Al Gore
What an asshole. So Gore flies to Saudi Arabia (on a trip financed by the Bin Laden Family) and gives a speech in which he claims that the US indiscriminately rounded up Arabs after 9-11 and held them in "unforgiveable conditions" during which they suffered "terrible abuses." Let's consider this.
It turns out that the US did round up Arabs after 9-11. About 700 Arabs were in fact taken into custody for visa violations, paperwork inconsistencies, etc. Of that total, only 15 were found to have been inproperly handled. So, yes, there was a round-up. But considering that it was Arabs that flew the planes into the towers and Pentagon, Arabs, that financed it and Arabs that held parties in the street to celebrate the murders of thousands, I feel the targeting of Arabs for a round-up both prudent and considerate of national security. Remember the liberal press screamed that Bush let Arabs go during the immediate aftermath ... our favored Saudi friends (remember that fat toad Moore?).
Nowhere in any press, not even in the Middle East (where even half-truths can be the basis for fevered reporting) was there any allegation that any of the persons taken into custody and deported were subject to any form of abuse, or held in unforgiveable conditions. In short, for the sake of drama (and perhaps his paymasters) Al Gore stood up on the international stage and lied about the US. A lie, in of itself is perhaps a "so what" circumstance, but what is not it that he was giving ammunition to a people that demonstrably hate the US. The country in which he was speaking is is the same country that produced the bulk of the hijackers for 9-11. This is also the country that finances the bulk of Sunni-originated terrorism (read Palestinian -- you know where telethons are held to give money to the families of suicide bombers). And on a grand stage of the home of Islam. What is worse, some cartoons or a statement by the ex-Vice President of the US that the US is guilty of abuse of Saudis and Muslims?
And when contacted by various news agencies for support as to the allegations made by Al Gore, his office declined to comment. Asshole. If he thinks that he can yet stage a political comeback, try and weasel your way out of this travesty, Gore. You disgust me.
It turns out that the US did round up Arabs after 9-11. About 700 Arabs were in fact taken into custody for visa violations, paperwork inconsistencies, etc. Of that total, only 15 were found to have been inproperly handled. So, yes, there was a round-up. But considering that it was Arabs that flew the planes into the towers and Pentagon, Arabs, that financed it and Arabs that held parties in the street to celebrate the murders of thousands, I feel the targeting of Arabs for a round-up both prudent and considerate of national security. Remember the liberal press screamed that Bush let Arabs go during the immediate aftermath ... our favored Saudi friends (remember that fat toad Moore?).
Nowhere in any press, not even in the Middle East (where even half-truths can be the basis for fevered reporting) was there any allegation that any of the persons taken into custody and deported were subject to any form of abuse, or held in unforgiveable conditions. In short, for the sake of drama (and perhaps his paymasters) Al Gore stood up on the international stage and lied about the US. A lie, in of itself is perhaps a "so what" circumstance, but what is not it that he was giving ammunition to a people that demonstrably hate the US. The country in which he was speaking is is the same country that produced the bulk of the hijackers for 9-11. This is also the country that finances the bulk of Sunni-originated terrorism (read Palestinian -- you know where telethons are held to give money to the families of suicide bombers). And on a grand stage of the home of Islam. What is worse, some cartoons or a statement by the ex-Vice President of the US that the US is guilty of abuse of Saudis and Muslims?
And when contacted by various news agencies for support as to the allegations made by Al Gore, his office declined to comment. Asshole. If he thinks that he can yet stage a political comeback, try and weasel your way out of this travesty, Gore. You disgust me.
posted by Zaphod at Wednesday, February 15, 2006
2 Comments:
Is it worse to be a cartoon character like Al Gore or to publish and be damned like the remaining free press has done.
Clearly satire is worse than telling bare faced lies.
Well, inasmuch as publishing a little satire might get your ass shot off, the lies seem the hot item on the menu!
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