Paranoid Delusions of Grandeur

Increased security to ensure safety of US President will cost Britain five million pounds.

Since when has a US president ever been assasinated by anybody, other than a citizen of his own country?
Lincoln, Kennedy, Reagan... all were shot while they were in the US, by fellow Americans, so why all the fuss when the US president goes to another country? He's perfectly safe when he's abroad, it's when he's at home that he needs to be careful.
They should keep him permanently sealed in a titanium bunker, 500m underground in the Nevada Desert, preferably without any air.

I'm glad I won't be in London when he comes to visit next week, the US Security Forces want to close roads, stations, etc. the entire city, in fact so that no Al-Queda terrerists can threaten the Mighty Man. I was in Cape Town when Clinton came to visit in 1998 (or so). The (in)security forces closed DeWaal drive for over two hours during the morning Rush Hour, so that the Presidential Cavalcade could proceed safely. They caused the biggest traffic jam in the history of South African motor travel. People couldn't get to work or drop their kids off at school. Meetings were missed, flights were delayed, deliveries not made, ambulances, police cars and other emergency vehicles were stuck in traffic.
There was quite a lot more "Clinton se ma se ingelekte poes" than "we're honoured to have the Leader of the Free World come to visit us" on the radio phone-in shows. Total chaos; which continued throughout the day as the city tried to recover. That was just two hours in a much smaller city than London. Imagine what next week will be like? Eish.

Talk about endearing the British Public to the leader of their Transatlantic Cousins - make them pay five million squid and fuck them around no end, so that a man that 60% of the country hate can come and swagger around town.

You won't be able to get to work, so take the day off and go wave banners and stuff wherever he goes. Make him feel as unwelcome as he is.

Yanqui GO HOME!

November 12, 2003 in Blog , Soapbox



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   >>Dubyah at November 14, 2003

Julian Borger in Washington
Saturday November 15, 2003
The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1085856,00.html

"Despite the protests expected in London next week, the Bush administration is determined to shift public opinion away from Iraq and towards the prospect of further change in the Middle East. It has also made it clear it is prepared to make efforts to remove irritants in the relationship, with one senior administration official promising it was "likely" that British companies would soon be able to bid on the main reconstruction contracts in Iraq."

DrF
State of Outraged Indignation
Paris

So, despite the fact that the UK helped the US to invade Iraq and now still helps them occupy it, the UK STILL cannot even bid on a reconstruction contract!!!!!
All contracts are automatically awarded to Haliburton, et al. and whatever ludicrous quote they give is happily accepted by the US govt and paid for with Iraqi oil. British soldiers face death every day in Basrah and other hell-holes, the British Taxpayer forked out huge sums for the invasion and British companies are not even allowed to bid for reconstruction contracts, let alone be awarded them later.

Unbelievable.

I think that it will only be "'likely' that British companies would soon be able to bid on the main reconstruction contracts in Iraq" when all the major contracts have been given to Haliburton et al and the Great British Bulldog gets thrown a couple of scraps by its Master.

   >>DrF at November 17, 2003