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Topic: Bush caught on open mike - "get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this shit"
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Jimmy Brogan
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posted 17 July 2006 10:25 AM
Bush caught on open microphone quote: SAINT PETERSBURG (AFX) - US President George W. Bush, caught on an open microphone, said that a key to defusing the Middle East crisis was for 'Hezbollah to stop doing this shit'. Talking to British Prime Minister Tony Blair at a working lunch at the G8 summit, Bush also hinted that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would take a bigger role in the crisis, and appeared to express frustration about UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. 'I think Condi's going to go pretty soon,' the US president said, leaving Rice's destination unclear, though she is widely expected to travel to the region after a UN fact-finding team returns. Later, Bush added that 'the irony is, what they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this shit, and it's over,' though he does not specify who 'they' are.
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Bubbles
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posted 17 July 2006 11:36 AM
It still would be OK if Israel was not bombing it to pieces. How often have they not been uninvited guests in their neighbours homes. Who started this 'shit' as Bush could have noted. "April 20, 1936 - 2 Arab workers in a banana plantation killed March, 1937 - 2 Arabs killed on Bat-Yam beach November 14, 1937 - 6 Arabs were killed in several shooting attacks in Jerusalem. April 12, 1938 - 2 Arabs and 2 British policemen were killed by a bomb in a train in Haifa. April 17, 1938 - An Arab was killed by a bomb detonated in a cafe in Haifa May 17, 1938 - An Arab policeman was killed in an attack on a bus in the Jerusalem-Hebron road. May 24, 1938 - 3 Arabs were shot and killed in Haifa. June 23, 1938 - 2 Arabs were killed near Tel-Aviv. June 26, 1938 - 7 Arabs were killed by a bomb in Jaffa. June 27, 1938 - An Arab was killed in the yard of a hospital in Haifa. July 5, 1938 - 7 Arabs were killed in several shooting attacks in Tel-Aviv. On the same day, 3 Arabs were killed by a bomb detonated in a bus in Jerusalem. On the same day, an Arab was killed in another attack in Jerusalem. July 6 1938 - 18 Arabs and 5 Jews were killed by two simultaneous bombs in the Arab Melon market in Haifa. July 8, 1938 - 4 Arabs were killed by a bomb in Jerusalem. July 16, 1938 - 10 Arabs were killed by a bomb at a marketplace in Jerusalem. July 25, 1938 - 39 Arabs were killed by a bomb at a marketplace in Haifa. August 26, 1938 - 24 Arabs were killed by a bomb at a marketplace in Jaffa. February 27, 1939 - 33 Arabs were killed in multiple attacks, incl. 24 by bomb in Arab market in Suk Quarter of Haifa and 4 by bomb in Arab vegetable market in Jerusalem. May 29, 1939 - 5 Arabs were killed by a mine detonated at the Rex cinema in Jerusalem. On the same day, 5 Arabs were shot and killed during a raid on the village of Biyar 'Adas. June 2, 1939 - 5 Arabs were killed by a bomb at the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem. June 12, 1939 - A post office in Jerusalem was bombed, killing a British bomb expert trying to defuse the bombs. June 16, 1939 - 6 Arabs were killed in several attacks in Jerusalem. June 19, 1939 - 20 Arabs were killed by explosives mounted on a donkey at a marketplace in Haifa. June 29, 1939 - 13 Arabs were killed in multiple shootings during one-hour period. June 30, 1939 - An Arab was killed at a marketplace in Jerusalem. On the same day, 2 Arabs were shot and killed in Lifta. July 3, 1939 - An Arab was killed by a bomb at a marketplace in Haifa. July 4, 1939 - 2 Arabs were killed in two attacks in Jerusalem. July 20, 1939 - An Arab was killed at a train station in Jaffa. On the same day, 6 Arabs were killed in several attacks in Tel-Aviv. On the same day, 3 Arabs were killed in Rehovot. August 27, 1939 - 2 British officers were killed by a mine in Jerusalem. " (from a discussion on tpmcafe.com)
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Bubbles
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posted 17 July 2006 01:07 PM
quote: Originally posted by Stockholm: You're conveniently forgetting that several thousand Jews were slaughtered by Arabs in palestine during the 1936-39 period. But I guess to you only Arab lives have any value.
No I am not. Irgun layed the ground work for israel, seems only fair to let Hezbollah do the same, israeli style? Put up your list and it might become obvious on how not to solve the problem. Bring it before an international court and let a more civilized less destuctive approach find blame and basis for reconcilliation.
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Noise
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posted 17 July 2006 02:36 PM
This story is getting the best media attention I've seen in sometime... The headline writers are having a field day with this.CNN is reporting it as 'The Shit heard 'round the world' A couple others I've seen: 'No Sh!t Bush' 'Bush drops a S-bomb at the G8 summit' 'Bush to Syria : Stop (Sh)it' Apparently he thinks this is the ironic part too
quote: Bush replied: "See, the irony is what they need to do is get Syria to get Hizbollah to stop doing this shit and it's over."
I'm a lil out of the loop as to where the irony is.
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John K
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posted 17 July 2006 03:41 PM
quote: Exactly, and that is why those who forced Syria out are to blame for this and may have actually planned it to come out this way.
I think you overestimate the planning abilities of the Bush administration. I was only making the point that 'nature abhors a vaccuum.' In the absence of an effective Lebanese government, and the withdrawal of Syrian troops, the freedom of armed militant groups like Hezbollah to operate grows. The real irony of GWB's comments was no doubt lost on him (i.e. that the Syrian government has less ability to influence Hezbollah's actions than it did prior to its troop withdrawal from Lebanon).
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smile
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posted 25 July 2006 04:40 PM
"I'm just going to make it up. I'm not going to talk too damn long like the rest of them. Some of these guys talk too long."CNN is reporting it as 'The Shit heard 'round the world' *** you know...it's funny. the president claims he's going to lie and says shit and he makes the front page. woopdidoo...a politician lied. OH WOW THATS SOMETHING NEW. I'm sure none of you can relate, nothing you've said that you didn't want to get out has gotten out...i get it. since bush is the only idiot, lets bash him and come up with funny ways to make him look like an idiot. this is pathetic...
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Américain Égalitaire
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posted 25 July 2006 06:25 PM
quote: Originally posted by Stargazer: Gah! Who let the Bush supporter in!! I think the difference between us and Herr Bush is, we aren't running the world's 'superpower'.
No, no, no, that's "hyperpower" I'll thank you to remind! We are the great and mighty Oz, ruler of all, example to none. And I didn't think Good Christian Men like Bush swore like that! oh my!
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Chairm
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posted 26 July 2006 09:01 PM
quote: Umm Chairm
Was that Umm a rapid moment of meditation? If you cannot laugh at the BBC's interview of the linguist, then, maybe British humour is not your cup of tea. Really, watch the video at that hyperlink. The Linguist is fun to watch as she tries to comprehend what the interviewer is getting at.
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