Posts Tagged ‘ saddam ’

Saddam Killed Nelson Mandela

Oct 2nd, 2007 | By Bock | Category: Politics, World, war

Even I wouldn’t believe Bush could be this stupid if I hadn’t heard it for myself.
Here’s Dubya in his own words:
“I heard somebody say, Where’s Mandela?’ Well, Mandela’s dead because Saddam Hussein killed all the Mandelas.”
You don’t believe me?
OK. I wouldn’t believe me either without evidence, so here you go. Listen to [...]



I know this is tasteless, but . . .

Jan 15th, 2007 | By Bock | Category: Media

Tonight I was listening to Newstalk when a report came on about the latest executions in Iraq.
The report said that the Iraqis had hanged two men, and had accidentally decapitated one of them in the process. Then it went on:
Journalists watched a video showing the execution of Saddam’s half-brother and the former head [...]



Saddam’s Hanging

Jan 3rd, 2007 | By Bock | Category: Politics, World, war

The Americans are very annoyed at the way Saddam was executed. Most of all, they seem to be upset that some of his guards shouted abuse and threats at him as he stood on the gallows. Threats? What threats could you possibly shout at a man with a rope around his neck [...]



Great Brutal Dictators

Dec 30th, 2006 | By Bock | Category: Favourites, Politics, World

Suppose you woke up one morning and discovered you were a brutal dictator. Never mind how it happened – maybe aliens caused it or it was by magic. One day, you were an obscure but diligent Post Office clerk or something, and the next day you’re the brutal dictator of a medium-sized country. [...]



Anti-social behaviour orders

Dec 29th, 2006 | By Bock | Category: Crime, gardai

I see the new Anti-social Behaviour Orders are ready to roll. According to today’s papers, the adult version will be available for the new year, with children’s asbos following in a couple of months. I see also, however, that the Guards won’t be ready to implement it because their Fancy-Dan computer system isn’t [...]



The war on terror

Sep 8th, 2006 | By Bock | Category: Crime, Politics, World, war

Just for the record, let me tell you that the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence today released a report about Iraq. If you want to read the full text, you can find it here.
What does the report say? In summary, it says that Saddam Hussein had fuck-all to do with al-Qaeda, that [...]