I'm Tagged...I Hope It Isn't Poisonous...
- Find the nearest book.
- Name the book and the author.
- Turn to page 123.
- Go to the fifth sentence on the page.
- Copy out the next three sentences and post to your blog.
- Tag three more folks.
Book - State Of Denial Bush At War Part III
Author - Bob Woodward
"Look, George," Bates said. "Time's running out on us. We have to have these people. Have you requisitioned them?"
Just for your information at this point...George in question here is...Lieutenant General George Casey, the director of the Joint Staff. In 2004-06, as a four-star general, Casey would be the commander of the U.S. forces in Iraq. He goes on to say..."No," Casey replied. I haven't done that because you guys are trying to convince me this is a 24/7 operation and I don't believe it." "George, Garner said. "You're out of your mind. You don't think this is 24/7?" "No," Casey replied. Garner called Casey again. "Hey, George. This is hardball time now." He proposed a meeting in Rumsfeld's office at 5 PM that day. "We'll battle this out in front of him, because I've got to have these people."
About an hour later, the head of personnel for the Joint Staff called Garner. "How many people do you need?" Garner, with responsibility for all of postwar Iraq, the most important matter being undertaken by the U.S. government, was essentially being forced to assemble a pickup team of several hundred and go beg, cajole and threaten to get his players.
Jay Garner was a hero in Kurdistan. Garner had worked on Rumsfeld's space commission during the Clinton administration. Garner, a retired three-star Army general, had led Operation Provide Comfort after the 1991 Gulf War, coming to the rescue of thousands of ethnic Kurds in northern Iraq. Over the years Provide Comfort had become the gold standard of military humanitarian missions. Well...that's good to know.
I'll tag pbs because she likes to do these (I think she's done it before...but hey!...what's one more?)...and I know Mr. Happy will absolutely love to do this...won't you dearie?! And...em...how about John Good at LeftinAboite...loosen up now John...if you've done it recently...you can show how smart you are by doing another one!
And thank you Glomgold for this delectable tidbit of news! A lucky family in Zimbabwe gets to eat fried rat for dinner.
ewwww!
(CNN) -- Twelve-year-old Beatrice returns from the fields with small animals she's caught for dinner.
Her mother, Elizabeth, prepares the meat and cooks it on a grill made of three stones supporting a wood fire. It's just enough food, she says, to feed her starving family of six.
Tonight, they dine on rats.
"Look what we've been reduced to eating?" she said. "How can my children eat rats in a country that used to export food? This is a tragedy." (Watch as Beatrice digs for rodents in the fields of Zimbabwe)
This is a story about how Zimbabwe, once dubbed southern Africa's bread basket, has in six short years become a basket case. It is about a country that once exported surplus food now apparently falling apart, with many residents scrounging for rodents to survive. And these are just some of the people we could be helping if we weren't mired in Iraq killing innocent people and losing not only our own soldiers...but those of other countries. All lives deserve better than this. This is what the world should be uniting on instead of focusing on the politics of certain areas...oh I could go on and on..you know what I mean. This is soooo wrong!
Soooo what do you want for Christmas? I overheard the Dub telling Santa what he wanted...
This should be an interesting Christmas for the Bush family. Ma and Pa Bush as we all know are very proud about what junior has been able to do with his contributions to the nations of the world. A big power broker for the world...yeah...that's junior. Can't ride a bike worth squat...but he's a master at diplomacy. Oops...I forgot...he doesn't see the need to negotiate with other nations...it might just have a look of weakness if he did. Well...we'll see how far that gets him this coming year. I think we have a bumpy year ahead of us gang...stay strong and may the force be with us. They can save the dark side for themselves.
Woodward mixed with fried rat and bush bashing cartoons. Gotta love it :)
Posted by
Graeme |
2:00 AM
That's so sad about the starving family having to eat rats. Over here our PETS eat better than that. In fact we used to have pet rats. Life can just be so unfair and unequal--and some people in politics would like to keep it that way! Thanks for the tag, you know I like to do memes!
Posted by
PBS |
3:36 AM
Those poor people fry their rats, we elect ours to the highest offices in Washington.
Posted by
pissed off patricia |
3:50 AM
Wow! That's randomness baby. I likes.
Posted by
Frederick |
4:08 AM
Fried rats, failed presidents. What's the difference? Well done, Sumo, the master chef at combining unusual flavors.
Posted by
Peacechick Mary |
4:39 AM
While rats would not be my choice it is a little protein in what would otherwise would be a very hungry time. What will really be bad is when they've eaten all the rats. Do you think a weeks worth of spending on Iraq being diverted would help? About $2 Billion.
Posted by
fallenmonk |
5:17 AM
I was just about to say almost exactly what Peacechick did.
You do truly Rock, Sumo.
Sadness and Gladness, side by side.
Happy Holidays!
Posted by
Michael Bains |
6:29 AM
Perhaps when they finish all the rats, they will finally start on Robert Mugabe. He's as evil, self righteous, and disconnected from reality as our own Bush.
Posted by
DivaJood |
10:44 AM
YAY...Yahooo..I finally got Blogger to let me post..the first time in two monthes...yahooo....so glad...What a great post...well, except for the fried rat...hmm, or was it sauteed...yuck...POP is right we just have ours in office...lovely...great cartoons ;-)
Posted by
enigma4ever |
11:56 AM
The past couple of hundred years haven't been smooth sailing for the continen of Africa, haven't they?
Think about it; first the Europeans colonized them and slaved them inside and outside of the continent. Then they were/are used as producers of cheap raw materials. After that they were exploited as pawns in the Cold War, which grew a crop of "statemen" whom were backed by us or those horrible commies. During all that time nobody gave rat's ass about the people there and, sadly enough, this still remains a fact.
Add to all this the paradox of being one of the three continents, others being the both Polar regions, where the climate change is the most devastating although they themselves are the least responsible for it. The fact is, that reckless air polution drifting to Africa from the North has stopped seasonal rains happening in huge areas thus rendering people to lose the ways and means to survive.
There is no question about it, Mukabe is a certifiable nut case and someone that the poor Kenians would be better off without. I just wanted to point out that the problems there are more extensive than just a crazy leader and we all have some responsibility here. I am hoping, that when the "Asian Tiger" economies have reached certain level, Africa will be next in line. Lord knows, they deserve it.
Sorry to be so long winded!
Posted by
Anonymous |
6:03 PM
Just a few minutes ago I was sitting and watching the CBC news when suddenly out of nowhere I got a strong jolt in a general area known as my brain, such as this raising sized organ is. I realized the stupid error that I made by refering Mugabe as a leader of Kenya. What an imbecile! You all of course know that he is curse of another country - Zimbabwe.
Excuse me, I have to go and wipe the egg off my face now!
Posted by
Anonymous |
9:38 PM
unless the kind senator doesn't reach a full enough convalescence to take his place on the hill...
i'm agnostic and still i'm hoping God will smile on him.
Posted by
Anonymous |
10:41 PM
Graeme...heh...thanks.
pbs...domesticated pets do eat better than many people of the world. I remembered that you like memes. I think you have done this one more than once too.
POP...yeah...we elect ours! Ha ha!
Fred...I'm kind of freaky that way.
Mary...they all come down to the same thing in the end.
Monk...that's exactly the terms in which I think. The money spent (and not wisely) in Iraq could do sooo much more good elsewhere.
Michael...I'm definitely an eclectic blogger.
Diva...you're right on that one...though it is difficult to think someone could be as bad or worse than our Dub. A couple of jokers.
Enigma!!...glad to see you...yes we certainly have our special rats in public office.
Pekka...I'd like to see Africa be able to get itself together. It has such wonderful natural resources and beautiful places for vacations. They could make alot of money off of this stuff...except for the guys in their special (obligatory) uniforms that gain power by the machete and live by the machete. How can they starve their own people? And don't get me started on the genocide. I know that is an over simplification. Yes, this is another thing the white man is responsible for. Not to worry about Zimbabwe goof...I knew what you meant. Don't you just hate when you do that. I usually get my best (mistake thoughts) in the shower...and feel like a real idiot...been there...done that many times. Heh!
Posted by
sumo |
10:52 PM