Posted on 07/28/2005 9:07:21 AM PDT by fight_truth_decay
A *Snip* from Iraq the Model, Wednesday, December 31, 2003: " Uday, Qussay or other members of that gang used to keep an eye on the prosperous companies and investments in Iraq and they would never hesitate to confiscate any property or successful firm they desired. Their greed seemed to be endless."
"Something else which may seem unbelievable to some of you, is about cars, I was surprised to see some cars of models and kinds never seen before in Baghdad."
"Fancy and expensive cars (like porche or jaguar) were exclusively owned by Udday, no one had the right to own and drive a car like those without having the permission from Uday himself, otherwise this unlucky man would be forced to give his car to Uday as a "gift". the list is too long, and I can write about this for hours, but I think what I've said so far can give you a clue about the past, present and future of private business and property in Iraq."
So much for the "elegance" of "the Butcher of Baghdad" and his equally "elegant", butchering sons..Uday and Qusay.
Really?
To hear Arnett talking a couple of years ago, this was going to become the next Vietnam; a quagmire we'd never be able to extricate ourselves from.
Which is it? His real estate choices seem pretty optimistic for someone who is so publicly glum.
Since he's living in Baghdad, it's only a matter of time before he disappears. Then maybe not--he may collaborating with al quaida to ostensibly "tell their story."
"...even if there hadn't been a U.S. invasion, Castro was on the way out."
Ferguson: "So if we'd waited six months the whole thing would have fallen apart anyway."
Arnett: "Five years, definitely."
Fag.
Series, this guy reminds me of Paul Bowles, living in Tunisia, smoking kif or whatever the hell it was he did there. The Superior Westerner living among the Brown People he condescends to, entertaining foreign media and prattling on about how silly Americans get it all wrong, and how it's such a bargain to get around in Baghdad with these unemployed people driving cars. There's the stench of self-delusional egotism here, as there always was with the silly Arnett, who seemed to think the war was merely a stepping-stone for his career. Obviously I've never been able to really figure this guy out, but when I read stuff like this it makes me a little embarassed for someone who can't see how out of it he is.
stark raving mad
Figures.
BTW, if anybody wants to see a really revealing movie about the influence of a creepy dictator over people, go see Downfall.
It's a German film about the last days of Hitler, where the people who were so fanatically devoted to him were killing themselves mostly because they couldn't imagine a world without their Fuhrer. Saddam seems to be the type who was able to instill this true-believer mentality; these nutcases seem to have a certain weird charm for some people.
Please stay, forever.
Saddam: Peter, I'm your father. Join me, and together we will rule the Middle East!
Guys like Arnett always find something to admire in guys like Saddam. Butchers with panache leave your typical journalist trembling with excitement.
Bullies always have an entourage of admiring toadies, and the guys who stand up to them generally walk alone. Its just the way of the world.
Arnett: "McLean, Virginia. But I have a house in Baghdad also, so I spend most of my time these days in Iraq."
Hmmmm....wonder where it is? I haven't wrapped a house real good in a long time and we're always looking for new forms of entertainment here.
Not surprising.
Arnett "went native" long ago.
Talk about like minds...Arnett is as credible as Ferguson is entertaining.
Exactly. This guy is so in love with his own voice you can't take anything he says seriously.
I get the idea Arnett is pleading for a tiara. If there's anything left over after the trial.
The good news is....he's always wrong.
arnett is an unadulterated jerk with no life.
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