September 2004

New! Measuring American safety by the Hussein

“No matter how many times Senator Kerry flip-flops, we were right to make America safer by removing Saddam Hussein from power.”

– George Bush, President of the USA. On the campaign trail, justifying the invasion of Iraq to the flock. 9 September 2004.

Nukes for chosen nations only

“That is [Iran's] intention [to build an atomic bomb], and they are doing it by deception and subterfuge, using this cover or that. This is completely clear. I don't see that [international pressure] against them is enough to stop them from obtaining nuclear weapons. And that is a very big danger.”

– Ariel Sharon, PM of Israel. Commenting on the November deadline set by the UK for Iran to “suspend all activities linked to production of a nuclear bomb”. 9 September 2004.

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Sacrificing a Son on the President's Word

“This war is not about Iraqis and Americans, or oil: this is a spiritual war. The people who don't understand that just need to dig into their Bible and read about it. It's predicted, it's predestined. Benjamin understood that the president is a very devouted [sic] Christian. Ben understood that the calling was to go because the president had the knowledge, and understood what was going on, and it's far deeper than we as people can ever really know. We don't get the information that the president gets.”

– Father of Sgt Ben Isenberg, on his son's death in Iraq on 13 September 2004.