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"...crime-ridden, obsessed with money and led by an incompetent hypocrite."
Some special relationship. According to a new poll British folks have never had such a low opinion of the leadership of the United States, with only 12 per cent of Britons trusting them "to act wisely on the global stage." (Twice that number had faith in U.S. leadership in 1975, Vietnam notwithstanding.) Reports the Telegraph.
Most Britons see America as a cruel, vulgar, arrogant society, riven by class and racism, crime-ridden, obsessed with money and led by an incompetent hypocrite. ...More than two-thirds who offered an opinion said America is essentially an imperial power seeking world domination. And 81 percent of those who took a view said President George W Bush hypocritically championed democracy as a cover for the pursuit of American self-interests.
A U.S. embassy spokesman offered this response: "With respect to the poll's assertions about American society, we bear some of the blame for not successfully communicating America's extraordinary dynamism. But frankly, so do you [the British press]."
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Yeh I know the brit's want to forget about old tony b, because has been doing a 'heckuva job' himself. But you aint gonna just blame america and get off the hook so easy =)
The British government has given the agency detailed information on locations where it used 1.9 tonnes of depleted uranium in the south of Iraq, ...Doh.
and;
Depleted uranium shells used by British forces in southern Iraqi battlefields are putting civilians at risk from 'alarmingly high' levels of radioactivity. Experts are calling for the water and milk being used by locals in Basra to be monitored after analysis of biological and soil samples from battle zones found 'the highest number, highest levels and highest concentrations of radioactive source points' in the Basra suburb of Abu Khasib - the centre of the fiercest battles between UK forces and Saddam loyalists. Oop's. Did he say Basra? But how many Ton's did the brit tanks fire?
more than 300 tons [DU depleted uranium] blanket the area surrounding Basra in southern Iraq. Ouch.
Of course the brits have corruption as well, Lord Black ought to ring a bell;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Black
On 17 November 2005, eleven criminal fraud charges were brought by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald against Black and 3 former Hollinger executives. Eight of the criminal fraud charges are against Black and a warrant has been issed for his arrest.
On 15 December 2005, four new federal charges were laid against Black by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald in Chicago.
The new counts include racketeering, obstruction of justice, money laundering and wire fraud. Under the racketeering count, Fitzgerald is seeking forfeiture of more than $92,000,000 (USD).
92 million. wow. quite a haul.
Posted by: Lord Tubby on 07/03/06 at 11:28 PM
Let's not forget about the support of those Jews.
Remember, this war is being run by an evil Jewish cabal.
Oh, and America and England are worse than Nazi Germany.
Oh, and Saddam's men are freedom fighters.
Oh, and the wicked Israelis are trying to take over the world.
Oh, and Bush is waging a Nuclear War in Iraq.
Um...yeah, I think that just about covers it.
Oh, wait !
Bush and Blair suck...
Posted by: Sheehan Supporter on 07/04/06 at 9:25 AM
Dear U.S.,
"How stupid ARE you Americans...to elect a Conservative to lead you in a time of war?!"
Sincerely, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Portugal, Germany...etc.
Posted by: The Rest Of The World on 07/04/06 at 2:49 PM
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G'day Julian! Yup, loving the job the USA is doing...tonnes of depleted uranium released into the atmosphere (google depleted uranium and diabetes link - the NEW AGENT ORANGE that lasts 2.5 million years), John Negroponte death squads a la Nicaragua now in Iraq, Afghanistan the biggest smack supplier to the world, talking nuking Iran, fn torture as standard practice, Abu Graib, Gitmo, rendition, domestic 'no-knock' police murdering innocent civilians, 1 in 138 Americans in jail etc etc etc. Good job!
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