June 2005Waffling away (through the tulgey wood)“I was always surprised by how much the self-loathing press loved Rummy's cocky, cutesy little put-downs and the jabberwocky nonsense answers he'd use to duck a question without uttering a single word of substance.” – Arianna Huffington, in Salon.com. About US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's press conferences on Iraq. 30 June 2005.
Set a terrorist to stop a terrorist = infinite terrorism“Torture does not stop terror. Torture is terror.” – Amnesty International. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. 26 June 2005.
Some torture is OK“The prohibition of torture is non-negotiable.” – Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General. Speech on International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. 26 June 2005.
Had enough“Isn't it time for you to resign?” – Ted Kennedy, US Senator. To US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, at a hearing before the Armed Forces Committee of the US Senate. Rumsfeld replied that he had twice offered his resignation to the President. 26 June 2005.
Whose agenda should we talk about?“The country's true problem is employment and housing, not what to wear.” – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president-elect of Iran. After his election as president, dismissing suggestions his priority would be clamping down on social freedoms. 25 June 2005.
Clueless and irresponsible, but still in power“[The Bush Administration's] lack of planning was criminally irresponsible, grounds for impeachment. Of the things that have happened to the US in warfare, this was the single greatest dereliction of duty. It wasn't as if the military wasn't telling them they needed more troops. They still don't know what they are doing.” – Leslie Gelb, former Pentagon official. June 2005.
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