British Writers Select Bush, Sharon as Villains of the Year

Tehran Times ^ | 12/29/2002

[dighton]

TEHRAN -- Some 50 renowned British journalists, writers, and columnists in an opinion poll that was published by the British daily The Independent on Saturday named U.S. President George W. Bush and Zionist Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as the worst villains of the year 2002.

Writer John Mortimer argued that he had voted for Sharon as the villain of the year for his disobeying United Nations instructions, possessing weapons of mass destruction, and his opposition to peace, which is providing an excuse for a war on terrorism.

Several others described Sharon as the as the unrivalled criminal of the world.

The participants also said that they had elected President Bush as one of the villains of the year because he is now the focus of world animosity for his policies.

[Slings and Arrows]

U.S. President George W. Bush and Zionist Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon

A proud company. Both men should be honored.

God Bless America and Am Yisrael Chai,
Slings and Arrows

[aculeus]

Okay, who is that and what has he done with the real Richard Dawkins?

Har, har, har.

[Peter Libra]

Late, late indeed with my post. (Dern these Christmas visits- was at one). Came back and saw your figures. Just shows and I am just as guilty, the headers can be misleading. Read through once again. 'Ardly, 'ardly any of 'em, called down GWB, or even Sharon. An Independent writer said he was a hero.

Some beauties in there though. Perhaps Freepers can make up their own hero and villain. Got a couple of Canadians to fit the bill.

[bushfamfan]

So, if Bush is villain of the year and Sharon. Their idea of heroes are Saddam Hussein, what's his name nutboy of North Korea and the suicide bombers and their ringleader Arafat. Sick people. This world is in a dire situation because forget about people being sane anymore because this is getting worse and worse and their hatred and anger at our country is baffling, but it just shows you that they are determined for this whole world to cave into people like Saddam Hussein in the name of the same old, same old. I suppose they only want their weapons of mass destruction for display?! I've got to write to these papers around the world to voice my outrage at them, even if it does nothing to change minds. They are lost souls who are cowards and want our country and people to suffer because we are the targets and they are ok with that. We are the bullies!!!