Destination Baghdad

Sunday, April 02, 2006

So Jack and Condi's final destination was not Liverpool's museum on slavery but Baghdad. In the interests of democracy of course. I wonder whether her commitment to the right to protest will be extended there. Will the green zone resound to the cries of 'Condoleezza Rice go home'? Somehow I doubt it.

If you want some light relief this Sunday morning then do read John Rentoul's column in today's Independent on Sunday. He's had a very bad week because of our protests and those of the Indonesian students who criticised Tony Blair. He calls them 'brainwashed teenagers' and claims our demands are for 'even more of a bloodbath than there is at the moment.'

A bit of a nerve coming from one of Tony Blair's most slavish cheerleaders, but never mind. He may have lost all connection with reality since he describes Rice as 'a leading dove in the US administration.' He praises her democracy speech in Egypt last year but omits her later visit where she didn't mention the d word. Maybe that's because her old mate Hosni Mubarak locked up his main opponent shortly after that dangerous flirtation with democracy a contested election.

By the way, John, the chant is 'say hey, say ho, Condi Rice has got to go'. And that does scan.

4/02/2006 10:36:00 AM | Permalink