“No matter what the greatest tyrant in the world, the greatest terrorist in the world, George W. Bush says, we’re here to tell you: Not hundreds, not thousands, but millions of the American people … support your revolution,” – Harry Belafonte, buttering up Venezuela’s president.
MALKIN AWARD NOMINEE: “My friends, don’t fool with the church because the church has buried a million critics. And those the church has not buried, the church has made funeral arrangement for.” – religious right leader, Herbert Lusk, appearing to threaten those who disagree with him. Every now and again, you see the violent and intolerant subtext of fundamentalist Christianity – especially with respect to their opponents – emerge into the mainstream daylight.
HALF A MILLION: That’s how many troops Paul Bremer believed were needed to fight the Iraqi insurgency in mid 2004. He was ignored, of course.
– posted by Andrew.
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