Saddam's UN ambassador Muhammad Al-Douri leaves New York on a plane bound for (where else) ... France.
San Francisco may no longer qualify for its nickname "Baghdad by the Bay". These days, at least, you will see more American flags in Baghdad (Iraq) than in San Francisco, and George W Bush seems to be more popular there than he is in San Francisco.
Michael Lewis gives us lessons in How to Hate the French.
I used to think of Molly Ivins as the Granny Clampett of American journalism, but an equally apt comparison might be to Eva Braun. In this week's column, Molly resorts to crude anti-Semitism in her derogation of Gen. Jay Garner, who was tapped to lead the reconstruction of Iraq:
Garner is a retired general with links to both the international arms industry and a Jewish lobby group... The problem of Garner's alleged Zionist sympathy is also causing talk. He visited Israel as the guest of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs [JINSA] and signed a statement in October 2000 blaming the Palestinian Authority for the violence after the collapes of peace talks and praising the "remarkable restraint" of the Israeli army.JINSA's advisory board, by the way, includes other members of the "worldwide Jewish conspiracy", such as former UN Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick and former Vice-Presidential candidate Jack Kemp. Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at April 10, 2003 07:53 AM
Damascus by the bay?
Ramallah by the bay?
Gaza West?
Baghdad by the Bay: Funny, I was just about to post the same thing the other day, but then I read the results of the recent poll showing that 2/3 of Bay Area residents support the war of liberation and ended up reaching the opposite conclusion. Still, the fact that 1/3 of you guys support Saddam really does distinguish SF from Baghdad. "Paris by the Bay," anyone?
Posted by: Xrlq on April 11, 2003 12:10 AMYou say that President Bush is more popular in Baghdad than San Fransisco. This is an unequal direct comparison.
Pres. Bush stands for a religion that condemns people for what they are: homosexual or lesbian.
Saddam Hussein denied people the right to their life. This is also an unequal diect comparison.
But what difference is there in the principle? None.
If SF loses the name "Baghdad by the Bay," South-Central L.A. has dibs on it.
Posted by: Xrlq on April 11, 2003 11:18 AMNot Baghdad-by-the-Bay? How about Pyongyang-by-the-Bay.
Posted by: Ernie G on April 11, 2003 06:58 PMTikrit-by-the-Bay might be the best analogy. Neither city is subject to Hussein's rule, but both cities have their share of dunderheads who seem to wish they were.
Posted by: Xrlq on April 15, 2003 10:10 AMJack Kemp is reportedly a 33rd Degree Mason which, if you believe everything you hear about the "inner court" agenda of such exalted Freemasons, means you might not always be getting what you think you're getting. or for the reasons you think.
Mind you, since Kerry and Bush are both members of Yale's powerful SKULL AND BONES secret society for the scions of the Eastern Establishment, I guess we just have to watch them ALL pretty closely!
See http://www.survivalistskills.com/kemp.htm for the corroborating news reports on this.
Skull and Bones? Don't get too spooked about it. The organization is kind of a joke nowadays. Read my article about this at:
The Columbia-Union: Numbskulls and Boneheads
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