Loose Cannons

March 12, 2003
Issue 

Doing the job for Wall Street

"The United States' record is not one of imperialism. It is one of doing the job, bringing peace, restoring order and getting a responsible government in place." — US Secretary of State and UN slide shows Colin Powell, February 19.

Knows what his job requires

"[Wars] are dangerous things, people get killed." — US war secretary Donald Rumsfeld, February 20.

Land of the free

"A man was charged with trespassing in a mall in Albany, USA, after he refused to take off a T-shirt saying "Peace on Earth" and "Give peace a chance". Mall security staff approached Stephen Downs, 61, and his 31-year-old son, Roger, on [March 3] after they were spotted wearing the T-shirts at Crossgates Mall. The two said they refused a request to remove the shirts or leave the mall. The guards returned with a police officer, who repeated the ultimatum and arrested Stephen Downs when he refused." — British Guardian, March 5.

Amazing what can be fitted into a car boot these days

"It really would have taken a handful of inspectors to determine whether he was disarming — they could have showed up at a parking lot and he could have brought his weapons and destroyed them." — George "The Crusader" Bush, March 6, on saddam Hussein's alleged massive arsenal of chemical and biological weapons.

From 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly, March 12, 2003.
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