In my opinion, the reason this whole Saddam situation is so unsavoury is because of the father-son connection between the Bush's, and of course the subsequent plundering of Iraqs oil resources.
Look at the flack Americans are taking for allowing Bush to lead them!
Seriously though, I really don't think so...it's more than a little disjointed. also, with the terror issue looming large, it allows the political powers huge scope for fear mongering...this keeps the masses in check all to often.
PARIS, France — "Killing people breeds bad will," said French General Henri Petain. "So our plan for the future is to replace all our weapons with non-lethal versions to show the world that peace is our only goal."
Starting in 2008, the French military's Leclerc-armored combat vehicles will be fitted with O2 cartridges," said Petain. "Now, instead of firing high explosive rounds, they will shoot compressed air at their targets."
Crews are being trained to work these new oxygen tanks, which will have a different impact on the enemy than they're accustomed to.
"O2 blasts won't demolish buildings the way standard ammunition does," said Gen. Petain. "Instead, all doors and windows will be blown off, giving our ground troops easy access. This will be preferable to entering a smoking ruin with dead bodies everywhere."
In addition, human targets will no longer be pulverized by a tank invasion. "They'll just be blown off their feet and have the wind knocked out of them," said the military officer. "Believe it or not, an enemy who is short of breath is easier to overcome than a bleeding one. That won’t drain our medical resources and, again, it will show the world that we're not out for blood."
Furthermore, removing the standard ammunition from the tanks will give the French a tactical advantage.
"The Leclercs will be lighter and faster," said Gen. Petain. "They will be able to cover twice as much ground as before, whether charging toward or away from a battle site.”
Gen. Petain hopes to add O2 missiles to the French arsenal in the near future.
“We believe that nothing will cause an enemy to flee faster than a blast of hot air from France.”
On the bridge approaching the railway, the man was begging. I said draw me a dog and I'll give you a quid. So I gave him some paper and he did. And I said, there you go, mate, you can make money out of art! Will you sign it? As I handed him the one pound thirty-odd I had in my pocket, he informed me that the signed ones were a fiver.
My dad had come along to watch me the day I came last in the cub scout sack race; the day my glasses fell off on to the running track and somebody behind me deliberately hopped on top of them and damaged them really badly. I was that struggling runt at the back laughed at by everyone, everyone, except my dad. And not because he had a beating in mind but because he felt for me. And when he came to find me and I was melting with tears he said 'You're the one they'll remember in the years to come, son, you were very funny.' And he took me to the shop and ordered me some pop and we halved the humiliation when he didn't have the money.
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RE: Fundamentalists, Communists and so called Intellectuals against Bush!
In my opinion, the reason this whole Saddam situation is so unsavoury is because of the father-son connection between the Bush's, and of course the subsequent plundering of Iraqs oil resources.