisted he would take the same decision again to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with America in the aftermath of the 11 September attacks.

And so, the legacy is confirmed. The final collapse of Iraq is Blair's lasting legacy to the Middle East. He's sure going to be busy when he becomes a roving ambassador to the Middle East, what with two new countries to deal with.

And what of the Iraq war apologists? Well, as always, Mad Mel comes up trumps. Commenting on an interview with John Bolton (a former Cunt of the Week), Mel affirms his rebuttal of John Humphrey's assertion that America had ‘destroyed everything’:

Bolton told him sharply that this was totally untrue, that various Iraqi ministries had remained functioning, and that although undoubtedly America had made grievous mistakes in Iraq, that fact did not invalidate toppling Saddam in the first place.

Furthermore, according to the spokewoman for the far-right, Bolton's argument was based on:

....truth, rationality, sense of proportion and intellectual honesty.

Mmmm, there was me thinking it was based on bullshit. I'm really beginning to suspect that Mel is addicted to class A drugs of some kind. The woman is clearly hallucinating, like all apologists for the war who refuse to see what is blatantly obvious to even the most simple minded folk.

The full report: 'Accepting Realities in Iraq' by Gareth Stansfield.

Walrus Faced Man in Anal Probe Shock

No, not really, but you would guess so by the image. In fact, John Bolton is the Cunt of the Week. To find out why (as if you didn't know), click here.

Satan's Little Helper

Could not believe this evil fuckwit on Question Time last night. When attacked over the war in Iraq, Bolton's standard response:

'I bet you wouldn't have liked to live under Saddam'.

Wow, you cut me down with that one John. Even better was the standard:

'Iraq attacked two of her neighbours.'

Mmm, two you say. Now, one was Kuwait, right? I remember that. Saddam rolled into town and we heroically stepped in. That's right isn't it?? Now, what was the other one? Mmmmmm. Oh yeah, hang on, it was Iran. But didn't we back that war? Yes, I think we did didn't we? And isn't that the country that we are now threatening to invade? But that's ok because we are like the good guys, yeah? So that's ok. And this thing about gassing the Kurds, didn't we play a part in that too? Weren't chemicals sold to Iraq by the West? But, I guess we didn't know what he would use them for. I mean, he seemed so friendly back then. Not like those nasty Iranians. These neo-cons certainly seemed to have mastered the art of double-speak, or talking bollocks if you prefer.

This guy just doesn't stand up to scrutiny. On last night's QT he came across as an intellectual lightweight, which is probably unsurprising given the current resident at the White House. These Republicans sure do crumble when they are faced with an English audience (although for the record I did wish that a few more people would take apart his weak arguments. Actually, I was screaming at the TV with incredulity, again). And as for his response to Tony Benn:

'It isn't worth replying to Mr Benn.'

Is that perhaps because you are unable to justify the actions of a criminal cabal who have contrived to fuck the planet up for a very long time? Cunt.

Lounge Act

Sorry, can't be arsed to blog tonight -frickin' knackered. Hopefully have enough stamina to watch Question Time tonight. John Bolton is one of the guests so, if you want to see the fuckwit get a rough ride, make sure you tune in.