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2005-03-03 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by phil_b 2005-03-03 00:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [11138 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Saddam Inssein. Hmmm. I am not buying it.
Someone should check if there are pin holes in Bush's pic and if the mumblings are somewhat like voodoo spels.

"They would not execute a poor insane man, now, would they?" -- that is very likely what is going on.

Posted by Sobiesky 2005-03-03 12:29:05 AM|| 2005-03-03 12:29:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 An item from Pravda? Hmm. Isn't Phil supposed to be posting those?

(Oh. Phil did. Never mind.)

Seriously, if you'll check the date on the article, it's from Feb. _2004_. The fact that it is still popping up on Pravda's web site either means they're lazy or they think this is very important.

Regarding Saddam's mental state, it calls for a repeat of Dorothy Parker's famous quip, "How can they tell?"

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-03-03 12:38:54 AM|| [http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-03-03 12:38:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 ehhh.. IIUC Hitler was pretty deep in syphilitic dementia at the end. I don't think that would have gotten him a shred of mercy.

Posted by Dishman 2005-03-03 12:40:21 AM|| 2005-03-03 12:40:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Saddam's Gone Insane. Doesn't that come on right after Girls Gone Wild?

Posted by 2b 2005-03-03 12:40:22 AM|| 2005-03-03 12:40:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Anyway, I thought I'd explain why I didn't do NFP last week: my network connectivity had gone through the basement, and I couldn't reach rantburg; on top of that, the lead items at the end of last week were mostly extremely shrill propaganda items, which I think were published mainly in response to the upcoming summit.

Roger Simon (remember him?) discussed one of Putin's talking points here.

There was one article in Pravda that had this as a main theme and another that had this idea as part of its list of grievances.

One of the more interesting things at Pravda in the past week, that I should have tried to post a pointer to earlier:

Kasyanov to move Putin aside:

During a press-conference held February 24th in Moscow former Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Kasyanov didn"t rule out the possibility that he would participate in the upcoming presidential elections in 2008.
According to him, in the course of the past year, state officials failed to follow previously outlined plan of the country"s democratic development. "In a year, the vector has changed its direction drastically. Many mistakes have been made. I will do my best to improve the situation," noted Kasyanov.

When addressed with a question regarding promotion of his candidacy for the presidential post in 2008, Kasyanov said "Everything is possible! However, what"s more important is not who will become the next president but who will be at the head of the democratic movement in Russia," reports REGNUM.

It goes on from there, including a special guest appearance from Vladimir Zhirinovsky's mouth, which spewed criticism of anyone dissatisfied with the current direction Russia's taking.

It looks to me like the "strong man" party over there is trying to discredit itself.

Oh, and Yukos' attempt at jurisdiction-shopping in Houston has failed.

I think that's it.

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-03-03 12:57:22 AM|| [http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-03-03 12:57:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Wasn't there a Mafia Don who, while a case was being built against him, supposedly developed mental problems? Little things like wandering the neighborhood in his bathrobe, mumbling to himself...

Posted by Pappy 2005-03-03 12:58:25 AM|| 2005-03-03 12:58:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Yah, that was Vincent 'The Chin' Gigante. Also known as the Oddfather.

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-03-03 1:03:58 AM|| [http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-03-03 1:03:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 And it's all an act.

Posted by shellback 2005-03-03 1:43:17 AM|| 2005-03-03 1:43:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 No doubt, a brilliant legal strategy thought up by his think tank of lawyers.
Or just really bad withdrawal symptoms.

Posted by Desert Blondie 2005-03-03 2:04:08 AM|| [http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com/] 2005-03-03 2:04:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 Duh. Burn him.

Posted by .com 2005-03-03 2:05:28 AM|| 2005-03-03 2:05:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 Wadda ya' mean, going?

Posted by Chinese Unomoger1553 2005-03-03 12:46:06 PM|| 2005-03-03 12:46:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Sigh.

Forgot to add my name when I posted earlier at a different computer.

Guess I'll be "Chinese" for a day.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2005-03-03 2:52:19 PM|| 2005-03-03 2:52:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Aha! I thought you had an accent.

Posted by Shipman 2005-03-03 4:58:29 PM|| 2005-03-03 4:58:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Saddam started to have mental problems. At times, he would suddenly start mumbling something irrational.

That Guy on the wall is not the president. He is the Maitre'd of this restaurant we are in. His picture is everywhere, not the US president - This guy is:

Don't you know, we dueled with swords! Yes we did!
and it is on this DVD:

Posted by BigEd 2005-03-03 7:13:39 PM|| 2005-03-03 7:13:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Guess I'll be Chinese for a day.

That's Barb for you; she posts a comment, and half an hour later you're hungry for more.

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-03-03 8:29:46 PM|| [http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-03-03 8:29:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 ROFL, Phil. :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2005-03-03 8:42:44 PM|| 2005-03-03 8:42:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 Saddam went from golden toilets to a hole in the ground. I'd be supprised if he isn't trying to stangle himself with floss.

Posted by Charles 2005-03-03 9:49:31 PM|| 2005-03-03 9:49:31 PM|| Front Page Top

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