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| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| Annan: Syrian battalion to combat arms smuggling |
| 2006-09-09 |
| UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Friday that Syrian President Bashar Assad has decided to deploy a Syrian army battalion on the border with Lebanon in order to prevent arms smuggling, Israel Radio reported. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 Hey people, Kofi is a scion of 20 generations of slave traders who got a polish at top European universities---what do you expect. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-09-09 20:52 |
| #13 I can't remember who said, "Power attracts the corruptible," but that fits Secretary General Annan as well. There are people who go into politics for noble reasons, and people who are able to stay in politics while remaining true to those noble reasons. But the process of politics at any level involves horsetrading as the only alternative to shooting one's opponents, and when one stands amongst the horses, sooner or later one ends up deep in a steaming pile of muck. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-09-09 17:38 |
| #12 I think the caveat here is that honest, straightfrward thinking folks do NOT seek political office. This is very close to my latest maxim, to wit: Power is most attractive to those least able to properly administer it. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-09 16:36 |
| #11 Byrian Sattalion to Cuggle Mombat Sarms would be a (poor) Spoonerism of the title. :-) |
| Posted by: .com 2006-09-09 15:36 |
| #10 I never knew Fred was dyslexic. The headline should have read "Syrian Battalion to Smuggle Combat Arms". Or is that Spoonerism.....? |
| Posted by: Gleresing Ulereger4123 2006-09-09 15:32 |
| #9 There is something about Power that I just don't understand. I think the caveat here is that honest, straightfrward thinking folks do NOT seek political office. They find the processes disturbing and disgusring. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2006-09-09 11:20 |
| #8 Famous Exit Lines which were, unfortunately, never said: "Either this wallpaper goes, or I do." -Oscar Wilde / Kofi Annon |
| Posted by: flyover 2006-09-09 06:00 |
| #7 What kind of person is this? Pure slime (if there is such a thing as "pure" slime). Annan is the face of living evil in this world. Namely, a person of color who can disregard ongoing genocides (e.g., Rwanda and Darfur), as he simultaneously denounces them, yet facilitates those who would commit the exact same thing against Israel. There is something about Power that I just don't understand. It is highly addictive and tends to corrupt, just as absolute power can corrupt absolutely. It need not, but few can resist its temptations. "I can resist anything except temptation." — Oscar Wilde — |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-09 04:41 |
| #6 Please, please --- convince me, this man believes what he says? Is his world so removed from everyday life that he really believes his words? Even after all the revealing of his son and others of the Oil for Food program? What kind of person is this? That can go before the world, state these words, and smile as he does so? There is some essence of this diplomatic world and it's words that I just can't grasp. What I do know, this guy is recording his words to be used as he desires to write the history of his legacy. This legacy business is catching up with Clinton, and it will catch up with him. There is something about Power that I just don't understand. |
| Posted by: Sherry 2006-09-09 01:45 |
| #5 Fox meet hen house |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-09-09 01:25 |
| #4 Yeah, I cracked up when I read the headline. It must take years of diplomatic training to say goofy-ass stuff like this with a straight face. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2006-09-09 00:53 |
| #3 to |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-09-09 00:39 |
| #2 Annan then announced the pending sale of a certain bridge. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-09 00:18 |
| #1 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Good one, Coffee. Best laugh I've had this week. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-09-09 00:15 |