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2003-03-25 Fifth Column

An Interview with Robert Fisk in Baghdad

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Posted by Kerry 2003-03-25 06:37 pm|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 No doubt held at his personal residence. Hey Bobby, if it's so boring, why don't you go plant your spotty behind next to an Iraq T-72 and see how exciting it gets, you pathetic waste of a cakehole.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2003-03-25 16:28:38|| 2003-03-25 16:28:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Isn't it about time for an Iraqi mob to beat him to a pulp like the Afghans did? It'll be fine with him. And fine with us, too.

Posted by tu3031 2003-03-25 16:29:10|| 2003-03-25 16:29:10|| Front Page Top

#3 Speaking of boring...

Posted by Matt 2003-03-25 16:51:21|| 2003-03-25 16:51:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Robert who? Oh, HIM...

Fire at will, Abdullah...

Posted by Anonymous 2003-03-25 17:01:24|| 2003-03-25 17:01:24|| Front Page Top

#5 Most of the Brits on the web hate fisk. In fact, his name has become synonymous with hard-left pseudorhetoric. The best thing I can say about him is that he acts like a bad Peter Jennings clone. Both Fisk and Jennings should be sent to Indonesia for the duration. Someplace nasty, where they can catch all kinds of crud, and have to deal with "local customs" up close and personal.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-03-25 17:29:43|| 2003-03-25 17:29:43|| Front Page Top

#6 What footage from Umm Qasar? Can I get a link?

Posted by g wiz 2003-03-25 18:15:45|| 2003-03-25 18:15:45|| Front Page Top

#7 "these people are invading us and we continue to resist them â active resistance is a principle element of Iraqâs military defense"

To Fisk, the Coalition is "them" and the Iraqi military is "we" and "us"

Posted by Anonymous 2003-03-25 19:09:20|| 2003-03-25 19:09:20|| Front Page Top

#8 "the Germans invaded Russia in 1941 believing that the Russians would collapse because Stalin was so hated and Communism was so hated."

Uhhh, no dumbass. Hitler invaded Russia because the Finns kicked Russian butt in the Winter War (1939-40), leaving the impression that Russia was weak. The Finns eventually lost, but the casualty figures were something like 23,000 Finnish dead v. 90,000 Russian dead (rough figures). Even the British didn't think the Finns could put up much of a fight, and that's why they didn't send help.

Posted by RW 2003-03-25 20:42:28|| 2003-03-25 20:42:28|| Front Page Top

#9 oops, I misread his statement. [inserting foot in mouth]. But nonetheless the point about the Finns is true.

Posted by RW 2003-03-25 20:51:43|| 2003-03-25 20:51:43|| Front Page Top

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